BeyondImaginationXL Creator: Askel72

BeyondImaginationXL_V0_005 Here is the new version of the model. Major update is still coming, but I decided to publish this checkpoint, which has two improvrmrnts:

Higher details in images,

Fixed the issue with metadata (hopefully, please let me know if it's working in webui)

Recommended settings are the same as before.

BeyondImaginationXL_V0_003 New version is coming soon! Stay tuned!

BeyondImaginationXL is my first attempt to train an SDXL checkpoint. Sure, it's a rookie, but hey, even rockstars had to start somewhere! This checkpoint is like the rebellious offspring of a commercial model I've been cooking up for a few months. It's got attitude, focusing on keeping it real, rocking various visual vibes, finding that sweet spot between work-appropriate and, well, more adventurous content.

Recommended settings are: Sampler: DPM 2m or 3m

Scheduler: karras

Steps: 30 - 60

CFG: 3-7

Refiner: Not needed

VAE: Baked in

This is a starting point, so feel free to try it, comment, make suggestions, etc. I will be developing it further. The more you try it and comment, the better new versions get!

Further plans: Looking at the results of my tests here is what I am planning to do:

improve people (both SFW and NSFW), hands and feet

add interior and landscape design styles. That's a part of a commercial project I'm a founder of and future public releases of the model will get some (but not all😉) cool elements from the commercial model

enhance the level of control over the composition of an image

fix the issue with metadata - I've got reports that the model is not properly recognized in some UIs (I use ComfyUI and my own pipeline based on comfy - it works like a charm)

I will not be working on SDXL Turbo models due to inferior quality and licensing policy