Generating a picture with several different characters on it is not an easy task, you certainly all have noticed already. So worked on different solutions and I published sometimes ago an article which explore different techniques to generate several pictures in a single image. Here it is :
How I generate pictures with several characters
Following the publication, I opened a Bounty, for you to try thoses techniques, share new ones or simply generated beautiful pictures. Here is the link to the ounty:
Multi-characters images generation - 20k Buzz rewards!
And now the bounty is over, here are the complete results!
Thank you all again for your submissions & work!
Best Picture Award
1st Prize & Honorable Winner - 10k Buzz: neznajka_na_lune
https://civitai.com/bounties/9071/entries/157857
This picture was almost my first pick since its publication. I really love the dynamic composition, the focus on Ryu's face and the fierce look of Jamie. But above all, I love the painterly style and the rough sketch of the illustration. The split background add a dramatic final touch to the picture.
Well done & Congratulation!
2nd Prize & Very Deserving Fighter - 8k Buzz: Claw_518
https://civitai.com/bounties/9071/entries/161726
A very beautiful picture if we take the time to look at it. The two characters back to back, the intense focus on Corrin's face, the dramatic lighting, the dutch angle, the overcast sky...our two heroines are about to enter an epic fight for their lives & souls!
The contrast between the two characters is key here: Corrin's light vs Byleth'shadow...
Thank you for sharing this beautiful image.
3rd Prize & Esteemed Artist - 4k Buzz: codemonkeyarts533
https://civitai.com/bounties/9071/entries/164867
I wasn't a big fan of this picture at first but...the more I look at it, the more I love it, especially the boy's expression and how it look at the viewer. I love the style, and oddly also the kind of grain on the picture. The girl's dress, the boy's tattoos & scars, the yellowish tone of the picture, the background...all these elements refer to some Mad Max or Fallout-like post-acopalytic universe I am really fond of.
It is just too bad that the girl actually miss her arm! Let's trim the bottom of the picture to hide this.
Honorable mentions - 500 Buzz each
There's a lot of pictures I liked in your submissions, here are a few that I couldn't leave unrewarded (no special order):
https://civitai.com/bounties/9071/entries/165027 from Led123. I'm not really into furries but...I still like the dynamism and the sharpness of the image.
https://civitai.com/bounties/9071/entries/161118 from OleasTer. I really love that style of illustration, thanks a lot for it!
https://civitai.com/bounties/9071/entries/165199 from marklai. Good picture! Makigumo is cute and Kirschtaria has class with his chaperon.
https://civitai.com/bounties/9071/entries/160845 from matterhorn44388. Cute girls, they remind me of my recent vacations.
https://civitai.com/bounties/9071/entries/160852 from TiranTheTyrant. Nice one here ! Good style, very close to the one I like and use in the Abduction of Clara Coleman.
https://civitai.com/bounties/9071/entries/165314 from MBH. I really love this colorful style and the characters consistency throughout all your pictures! Good job!
https://civitai.com/images/92368736 from johncage04. Nice friends here. They are all properly rendered although there are still some prompt bleeding with the characters in the background.
https://civitai.com/bounties/9071/entries/161049 from Prog420ress. Very good picture, I like the low angle and dramatic composition. It's just a bit of a shame that the Arbiter is on both knees, but yeah, dynamic fighting scene are difficult to generate.
https://civitai.com/bounties/9071/entries/157484 from KaosEngine. Five girls on the same picture, each properly rendered...I also like the high angle view.
https://civitai.com/bounties/9071/entries/164366 from purplelady. I gave a like on your picture in the Precious.Art collection !
https://civitai.com/bounties/9071/entries/164169 from SulfurSnifer. There's a feeling of Fallout on this picture, love it!
https://civitai.com/bounties/9071/entries/164194 from DarkMatterGenerations. Those two faeries are too cute, thanks for sharing.
https://civitai.com/bounties/9071/entries/164877 from codemonkeyarts533. Could you please share the generation data your picture ? This is the kind of illustration I like to generate.
https://civitai.com/bounties/9071/entries/164315 from smigolsmigol353. Nice one, I like pastel colors. Please, share the other pictures, I still want to see them.
https://civitai.com/bounties/9071/entries/157394 from Ghost_Snake. Color skin is difficult to maintain consistent: good job! And those two oni-girls look cute, perfect beach time!
Additional bonus - 100 Buzz each
Those pictures also deserve some recognition, thanks for sharing:
https://civitai.com/bounties/9071/entries/161047 from Prog420ress. You submitted too many photos for me to review them all haha! But I really like this one!
https://civitai.com/bounties/9071/entries/160944 from matterhorn44388. Beach time! I should be there with those two cute girls!
https://civitai.com/bounties/9071/entries/157232 from KaosEngine. I guess after the beach, I should go to the pub...
https://civitai.com/bounties/9071/entries/161957 from morozig, I really want to try this Ri-Mix checkpoint. And thank you for showing us this Throwing Pasta (MIX) - Spaghetti checkpoint (I didn't know this one). And thank you also for using my LoRA.
https://civitai.com/bounties/9071/entries/160945 from matterhorn44388, Very nice picture! Clara and her friends are soo cute! Thank you for using my LoRA.
https://civitai.com/bounties/9071/entries/157687 from Prog420ress. Nice picture too, and thank you for trying my LoRAs.
Special bonus - 50 Buzz each
https://civitai.com/bounties/9071/entries/161001 from Prog420ress. 28 characters haha, nice & fun try! The efforts on the prompt deserve a special tip, that's for sure!
https://civitai.com/bounties/9071/entries/164790 from ar8093762385, Your image is out of category, since there is only one character on it but...I really like the style and the rendering of that cybergirl. Can you please share the generation data ?
Best Generation Technique
For the best generation technique, I wish to reward not one but two submissions!
shigatsu_renaki - Best contribution - 10k Buzz
All the work I done on the subject of generating multiple characters in a single pictures sparked from this workflow and this article (see link below) from shigatsu_renaki:
the-multiple-characters-generation-anger-tears-and-a-pinch-of-hope.
From this, I started to explore different possibilities and I published the article. So, big thanks to you!
Prog420ress - Best contribution - 10k Buzz
On the same page, Prog420ress proposed us several interesting articles to help us with multiple character generation:
Guide to Using Multiple Character Images with LoRas (stable-diffusion-webui-forge)
HOWTO: Multiple subjects using a Pony model (sd-webui-forge)
HOW TO: Prevent LoRA bleed using SDXL/Pony/Illustrious
Big thank to you as well.
Honorable mentions - 500 Buzz each
UltraWorship (see description here: https://civitai.com/bounties/9071/entries/157224). This is interesting. I guess I already try that technique on a previous bounty but it failed to produce anything good. I think I'll try it again. Thank you for sharing!
moutonrebelle (from this picture: https://civitai.com/bounties/9071/entries/159582). The picture comes with a complex workflow that I roughly undertstand but that I unfortunately have not yet get to work properly. The workflow however looks promising to me (and actually produces good results, as evidenced by the submitted picture). Thank you for this submission.
Many thanks again to all of you!
I will now update the article with all these reference. Please, don't hesitate to share that knowledge and post me with new ideas and techniques.
Of course, there will (probably) be more in the future in a second part of the article with other techniques already suggested during this bounty.