PrefectMix XL - Semi-Realistic Anime Merge is a three-way anime checkpoint merge tuned for natural skin texture, believable lighting and a photographic depth of field, while keeping the stable anatomy of the Illustrious ecosystem. Recipe: 0.45 x Prefect Semi-Real (v2) + 0.30 x WAI-illustrious-SDXL (v17) + 0.25 x Illustrious-XL-v1.0, applied to the UNet only (VAE and text encoder inherited from the first model). What you get: Semi-realistic faces and skin from Prefect Semi-Real - Stable composition and strong prompt adherence from WAI-illustrious - A balanced, broadly compatible anime base from Illustrious-XL v1.0 Great for portraits, fashion and lifestyle illustration, cinematic character shots and any image that needs a more grounded, photographic anime look. Add 'semi realistic, detailed skin, soft natural light' for the strongest effect. [Recommended settings] Sampler DPM++ 2M or Euler a, 28-32 steps, CFG 7, 832x1216. Danbooru-style tags work best. Use bf16 where possible - fp16 can soften output. [License] CreativeML Open RAIL-M, inherited from the base models. Please credit the base models if you redistribute. Part of the merged-checkpoint series. Made by - dabasir008595 https://civitai.red/models/3004302/prefectmix-xl-semi-realistic-anime-merge-illustrious