Title: illustraVERSA – (Illustrious Merge)

Description:
illustraVERSA is a custom merged checkpoint combining Arthemy Comics V4.5 (Illustrious) and Animij v6 to create a versatile, high-quality illustration model. This merge preserves the broad prompting understanding and stylistic flexibility of Arthemy’s checkpoint while integrating Reijlitas’s refined details, offering exceptional results across a wide range of CFG values (from 8 to even above 10).

Whether you’re creating comic-style illustrations, bold linework, or expressive character art, illustraVERSA delivers consistent quality and detail, making it a reliable choice for both experimental and polished outputs.

Credits:

• @Arthemy
  https://civarchive.com/models/1273254?modelVersionId=1963116
  

• @reijlita

• https://civarchive.com/models/1353314?modelVersionId=2119925
  
  This model contains a different VAE
  https://civarchive.com/models/1684460/illustrious-xl-v20
  
  On version 2.0
  Credit to
  @phinjo
  https://civarchive.com/models/879396/commix-pony-illustrious
  
  

Notes:

• This model is intended for use in ComfyUI with SDXL-based workflows.

• LoRAs used are KFC secret recipe
  I will gift buzz if any one nails it on their images
  :D

This is my first merge, I will be testing and fixing things to bring a V2 soon.
This one is a hail mary for now

illustraVERSA-AE model
This version is more Anime than comic

Improved faces they are more feminine
removed texture (crosshatching)
this one implements
@Arthemy – https://civarchive.com/models/1273254?modelVersionId=1963116

and
@NatMontero - https://civarchive.com/models/1859774/natty-illustrious