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SmoothMix Ultimate!

It combines all other SmoothMix Checkpoints into one!

It can create high quality anime or semi-realistic images, pushing the realism just enough to still be an stylized realism.

Use the triggers prompts "smoothmixanime" and "smoothmixrealism" to achieve the style you want.

You should be able to more easily mirror an anime stylized image to a more realistic version of it by just changing a single prompt! Give it a try! ^^

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NEWEST VERSION: Anima v.2!

Changed the visual style for both anime and realism.

Anime Style should be less semirealistic while the Realistic Style should be more semirealistic.

Use

Just one of the prompts "smoothmixanime", "anime style", "smoothmixrealism", "realistic style" should be enough!

• Not using these prompts will give you a similiar result to Illustrious v5.

Make sure to download the necessary files - VAE ad Text Encoder - to use it.

All images were made on Stable Diffusion Forge - Neo.

Anima v.2 recommended settings:

• Step 20~30 / CFG: 3~5

• Smapling (ER SDE/Euler a/DPM++ 2M)

• Scheduler: Simple/Beta (Schedules makes a big difference on the results)

  • Scheduler Karras is not recommended for Realistic images/style and can result in weird images!

• Resolution: 832x1216 or above.

• Adetailer

• Hires. fix

All images used anima_baseV10_txt.safetensors and qwen_image_vae.safetensors!

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Illustrious V.2!

Adjusted the base SDXL VAE with this useful tool VAE-BlessUp and adjustments with Supermerger! No need for VAE anymore! The colors should feel a little better both on realism and anime styles! ^^

Illustrious v.2 recommended settings:

• Steps: 20 ~ 30 - (Euler a/DPM++ 2M) - CFG: 3 ~ 5

• Resolution: 832x1216 or above.

• VAE: No need anymore! ^^

• Adetailer

• Hires. fix: Remacri

• Use the set of Smooth Embeddings! The Positive and Negative Embedding will help creating a high quality image!

• Use Smooth Detailer Booster for better effects and details.

• Use Smooth Lighting Enhancer for better lighting effects!

• ZImage Turbo V.1!

Base model is ZImage Turbo.

ZImage Turbo is a heavily censored base model, so its native NSFW support is limited. While SmoothMix ZImage Turbo can produce some nice images with nudity, the coverage and quality remains modest. For higher‑quality or more complex NSFW results, you’ll need to use LoRAs specifically trained for that type of content.

All images on the Showcase used the new Smooth Workflow v.4!

ZImage Turbo v.1 recommended settings will vary depending on the combo of Sampler + Scheduler you are using. Make sure to check out all images I posted for several examples - here are some recomendations:

• Sampler (Euler A) + Scheduler (Simple/SGM Uniform/Beta)

Steps: 8 ~ 10/12 (Go over 10 only for very complex images - AKA very detailed/long prompts)

CFG: 1.1 ~ 1.6 (More CFG adds more contrast - Great for night/sunsets or dark indoors images)

• Sampler (DPM++ SDE) + Scheduler (Simple/SGM Uniform/Beta)

Steps: 8 ~ 10/15 (Go over 10 only for very complex images - AKA very long prompts)

CFG: 1.1 ~ 1.5

• Sampler (DPM++ SDE/Euler A) + Scheduler (DDIM Uniform)

Steps: 8 ~ 10 (Keep in this range or the Scheduler will have no effect or completely mess up you image)

CFG: 1.1 ~ 1.5

ModelSamplingAuraFlow: 0.7

CLIP/TextEncoder: ZImageTurbo_textEncoder

VAE: ZimageTurbo_vae

• ILLUSTRIOUS V.1!

Base model is IllustriousXL v2.0.

VAE is NOT embedded on this model - make sure to select your favorite!

Illustrious v.1 recommended settings:

• Steps: 30 ~ 40 - (Euler a/DPM++ 2M) - CFG: 3 ~4

• Resolution: 832x1216 or above. (Showcase image are 1024x1496 +hires)

• VAE: sdxlVAE, Luna, Neptunia, Better Colors

• Adetailer

• Hires. fix: Remacri

• Use the set of Smooth Embeddings! The Positive and Negative Embedding will help creating a high quality image!

• Use Smooth Detailer Booster for better effects and details.

• Use Smooth Lighting Enhancer for better lighting effects!

Now go and have fun!