Hundreds of Lulus: Evaluating and Scoring Illustrious Checkpoints 91-107

Intro

You can check out my previous rankings [1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th] of Illustrious Checkpoints. My first article will provide more background on the project.

IMPORTANT NOTE

I've done reviews on the majority of Checkpoints that are frequently available week to week to those of us that generate online versus local. I mention this because some of these models may only be available sporadically. So if you see one that you like in this post my advice would be to generate your images asap and be sure to post them directly to the model to reward the creators with more buzz.

Base Prompt and Settings

So to provide you dear reader with a breakdown of the Illustrious Checkpoints I'm going to step through them using the exact same prompt and settings. The only LoRA I'll use with each of the checkpoints will be Lulu (aka lulu_prime).

Additional Resources:
Lulu_Prime

Prompt:
character sheet ((front view, 3/4 side view)), highly detailed, 
best quality, masterpiece, 1girl(slender, femboy, lulu_prime, 
hazel eyes, pink hair, dual ponytails, small breasts, 
wearing white button down shirt with collar, men's black neck tie, 
red plaid microskirt, knee socks, black patent leather mary janes),
intricate details

Negative Prompt:
lowres, error, cropped, worst quality, low quality, jpeg artifacts,
out of frame, watermark, signature, deformed, ugly, mutilated,
disfigured, text, extra limbs, face cut, head cut, extra fingers,
extra arms, poorly drawn face, mutation, bad proportions, cropped head,
malformed limbs, mutated hands, fused fingers, long neck, logos

CFG Scale: 3.5
Sampler: Euler a
Steps: 24
Seed: N/A
VAE: N/A

Onto the Show

For this article I'll be posting two images from each Illustrious Checkpoint without any Hi-Res fixes or adjustments. I'll give my personal rating of ⭐, ⭐⭐ or ⭐⭐⭐ based on the results and how likely would I use that model based simply off the two images produced. If I encounter a two star model that I'm particularly interested in exploring further I'll add a plus sign (i.e. ⭐⭐+) Where applicable I'll add in any personal thoughts or opinions on the Checkpoint.

