🚀 PonyCinematic_Realism_v1 — My First SDXL Pony Checkpoint Merge!

Hello, Civitai community! 👋

I’m super excited to share my very first custom checkpoint merge based on the SDXL Pony architecture — PonyCinematic_Realism_v1!

The goal of this project was to combine the strengths of three proven models to achieve the ultimate sweet spot between cinematic realism, micro skin-texture details, and complete anatomical flexibility.

🎨 What makes PonyCinematic_Realism_v1 special?

• 📸 Natural Photorealism: No overly smooth or "plastic" 3D skin. The model preserves fine textures, freckles, and natural light scattering/reflections.

• 💃 Anatomical Flexibility & Dynamic Poses: Excellent responsiveness to complex poses, motion shots, and extreme camera angles.

• 🦊 Versatile Compatibility (Anthro / Furry / Fantasy): Exceptionally strong performance with humans, anthropomorphic characters, fantasy creatures, and moody scenes alike.

• 🏰 Atmosphere & Environments: Deep shadows, dramatic cinematic lighting, and rich, detailed backgrounds.

⚙️ Recommended Settings:

• Pony Score Prefix (Required):

  • Positive: score_9, score_8_up, score_7_up, rating_safe, realistic photo, ...

  • Negative: score_4, score_3, score_2, score_1, worst quality, low quality, 3d render, cgi, illustration, smooth plastic skin

• Steps: 30 - 35

• CFG Scale: 5.5 - 6.5

• Sampler: dpmpp_2m_sde or euler_a

• Scheduler: karras

• Resolution: 1024x1024, 832x1216 (Portrait), or 1216x832 (Landscape)

💡 Pro-Tip for Best Results:

• 🔍 For Full-Body Shots & Small Faces: Due to the nature of SDXL resolution handling in wide or dynamic action shots, I highly recommend using ADetailer / Face Detailer (YOLOv8 face) to ensure razor-sharp focus and detail on facial features!

💬 Feedback & Support

Since this is v1.0, I’d love to see what you create with it!

Please feel free to post your generations in the gallery, leave your ratings, and share any constructive feedback in the comments — it will help immensely in tweaking future updates! 🎨✨