Several Pony checkpoints and SDXL merged for generating realistic, detailed, and naturally portraits and photographs.
new version 2.0
more realistic faces and darker lighting.
***for the 2.0 lightning version use these settings:
steps:6
cfg:1-2
scheduler/sampler dpmpp_sde and beta
for darker scenes use sgm_uniform to avoid artifacts.
upscale:1.5x or 1.3x and 3 steps cfg 2.0 denoise 0.4 OR steps 2 and denoise 0.3
WORKFLOW is embedded in the images
Recommended Settings for 1.0 and 2.0
Base Generation
Steps: 30+
CFG-scale: 3 for more realism, 6 is cleaner
Sampler: DPM++ 2M SDE
Scheduler: karras for realistic skin texture, otherwise sgm_uniform or beta