01: WAI-NSFW-illustrious-SDXL ⭐⭐⭐

02: Hassaku XL (Illustrious) ⭐⭐

03: Illustrious-XL - v0.1 ⭐

04: Prefect illustrious XL - v3 ⭐⭐+

05: Plant Milk 🌿 - Model Suite - Walnut ⭐⭐⭐

06: JANKU v5 NSFW Trained + NoobAI + RouWei Illustrious XL ⭐⭐

07: Nova Anime XL - IL v11.0 ⭐⭐+

08: iLustMix - v9 ⭐⭐⭐

09: Nova Furry XL ⭐⭐+

10: Illustrij - v18 ⭐⭐+

11: One obsession - 17_RED ⭐

12: Unholy Desire Mix - Sinister Aesthetic (Illustrious) ⭐⭐⭐

13: CyberIllustrious | CyberRealistic ⭐⭐

14: Illustrious Realism by klaabu ⭐⭐

15: Citron Anime Treasure [Illustrious & NoobAI] ⭐

16: Nova Orange XL - RE:v2.0 ⭐

17: Hoseki - LustrousMix [IllustriousXL/NoobAI] ⭐⭐++

18: Nova 3DCG XL - Illustrious v6.0 ⭐

19: Hyphoria [Illu & NAI] - v0.01 ⭐⭐

20: Ultimate Hentai Anime RX - ( T-Rex ) ⭐

21: Nova Cartoon XL - v5.0 ⭐⭐⭐

22: Nova Reality XL ⭐

23: Nova Animal XL ⭐

24: Banana Splitz XL ⭐⭐++

25: RAMTHRUST'S-NSFW-PINK-ALCHEMY-MIX ⭐

26: Madly Mix ver NightNoob ⭐⭐

27: Illustrij EVO ⭐

28: Nova Asian XL ⭐

29: Babes Illustrious By Stable Yogi ⭐

30: Yiff in Hell ⭐⭐

31: XAVIER ⭐⭐++

32: Oops! All Toons - Illustrious v1.0 ⭐

33: Nova Unreal XL ⭐

34: A-mix [Illustrious] ⭐

35: Nova Anime3D XL ⭐

36: Nova Flat XL ⭐

37: richyrichMixIXL ⭐⭐

38: Nova Kemono XL ⭐⭐+

39: IffyMix XL ⭐⭐

40: Nova Cross XL ⭐⭐

41: PerfectDeliberate ⭐⭐

42: Realism Illustrious By Stable Yogi ⭐

43: FurryToonMix ⭐⭐++

44: Animij ⭐⭐

45: One obsession Branch (Mature.NoobAi.Vpred) ⭐

46: Jib Mix Illustrious Realistic ⭐

47: Pie - Models 🥧 ⭐⭐+

48: Smooth Mix (Illustrious2 + NoobAI) ⭐⭐

49: IllustriousNXT_XL by klaabu ⭐⭐+

50: Vixon’s NSFW Milk Factory ⭐⭐

51: Dutch ⭐⭐+

52: Astraali_DemonCore ⭐⭐

53: Artofura | Furry mix - Illustrious++ ⭐

54: Azure & Crimson Mix ⭐⭐

55: CelestReal - Anime / semi-reality fusion ⭐⭐

56: iLustRealism ⭐⭐++

57: CyberRealistic CyberIllustrious Catalyst ⭐⭐++

58: AniMayhem - Pale Rider ⭐⭐++

59: Hexer Minimal Toon | Mexes ⭐⭐

60: Pohjolantaika ⭐⭐

61: Crave Pulse - v1.0 ⭐

62: Illustrij-GEN ⭐⭐

63: Praeclarus IllustriousXL ⭐⭐

64: Noctivus ⭐⭐⭐

65: CyberRealistic CyberIllustrious Semi-Realistic ⭐

66: CapsMergeMix ⭐⭐++

67: Illustrious "PixelArt" from HaDeS ⭐⭐+

68: SmoothMix Realism ⭐⭐+

69: Hyphoria Real [Illu] - v0.9 ⭐

70: ChrisMix Toon - Illustrious ⭐⭐

71: Illustrious Renaissance ⭐

72: iLLuSTRiouS from HaDeS ⭐

73: KawaiiAlluxAnime ⭐⭐

74: BlenderXL Illustrious ⭐

75: Bismuth Illustrious Mix ⭐⭐

76: MiaoMiao Harem ⭐⭐+

77: Illustrious XL personal merge ⭐

78: Ri-mix - [PONY + Illustrious] ⭐

79: Amanatsu (Illustrious) ⭐

80: Galena CAT - Galena Citron Anime Treasure ⭐⭐+

81: Kyaa - FlatAnime ⭐⭐

82: Flatbread - IL ⭐⭐

83: Bridge Toons Mouse Mix ⭐⭐⭐

84: Shadow Shift ⭐⭐++

85: Smooth Mix (Illustrious) ⭐⭐

86: Nlxl ⭐

87: Kageillustrious (Illustrious XL) ⭐⭐+

88: Hs UltraHD CG ⭐⭐

89: Nova Mature XL ⭐⭐

90: NTR MIX | illustrious-XL | Noob-XL ⭐

91: ANTI-NOVA💥 (NOVAcancy) ⭐⭐+

92: Rijverse ⭐

93: Illustrious NSFW from HaDeS ⭐⭐++

I like the colorful appearance of the characters, but those super skinny ankles are always a concern for me for some reason. I'll be sure to give it a try and hopefully I'll be pleased with the output.

94: Quillworks2.0 Illustrious Simplified ⭐⭐+

95: Rockwelly_Style ⭐⭐++

Big props on the overall appearance and consistency of the Lulu's in aesthetics and apparel. I think one of the things that really catches my attention is Lulu's hair and shoes. The hair doesn't appear flat and it has some nice texture. As for the Mary Janes they are still discernible against the black stockings and on a number of earlier tests they could sometimes merge together into a black mass.

96: injoij ⭐

The Lulu's just look too rigid and the colors appear a bit washed out.

97: DreamCake 🍰 ⭐⭐⭐

I don't believe I've used this Checkpoint before, but I really like the appearance. It stands out more from the other test images, the outfits and looks are more consistent from Lulu to Lulu. It's a model I have a feeling I'll be generating with quite a bit this week.

98: Sam Realistic V2 ⭐

Even with a membership and generating the images with blue buzz I was extorted to pay for the images with yellow buzz before I could view them. This of course isn't the Checkpoints fault, but it has annoyingly been happening since the new rules have gone into effect. As for the Checkpoint itself I just feel like Lulu is very tall, very slender and the colors just seem a bit too intense.

99: Semi-Real (Illustrious) | MM ⭐⭐

100: Banana Kiwi XL ⭐⭐+

The asset was reporting as 'unstable' at the time I created the images. That being said I do like the more original appearance of the model. The one thing that causes me to pause is the fact that with every test so far I've received 2-3 Lulu's of similar height and here I'm getting one full size and a half size. I'll need to explore it a bit more this week.

101: YobboIllustrious ⭐⭐+

After now reviewing over 100 Checkpoints, a number of them are looking like carbon copies of one another. What caught my attention with this one was the dynamic poses. I simply feel like Lulu has natural posture and a more visually pleasing angles to boot.

102: Indigo Latte Mix ⭐⭐+

I do like the colors and hair texture. It looks like the image would require some Hires fixing, but I think the Checkpoint nailed a number of visual aspects and makes me willing to sink some buzz into testing it out further.

103: JustAnotherFurryMerge ⭐⭐++

I used to avoid the furry Checkpoint with an assumption that that's all they would produce. If there is one thing these review articles have shown me is that some of the Checkpoints do produce some great images. While there are a few small items that might normally cause me to give it a lower score, I do like the textures in the images and I'm willing to generate some more.

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