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    Serene - Lightning 8-step beta 1
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    Welcome!

    Thanks for checking out my latest project!  If you're new to my models, my focus is to blend styles together in interesting ways to get consistent great-looking results without the need to pile on a big LoRA stack.  My future plans for this model are to incorporate a couple of new style LoRA that I'm working on.  The vibe for this model feels like it fits in between my Siren and Serendipity models, so I decided to release it separately. 

     

    All sample images were generated with no LoRA or TI, and prompts are included for testing.  They do have Adetailer and Hires fix turned on.  Faces still generally look OK without Adetailer, but I recommend using it if possible.  I use face_yolov8s.pt for most of my uploads.

     

    If you are new to Pony, here are some tips:

    Scoring - Use score_9, score_8_up, score_7_up, score_6_up, score_5_up in your positive prompt instead of SD1.5/SDXL quality tags.  Or use Zovya's Tis that do this for you with fewer keystrokes.

     

    You can also use some of the baked in sources and content ratings  to control  the kind of output you get: 

    Sources - 'source_pony', 'source_furry', 'source_cartoon' and 'source_anime'

    Ratings - 'rating_safe', 'rating_questionable' and 'rating_explicit'

     

     

    My Usual Settings / Other Tested Options

    Sampler -DPM++ 2M SDE Karras / Restart / Euler A

    Steps - 30--50 (30 for fast gens to test ideas, 50 for things I may save/post)

    Resolution -896x1152, 832x1216 (or flip for landscape)

     

    Hires.fix:

    Upscaler - Ultramix_balanced, 4x_Ultrasharp

    Steps - 10-20

    Denoise -.3-.4

    Upscale by - 1.5 - 2.0

    Description

    I've had lots of requests to provide a lightning version of Serene. I'm tagging this as a beta for now while I sort out some issues with my A1111 installation. It feels buggy to me, but might not be related to the model itself.

    This model is not great with hands, and doesn't work great with hi-res fix.

    Keep in mind settings for Lightning need to be:

    • Sampler - Euler, Euler A, DPM++ 2M SDE

    • Scheduler - SGM Uniform

    • CFG Scale - 1 (1.5 or 2 will usually work, anything beyond that will cook your image)

    FAQ

    Checkpoint
    Pony

    Details

    Downloads
    413
    Platform
    CivitAI
    Platform Status
    Available
    Created
    9/29/2024
    Updated
    4/22/2026
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