RealThick Dual IL - Thick Paint + SDXL Dual (Illustrious) is the Two stacked differences variant of the series: NoobAI 0.25 + Animagine 0.15, built on Nova Reality XL IL v9.0.
[Recipe] Two-direction add-difference merge on UNet only: Nova Reality XL IL v9.0 + 0.25 x (NoobAI-XL EPS Four-Mix (CyberFix) - Nova Anime XL IL v19.0) + 0.15 x (Animagine XL 4.0 - Nova Anime XL IL v19.0). VAE and text encoders inherited from Nova Reality XL IL v9.0.
[Why this direction] RealThick adds NoobAI's thick-paint delta to the photographic Nova Reality base, with Animagine as a lighter secondary direction in Dual. The result is a painterly semi-real look rather than a cel-shaded anime one.
[Series] RealThick IL runs thick paint at 0.30, adds Animagine 0.15 in Dual, keeps realistic structure with paint in the output blocks, and blends 50/30/20 Real-NoobAI-Animagine.
[Recommended settings] Euler a, 24-28 steps, CFG 5.0-5.5, 832x1216. Hires fix above 1.25x helps skin and fabric; Danbooru-style tags work well.
[Known limitations] Painterly strokes on a photographic base can look muddy in low light; text and fine geometry are the first things to fail.
[Parents and license] Nova Reality XL IL v9.0: https://civitai.com/models/453428 ; NoobAI-XL EPS Four-Mix (CyberFix): https://civitai.com/models/1199004 ; Nova Anime XL IL v19.0: https://civitai.com/models/376130 ; Animagine XL 4.0: https://civitai.com/models/1188071 . All parents listed above permit derivatives and generation services (Rent). Selling this checkpoint or its merges is not granted by the parents. Parent credit retained.