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    ✨3rd Edition OUT NOW!!!✨

    NOW OVER 9,700 COMBINED downloads!!!❀️
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    This model is the next evolution of a pure-photorealistic fantasy model. Capable of creating any character & any setting you can feasibly conceive!

    It's the most detailed & thoroughly made model I've released as of yet & I spent tireless nights fine-tuning this to be the most epic model I could manage. I spent roughly a month generating examples and running it through its paces. It's also capable of using most LORA's quite effectively so you should be able to create whatever you like.

    ALL THE MAIN EXAMPLES ARE 1:1 FOLLOWING MY INSTRUCTIONS YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO REPLICATE THEM EASILY!

    This model can do pretty much any style fantasy art at a very high level. The main concepts:

    βœ”οΈ fantasy art (retro & modern)
    βœ”οΈ characters / rpg characters
    βœ”οΈ photorealistic / realistic
    βœ”οΈ analog style
    βœ”οΈ surrealism
    βœ”οΈ oil painting
    βœ”οΈ concept art
    βœ”οΈ cinematic
    βœ”οΈ scifi/science fiction
    βœ”οΈ landscapes & scenery

    (all of the above list can & should be used as triggers and weights)

    It knows most common D&D races and it will produce some interesting great results when prompted correctly. (It has some minor issues with complicated races such as dragonborn & tieflings, etc. but you should be able to use a LORA to render these effectively. <3)

    How to use

    There is no embedded VAE but it was designed to be used with this:

    ☞ vae-ft-mse-840000-ema-pruned.ckpt

    I also recommend using the following negatives:

    EasyNegative or EasyNegativeV2 (The all around catch all. Always good in a bind)
    badhandv4_anime (absolutely your go to neg for anime hands)
    bad-hands-5 (good for the more realistic images but will not work amazingly for anime)
    bad-artist \ bad-artist-anime (I’ve had good and bad luck)
    bad_prompt \ bad_prompt_version2 (works very good sometimes)
    (I typically use (bad-hands-5) & (bandhandv4_anime) at the same time to cover all bases.)


    (Here are some example settings for you to start with, but please keep in mind YMMV!)

    Steps: 30 = Sweet Spot / 10-150
    Sampler: DPM++ 2M Karras, DPM++ SDE Karras, Euler A, DDIM,
    CFG scale: 4-11.5 = Sweet Spot / 4.5-15
    Size: 512x768, 768x512, 640x840, 840x640, 600x896, 896x600, (any size)
    Clip skip: 1
    Hires Fix: Enabled
    Upscale by: 1.5-2
    Hires Steps: Equal to Half or Exact the exact amount of Steps (or higher)
    Upscaler: Remacri Upscaler, Lollypop Upscaler, 4x_NMKD_DigArt_10k|
    ( I use DigArt 10k almost exclusively with everything except for 2D illustration & animation )

    Description

    2ND EDITION / 2.0!!!

    Check the main info for more details!

    A PHOTOREALISTIC FANTASY MODEL!

    Use this vae ☞ vae-ft-mse-840000-ema-pruned.ckpt

    FAQ

    Comments (15)

    UnicomJul 19, 2023Β· 1 reaction
    CivitAI

    pruned version plz

    DarkAgent
    Author
    Jul 19, 2023Β· 1 reaction

    soon

    DarkAgent
    Author
    Jul 19, 2023Β· 1 reaction

    Pruned is up <3

    BigBlueWolfJul 25, 2023Β· 1 reaction
    CivitAI

    First. Your Illustro models are fantastic. I've been able to get some truly unique results out of them that I can't with Dreamshaper, especially where RPG males are concerned.

    Second, what are the differences between v1 and v2? I honestly don't see that much of a difference, although I'm favoring v1 at the moment. v2 seems ... a little prettier?

    DarkAgent
    Author
    Jul 26, 2023Β· 1 reaction

    The changes are very subtle but it's ALSO sort of a rabbit hole sort of situation.

    I produced literally 1000's of examples for this version before it was ever released & there was also 7 versions made I did comparisons on. Unfortunately, It's not as simple as a A to B comparison.

    If you take some of the basic character gens from the first & compare them to the 2nd they will be similar for sure. Differences in style, appearance, armor, clothing.. sure.

    It's when you get into more advanced character design, with more complex armor & or races that this one outshines the first, & it also excels at more obscure artistic styles, surrealism and super stylized high fantasy (retro style).

    In a way, I even lost about 2% of the realism on this model just to pack the rest in. In the end I deemed it worth it ;)

    DarkAgent
    Author
    Jul 26, 2023Β· 1 reaction

    Also try (scifi fantasy art) with this one. It's astoundingly good πŸ‘

    MaeyanieJul 26, 2023Β· 1 reaction
    CivitAI

    Does anyone know an inpainting model which works well with this? None of the usual ones I use look right, there's a visible change in style at the boundary.

    DarkAgent
    Author
    Jul 26, 2023

    Inpainting is all about the noise value for the most part.

    This model does inpainting fairly well with not alot of effort.

    If you want you can DM me in the discord, send me what you're working on and I can try to make some recommendations.

    SuzanneJul 31, 2023Β· 4 reactions
    CivitAI

    Maybe an XL version soon?

    BigBlueWolfAug 7, 2023

    I second this request!

    derflo81Aug 6, 2023Β· 3 reactions
    CivitAI

    Best fantasy model i found yet. The possibility to use the triggerwords, whoΒ΄s working very well, are amazing. Works well with controlnet. Photorealistic stuff works well. 5 Stars. Well done Sir.

    monkeyman007Aug 14, 2023
    CivitAI

    can you make a pruned version too? nice model btw

    aashiAug 14, 2023

    There is pruned version already listed here. Change your preference or check under the files section.

    monkeyman007Aug 15, 2023

    @aashishvishwakar7422Β damn sorryy i set my preference when i was young and stupid on Civitai xD

    BigBlueWolfAug 22, 2023Β· 3 reactions
    CivitAI

    Please continue this series with SDXL!

    Checkpoint
    SD 1.5

    Details

    Downloads
    3,270
    Platform
    CivitAI
    Platform Status
    Available
    Created
    7/18/2023
    Updated
    6/11/2026
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    Trigger Words:
    fantasy
    fantasy art
    80's fantasy art
    90's fantasy art
    retro
    photorealistic
    realistic
    watercolor
    oil painting
    science fiction
    scifi
    scifi fantasy art
    D&D character
    fantasy poster
    analog
    analog style
    volumetric lighting
    subsurface scattering
    photoreal
    fantasy character
    perfect body
    perfect legs
    masterpiece
    intricate
    detailed
    hyperrealistic

    Available On (1 platform)

    Same model published on other platforms. May have additional downloads or version variants.