Hyphoria v0.02 (Illu and NAI): prompt-adherent anime merge
Fast Facts:
Hyphoria (Illu and NAI) by ecaj is an anime checkpoint merging Illustrious and NoobAI lineages. v0.02 arrived after almost a year of experiments and focuses on doing what the prompt says: style tags, moods and compositions are followed closely, and both Danbooru tags and natural language work.
The author publishes comparison articles between v0.01 and v0.02; the model is also the base of Hyphoria Real.
Reference
Name | Type | What it is |
|---|---|---|
Prompt | tags + prose | Both work. |
4-6 | ||
Steps / sampler | 25-30, Euler a | |
Clip Skip | 2 | |
Negative | short |
Step by step
- Quality tags, then style tags (concept art, horror theme).
- Character tags or a description.
- CFG 5, 28 steps.
- Hires fix 1.5x at 0.4.
- Use foreshortening and camera tags; they are followed.
Examples
Concept art
masterpiece, best quality, concept art, horror theme, dark theme, very complimentary colors, film grain, 1girl, adult, solo, open arms, (foreshortening:1.3), red eyes, abandoned shrine
Mecha
masterpiece, best quality, 1girl, adult, (robot girl, mecha musume), power-symbol pupils, aqua glowing hair, long sidelocks, gradient hair with pink tips, hangar, rim light
Creative idea: tarot card
masterpiece, best quality, tarot card composition, ornate border, 1girl, adult, solo, lantern, moth wings, symmetrical, limited palette
Tips
- Mood tags (gloom, depressed theme, very complimentary colors) steer palette and tone.
- Mecha musume and magical girl concepts render with detail.
- Film grain adds texture to concept-art prompts.
Troubleshooting
Style mixing
Why it happens
Too many style tags.
How to fix it
Two or three.
Hands
Why it happens
SDXL.
How to fix it
Hires fix or inpaint.
Questions
v0.01 or v0.02?
v0.02; the author's articles show the gains.
Realistic version?
Hyphoria Real, also in this catalog.
Links and sources
Models in this guide
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