About this version:
Latest update to my Acorn Is Spinning SDXL model. Always trying to improve the photo realism quality. I have been working on SDXL again lately because even though FLUX does some things really well, there are things that SDXL just does way better and I miss that. I included recommended sampler/scheduler, resolution and clip skip, but truthfully it works very well with many of them and at many resolutions. I just get consistently better results with DPM++ 2M SDE Heun Exponential than with any others. Also the CFG is very forgiving. I get great results down to about 2.5 and as high as 10, but most of my consistent best ones have been at around 6. My normal go to resolution is 1024X1280 but I also get good results with 1024X1496 and even 1080p. Sometimes with 1080p it will do the double images, but most times it works fine. VAE is built in and is just the normal SDXL vae.
Acorn Is Spinning
This model is intended to produce the best photo real images that I can get. I am no expert in models and this is a merge of multiple other models created by those who know a lot more than me. What I can say is that in using a lot of models, this merge has given me the best results I have achieved.
My true goal is to get a model that is versatile enough to generate any kind of content equally well. Most models are designed to make attractive women, which I certainly appreciate, but I would like to be able to just as easily generate several people, both men and women without having to fight it.
The examples I upload to demonstrate the model are done with no Loras, TIs or LyCos. Nothing but the prompts and upscales.
This model is obviously not perfect. I can't accurately state exactly what is in the mix or how much weight each has. The list of models included that I am sure about are:
Photon_v10
Aamon_v10
Colorful_v31
ConsistentFactor_euclidV51
AlmostHumanMix_v10r
EroticVision_v4
NextPhoto_v20
LOFI
QGOPromptingreal_qgo10a
There might be a few other in the mix, but the heaviest weight started with Photon. On it's own, it seems to be about the best single model I have found but mixing in some of the others made some big improvements to the overall outputs and versatility.
I can take no credit for creation, so if you like the model, enjoy it and mix in other new stuff and make it better.
I get the best results with CFGs from 5 to 6, with DPM++ 2S a Karras and DPM++ 2M Karras. Normally around 25 to 27 steps. Best to use the highest resolution you can as well. I do a lot at 1024 X 768 as well as 768 X 768 and recently started using the the ADetailer instead of the Restore Faces.
For Clip Skips, I have gotten some great results with all of them up to 12, but the best are probably 1,2,3 and 6 most of the time. It seems to get nice results all the way up, but the higher you go, the farther it gets from the prompt while still giving pleasing images. Just maybe not the one you were looking for.
this is not my model, i take no credit. All credit goes to creator @ https://civitai.com/models/112013?modelVersionId=2200634