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This model will always remain publicly available for download. It is important to note in this scene that full exclusivity will never be considered. If you have any commercial proposals or are interested in engaging in commercial activities beyond simply selling images created with the model, I encourage you to contact me through Discord. I am open to further discussions and exploring potential collaborations in these areas.

Updates 
28/07/2023: ZavyArtifex_b1 released.

Introduction

Almost everyone appreciates the art of the old masters like van Gogh, Vermeer, Rembrandt, Caravaggio, Rubens, and others. I have developed a specialized model that can mimic the styles of these artists, provided you specify the desired style. While many models can achieve this when given the right instructions, mine is uniquely designed to excel in replicating these artistic styles. By default, it automatically produces paintbrush-like strokes in its creations.

I kindly request that you share your creations both here and on my Discord server, as I would greatly appreciate the opportunity to see them and motivate me to spend more time in further ventures here.

Pros and cons

Pros

• Interesting painting texture in the images.

• Better anatonomy than most other painting oriented models.

• Adept at multiple painting styles, ranging from van Gogh to Rembrandt.

Cons

• Depending on the painting style desired, it may need very specific prompting. Especially when using LORAs, to still get the desired effect. Recommended is to increase weighting on (in x style:1) in the prompt, where x is the name of the artist or the style.

• Due to a more rough painting style, details in background are lost. Thus the further away the subject, the worse the result.

Roadmap

1. In-painting model release. Done.

2. Update the model to minimise some of its drawbacks and incorporate a more current blend of models. Done.

3. Models inspired by anime and painterly styles. Done.

4. SDXL models

5. Pioneering uncharted LORA subjects (withholding specifics to prevent preemption).

Tips

• To better understand the preferences of the model, individuals are encouraged to utilise the provided prompts as a foundation and then customise, modify, or expand upon them according to their desired objectives.

• Avoid using face restoration techniques as they are often unnecessary and can lead to inferior results compared to the original model.

• Consider utilising Dynamic Thresholding as a method to control CFG. This technique can help you get improved results.

• If you find that the details in your work are lacking, consider using adetailer if you’re unable to fix it with prompt alone. Adetailer or similar tools can enhance and enrich the level of detail, resulting in a more compelling output.

• For even better LORA results, make use of the LORA block weighting. By incorporating that, you can further enhance the outcome and achieve superior results in the LORA process.

• Avoid using underscores in your prompt, unless part of the LORA or TI.

• To maintain optimal results and avoid excessive duplication of subjects, limit the generated image size to a maximum of 768×768 pixels or 768×1024 pixels (or vice versa). If you require higher resolutions, it is recommended to utilise the Hires fix.

Prompts and TI

Recommended positive prompts: in artists name style, award winning oil painting, baroque

Recommended negative prompts: low quality, worst quality, lowres, monochrome, signature, text, logo, photography, 3d, 3dcg, frame, border, painting \(object\), picture frame,

You are further encouraged to include additional specific details regarding the desired output. This should involve specifying/changing the preferred style, camera angle, lighting techniques, poses, color schemes, and other relevant factors.

For negative prompts, consider employing Textual Inversion techniques. The following are recommended: easynegative, ng_deepnegative_v1_75t, and one of the various hand TI’s like badhandv4. However, there are other TI available that potentially yield more interesting results. Feel free to experiment with different TI and share your findings!

Recommended settings

• Vae-ft-mse-840000-ema-pruned.vae.

• Euler A, DPM++ 2M Karras, DPM++ SDE Karras.

• Steps 20~40 (lower range for DPM, higher range for Euler).

• Hires upscaler: UltraMix_Balanced or 4x_foolhardy_Remacri depending on image.

• Hires upscale: Whatever maximum your GPU is capable of, but preferably between 1.5x~2x.

• CFG scale 5-8 (unless you use Dynamic Thresholding).

• Clip skip 2.

Model recipe

The recipe for the model is quite complex, as it involves utilising different weight settings for each individual input and output layer in each model used in the mixture. Consequently, the following instructions may not yield results that closely resemble this specific model. However, the fundamental recipe is as follows:

Model A:
childrensStories
Model B:
sacrumProfanum
Model C:
revAnimated

Model A:
ZavyArtifex_a1
Model B:
garlandStyle_v10

I would like to express my gratitude to the creators of the models incorporated in this mixture, as well as the creators of the models that came before them.

Social media

You are welcome to join my recently created Discord server, where we can engage in discussions, share our experiences in AI, and showcase the things we’ve made with AI. You are encouraged to join and ask any questions or seek additional tips and tricks related to my models or AI in general. Your participation would be greatly appreciated. Furthermore, I will be releasing early testing versions of my models on Discord. If you are interested in being among the first to try them out, I invite you to join the Discord server.

NOTE: Some of the images have had their contrast edited to enhance details. Results straight from generation may vary.