Creator: https://civitai.com/user/JetlistiC

Palladium [Anime Model Merge]

A radiant fusion of precision, saturation, and control.

Palladium stands as a refined evolution of the Illustrious foundation — a model designed to generate colorful, expressive anime imagery with excellent prompt fidelity , balanced lighting, and natural contrast.

This version integrates utopiaOptimizedVAE (baked-in) for enhanced detail, smoother tonal transitions, and optimal performance under low CFG and step counts , maintaining clarity without sacrificing richness.

About this version

• Faster

• Updated for LCM capability

• Style is more western (noses and lips) while still keeping the anime aesthetic
  lighting and contrast improved

Recommended Usage:

Sampler: Euler A

Steps: 20 - 35

CFG: 3.0 - 3.5

Lower CFGs maintain detail and natural tone due to baked VAE optimization.