Purpose
The v2.0 update for BarcMix, my goal was to cull back some of the underlying semirealistic base model's effects on anime style, especially when using artist tags. NoobAI is a great base that has so much depth in its training when it comes to artist recognition and character recognition, and I wanted to see that shown off a bit. So I prepared this study to see how the artist tags interact with the new version of this model. I expect that somewhat similar impacts can be seen across any other NoobAI or most Illustrious models as well, but I used my merge in this case.
Results
The files attached to this article include 8 XY plots. Each of the plots begins with a control image, and then has 60 tests. This makes for 480 artist tags from danbooru tested. I wanted to highlight a variety of character types, lighting, and styles. The plots came out way too big to upload here, so you do have compressed versions available to review in the attachments, but the results are clear enough to inform your own further testing with interesting artist tags. I've also included an image which puts all 480 tests on the same page. Additionally a text file for you to use in wildcards with the artists used in this tests is included.
model: BarcNoobMix v2.0
sampler: euler a, normal
steps: 20
cfg: 5.5
seed: 88662244555500
negatives: 3d, cgi, lowres, blurry, monochrome. ((watermark, text, signature, name, logo)). bad anatomy, bad artist, bad hands, extra digits, bad eye, disembodied, disfigured, malformed. nsfw, nudity.
Prompt 1:
(artist:__:1.3), solo, male focus, three quarters profile, dutch angle, cowboy shot, (shinra kusakabe, en'en no shouboutai), 1boy, sharp teeth, red eyes, pink eyes, black hair, short hair, linea alba, shirtless, black firefighter uniform jumpsuit pull, open black firefighter uniform jumpsuit, blue glowing reflective tape. (flame motif background, dark, dramatic lighting)
Prompt 2:
(artist:__:1.3), solo, dutch angle, perspective. (artoria pendragon \(fate\), fate \(series\)), 1girl, green eyes, hair between eyes, blonde hair, long hair, ahoge, sidelocks, holding sword, sword raised, action shot, motion blur, incoming attack.
Prompt 3:
(artist:__:1.3), solo, from above, perspective, dutch angle, cowboy shot, (souryuu asuka langley, neon genesis evangelion), 1girl, blue eyes, hair between eyes, long hair, orange hair, two side up, medium breasts, plugsuit, plugsuit, pilot suit, red bodysuit. (halftone background, watercolor background, stippling)
Prompt 4:
(artist:__:1.3), solo, profile, medium shot, (monika \(doki doki literature club\)), brown hair, very long hair, ponytail, sidelocks, white hair bow, white hair ribbon, panic, (^^^), naked apron, medium breasts, sideboob, convenient censoring, hair censor, farmhouse kitchen, stove, cast iron skillet, bad at cooking, charred food, smoke, watercolor smoke, sunrise. (rough sketch, thick lines, watercolor texture:1.35)