<h1 id="about-the-model">✨ About the model</h1>I really loved the soft matte coloring and expressive illustration style associated with Secret Sauce.However, since the original model was Pony-based, I often encountered compatibility issues, visual artifacts, inconsistent anatomy, and especially weak or overly feminine male characters when using it in my usual Illustrious workflow.So I decided to recreate the qualities I enjoyed most as a new style model.I trained the style on a carefully curated dataset and then refined the result through several LoRA and checkpoint experiments. The final model combines:- soft matte digital painting- clean comic-inspired linework- expressive faces and eyes- smooth, fluid body shapes- better male anatomy and facial structure- strong female and masculine character generation- good support for anime, anthro, furry, fantasy, and cute art- detailed clothing and accessories without overly harsh renderingI am happy to finally present SauceCraft XL. 💙This model is designed to retain the softness and charm of the style that inspired it, while providing better versatility, cleaner anatomy, and more reliable results on Illustrious-based generation.---<h2 id="what-it-does-well">🎨 What it does well</h2>- Adult women and men- Masculine faces and bodies- Anime and semi-anime characters- Anthro and furry characters- Fantasy characters- Portraits and full-body illustrations- Cute and kawaii artwork- Soft NSFW and pin-up compositions- Clothing, uniforms, armor, and accessories- Matte coloring with clean, readable shapesThe model can shift between cute, elegant, sensual, comic-like, and more serious illustrations depending on the prompt.---<h2 id="recommended-settings">⚙️ Recommended settings</h2>Sampler: Euler a Scheduler: Automatic Steps: 30–40 CFG: 4.5–6 Recommended resolution: around 896×1152 or other SDXL-compatible resolutions### Hires.fixUpscale: 1.5× Hires steps: 12–18 Denoising strength: 0.30–0.40 Hires CFG: around 4–5 Upscaler: 4x-ClearRealityV1 Soft or another soft illustration upscalerADetailer: recommended for portraits, close-ups, or complex compositions.<h2 id="my-usual-starting-setup:">My usual starting setup:</h2>Sampler: Euler aSteps: 35CFG: 5Resolution: 896×1152Hires.fix: enabledUpscale: 1.5Hires steps: 15Denoising strength: 0.35Hires CFG: 4.5Upscaler: 4x-ClearRealityV1_Soft

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