Overview:
First merge, please understand and have patience.
This is mix between Meichi IL Light and Rimix Omega v2.
All previews are bare model generations, absolutely NO postprocessing was done on any of them
My personal settings: CFG 4, DPM++ 2M/Karras, 25 steps
But feel free to use what you are comfortable/happy with. Sampler choice is personal, but I recommend keeping CFG reasonable.
Credits:
Meichi Light by @JuzuArupukato
Rimix Omega v2 by @phinjo
Comparison:
Versions:
V1:
Initial mix, with the model weighted towards Meichi Light and the CLIP slightly weighted towards Rimix.
Not all model blocks merges were weighted evenly, the inner blocks are progressively weighted more heavily towards Meichi-Light.
Details on the merge can be found in this article.
V2:
Reverse mix with the same weighting; more model weight on Rimix, less CLIP weight on Meichi. Same merge strategy, just with the model priority opposed.
THIS IS A VARIATION, NOT AN IMPROVEMENT.
Description
Reversed merge weight priority of parent models. (more weight on Rimix deeper in the model; CLIP weighted towards Meichi; should follow prompt morel ike Meichi, style more like Rimix)
This is not strictly an improvement of the model - just a variation.
See which you like better.
I will probably not develop off this version if I continue.