About this version:

The path to CyberRealistic XL v6.0 isn’t set in stone yet—so I’m releasing this alternative candidate to test different directions.

• Catalyst 1.2 leans into natural, realistic skin tones with smoother textures and grounded color grading. It's more photographic and subtle.

• Catalyst 1.3 , on the other hand, takes a bolder approach: different tone mapping, stronger contrast, and a distinct feel in how color and lighting are rendered. It’s still realistic, but stylized in its own way.

I’m not yet sure which direction v6.0 will ultimately follow.
Both versions will be available in the generator for testing.

✨🧬 CyberRealistic XL Catalyst

Beta? More like beautiful instability.

CyberRealistic XL Catalyst is where SDXL gets experimental — and unhinged in the best way. It’s not a clean showroom build. It’s the test garage where sparks fly, bolts get overtightened, and something unexpected roars to life. Built from the bones of CyberRealistic XL but loaded with experimental code, Catalyst is for those who don't mind a little chaos with their clarity.

This is where realism collides with raw unpredictability. Sometimes it's genius, sometimes it's weird, and sometimes it's so wrong it loops back to right. Welcome to the lab.

🧪 What’s New in Catalyst?

• Experimental realism tuning — slightly less censored, slightly more what was that!?

• Evolving with every update — no changelog, just vibes and anomalies

• Output is volatile — but when it hits, it absolutely slaps

⚙️ Recommended Settings

Sampling method: DPM++ 2M SDE Karras 
VAE: is already Baked In
Sampling steps: 30+ Steps
Resolution: 832x1216 / 896x1152
CFG: 3-5
Clip Skip: 1
Upscale: 1.5 upscale (0.3 - 0.35 denoise)
Upscalers: 4x_NickelbackFS_72000_G / 4x_foolhardy_Remacri / 4x_NMKD-Siax_200k

🧠 Prompting

Example negative prompt:

cartoon, illustration, anime, painting, CGI, 3D render, low quality, watermark, logo, label

or use CyberRealistic Negative

🔧 ADetailer (Optional)

Adetailer model: face_yolov9c.pt
If you only want the main face being refined set 'Mask only the top k largest' to 1.

🔗 Prompt Companion

Use this custom ChatGPT to auto-generate polished prompts for CyberRealistic XL :
🔗 [ Try it now on ChatGPT ]

This is not my model, i take no credit for it. all credit goes to the creator @ https://civitai.com/models/1694531?modelVersionId=1943313