Nova Anime XL v14: flat color, vector looks and illustrated scenes
Fast Facts:
Nova Anime XL IL v14 by Crody is an Illustrious release of the colorful Nova Anime line. Besides standard anime it responds strongly to flat color, no lineart and flat vector tags, producing clean graphic illustrations that look like vector art.
Settings as for the series: Euler a, 20-30 steps, Clip Skip 1-2, CFG 5-7; licence restricts commercial use of unedited images.
Reference
Name | Type | What it is |
|---|---|---|
Quality string | tags | HDR, 8K, masterpiece, best quality, amazing quality, very aesthetic |
Flat recipe | tags | (flat color:2), (no lineart:1), (no outline:1), (flat vector:1) |
5-7 | ||
Steps / sampler | 20-30, Euler a | |
Clip Skip | 1-2 |
Step by step
- Quality string, then the flat recipe if you want vector looks.
- Describe the subject.
- Euler a, 28 steps, CFG 6.
- Negative: text, watermark, worst quality.
- Hires fix 1.5x at 0.35 to keep edges clean.
Examples
Vector portrait
HDR, 8K, masterpiece, best quality, amazing quality, very aesthetic, (flat color:2), (no lineart:1), (no outline:1), (flat vector:1), 1girl, solo, bob haircut, headphones, simple background
Illustration
masterpiece, best quality, amazing quality, a whimsical illustration of a miniature gingerbread village nestled inside a steaming ceramic coffee mug, show the side of the mug and the top
Creative idea: sticker set
masterpiece, best quality, (flat color:2), (no outline:1), sticker, a sleepy cat in a teacup, simple white background
Tips
- Weighted (flat color:2) is the key to the vector look.
- Illustration prompts (a gingerbread village inside a coffee mug) work in natural language too.
- Artist tags at low weight (artist:name:0.5) shift the style subtly.
- Great for icons and stickers.
Troubleshooting
Lineart returns
Why it happens
Flat tags under-weighted.
How to fix it
(flat color:2) and (no lineart:1.2).
Muddy gradients
Why it happens
CFG high.
How to fix it
CFG 5.
Questions
Commercial use?
Edited images only, per the author.
v14 vs v15?
v14 is favored for flat styles, v15 for general anime.
Links and sources
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