AngeliumiX V.6: Merge Workflow & Improvements
🎯 Objective
AngeliumiX V.5 is a photorealistic-focused SDXL merge, designed to move away from the "AI-perfect" look and closer to natural, diverse, and lifelike portraits. The goal is to achieve:
More natural faces: Realistic skin tones, subtle imperfections, and less artificial perfection.
Diversity: Better representation of various ethnicities, facial structures, and body types.
Photorealism: Results that resemble photography rather than 3D renders.
🔧 Merge Recipe
Base Checkpoints (Safetensors)
the best of the best !
VAE
SDXL_vae.safetensors
🎨 Recommended Use Cases
Best for: Portraits, photorealistic people, fashion, lifestyle.
Works well with: Subtle lighting prompts, cinematic styles, natural photography.
Sampler: DPM++ 2M SDE Karras or DPM++ 3M SDE Karras.
CFG Scale: 2.5–4 (for realistic results).
STEPS : 25 minimum
📏 Resolution Guidelines
Resolution
1024 × 1024 1:1 Square Portraits, social media
1152 × 896 9:7 Horizontal Close to 4:3
896 × 1152 7:9 Vertical Close to 3:4
1216 × 832 19:13 Close to 3:2
832 × 1216 13:19 Close to 2:3
1344 × 768 7:4 Close to 16:9
768 × 1344 4:7 Close to 9:16
1536 × 640 12:5 Wide horizontal
640 × 1536 5:12 Tall vertical
1024 × 1280 4:5 Vertical
😊 Positive Prompts
Useless to describe more than 77 tokens.
I create a prompt helper here with Grok 4, you enter in your language some elements and Grol do the rest. Inscription is free and free to use it : https://poe.com/SDXL-prompthelper
⚠️ Negative Prompts
Default: "3D render, octane render, CGI, simplified background, wrong perspective, text, watermark, error."
For architecture: Add "wrong architecture" to reduce distortions.
More complete : 3D, CGI, doll, deformed, bad anatomy, blurry, watermark, text, artificial, waxy skin, bad hands, ugly, distorted, unnatural colors, fake, airbrushed, bad lighting, lowres, jpeg artifacts, oversaturated, uncanny valley, instagram filter, bad shadow, floating hair, cloned face
🔄 Workflow Notes
The ComfyUI workflow is included for easy replication.
Copy-paste the workflow to comfyui and load the merge and start experimenting.
💡 Improvements Over Previous Versions
More natural faces: Less "AI-perfect," with realistic skin tones and subtle details.
Enhanced diversity: Better handling of different ethnicities and body types.
Photorealism: Closer to photography than 3D renders.
📌 Final Notes
The merge is versatile and works well for a variety of photorealistic applications.
Experiment with samplers, CFG scales, and resolutions to fine-tune results.
Description
his is the 2.5 version of my SDXL mix, crafted to deliver state-of-the-art photorealism in human rendering and environmental detail. Every aspect of the model is tuned for high fidelity, realism, and anatomical precision, while maintaining flexibility across various prompts and lighting conditions.
Although capable of generating a broad range of outputs, this version is explicitly focused on photorealistic generation rather than stylized or painterly aesthetics. NSFW content is supported, but consistently emphasizes naturalism and proportion to ensure clean, high-quality results.
Optimized for a native resolution of 1024 × 1344, the model delivers crisp, undistorted images — ideal for portraits and full-body compositions without warping.
Special thanks to the many artists and model makers whose work informed and inspired this build.
Recommended Settings for Optimal Results:
Sampler: DPM++ 3M SDE Karras
CFG Scale: 3.5 – 6
Steps: 30
Resolution: 896 x 1152
FAQ
Comments (6)
what exactly does "next-gen" mean in the context of an SDXL checkpoint mix...?
A bleeding edge Apple marketing!
how about body divercity and average non super model looking woman?
Manual about body types: https://civitai.com/articles/6878/30-different-body-types-for-pony-sdxl
(it works in SDXL too)
@mphobbit thanks ill check it out
@mphobbit cool i didn't know this article