Meet FrancoIL - A merged Illustrious model tailored to match my personal artistic style preferences that amplifies light, depth, and the subtle sparkle of skin.
Recommended Settings
①
Steps: 20
CFG: 3 - 4.5
Sampler: Euler Ancestral
Scheduler: Beta, Karras
②
Steps: 8
CFG: 3 - 4.5
Sampler: Res 2s
Scheduler: Beta, Karras
③ (update: most recommend so far)
Steps: 20 T2I + 20 I2I (1.5× upscale, 0.5× denoise)
CFG: 3.5-4.5
Sampler: dpm++ 2m sde
Scheduler: Karras
Key Features & Notes
- Light & Skin Detail: The model excels at rendering realistic lighting and highly detailed skin textures, especially when the shiny skin tag is enabled.
- Post‑Processing Boost: Though the first pass using resolutions like 832×1216 may seem modest, applying I2I 1.5 × upscale and Facedetailer instantly transforms the image into a stunning result, dramatically enhancing sharpness, color depth, and skin gloss.
- The character’s hands sometimes appear inconsistent or less refined; a secondary refinement tool or node may help stabilize those details.
- After rigorous testing, FrancoIL not only shines at the conventional SDXL resolutions like 832×1216, but it also scales gracefully to larger canvases such as 1248×1824 -- where the first pass delivers a markedly richer and sharper result.
Feel free to adjust the settings to suit your workflow. Both 20‑step Euler and 8‑step Res‑2s approaches yield excellent outputs after the recommended upscaling and detail enhancement.