The Araminta Experiment

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Hi!

Time to share my first models: generative AI models for general purpose image creation that I believe are worth being shared with the community. Feel free to disagree in the comments :P

Current SOTA model in my experiment:

• Base model: Cv5

• NSFW model: Bv4 (understand better NSFW concepts)

• Illustration: Cv5 (less NSFW/realism bias)

The core idea behind this model was to create a versatile tool by merging some of the best existing models which fits my personal taste (photography and fantasy art to make it simple). My primary goals were:

1. Photorealism: The ability to produce stunningly realistic images of both people and objects/nature.

2. Flexibility: The ability to create highly stylized images, allowing for artistic expression through various styles and combinations of artists. I am from a older generation and comes from Europe so "style" does not mean for me "Japanese kawaii aime with boobs" or "DC Comics cartoon with lots of superheroes and voluptuous blonde babes" but more from a univers of Frank Frazetta, Milo Manara, Boris Vallejo, H.R.Giger, Wojtek Siudmak and such fantasy art masters: there are boobs involved for sure, but the style is somewhat different :P

3. As I doesn't like being limited in my exploration of the human body, the idea is also to have a fairly capable NSFW model. However, dur to the nature of available training images in the data sets, NSFW often comes with a strong bias toward either porn photos or porn Japanese anime and impact the flexibility (typically as soon as you use the word "sexy" in your prompt you need to weight in the style). This point is thus NOT the priority for the base model but is pushed forward in the NSFW model.

Currently this imply having TWO different model branches depending on the usage (but both are actually quite versatile and none are specialised). Currently branch C is a bit more versatile because I push less NSFW stuff and is thus less biased while branch B is more pushed toward NSFW and thus tends to be biased. Branch A is now deprecated.

Models Used

Many: see below for the list.

Thanks to the authors of thes wonderful models!

Model Versions

Version Cv5

No specific model added but merged with some previous test I made, so the recipe is "not well understood but tasty" :)

Version Cv4

Added models:

• pixelAlchemy_v16

• pixelAlchemy_HyperCFG

• pixelwave_10

Version Bv4

Added models:

• level4XL_vA04

• HelloworldXL_60

Version Cv3

Added models:

• realismEngineXL_v30

• projectUnrealEngine5_v10

• pixelAlchemy_v13

• anterosXXXL_v10

Faces are less stereotyped and skin texture and NSFW capability quite a bit better. Framing tend to be a bit more narrow which may require to play with the prompt to widen the view.

Version C: New Base Model

Added models:

• realvisXL_v40

• RealitiesEdgeX_V7

• robsMixUltimate_v10

• SevenofXL_NSFW_v94

This is a "better A" version supposed to become the new base model. It improves the A version with a bit better everything :)

But overall, compared to A I would say it has richer composition, is a bit better as NSFW (but version B is still the best one for NSFW stuff) while mostly keeping its ability to stylise even if it may sometimes requires a bit more weighting in your prompt towards "illustration".

I consider version C replacing A as the base model for me, but feel free to disagree ;)

Models used in versions A/B

• ElysiumXL_v10

• NewrealityXL_40

• Haveallsdxl_v10

• AcornIsBoningXL_v10

• JuggernautXL_X

• Onlyfornsfw118_v20

• EpicrealismXL_v7

Version A: Base Model

• Goal: To provide a highly versatile base model capable of producing both beautiful photorealistic and stylized images. NSFW is also possible with this model if you ask kindly in your prompt.

Version B: Enhanced NSFW Model based on A

• Goal: To enhance NSFW capabilities, sometimes at the expense of stylization, which can be managed by adjusting weights in the prompt. Girls tend to be also a bit less dressed with this model even if you don't ask for it ^-^

Image Generation Settings

See the examples images of each model for some suitable settings.

And obviously you can play with the settings.

Additionally, for enhancing details, I recommend using the Add More Details - Detail Enhancer Tweaker LoRA. This can be applied multiple times with a strength of 3 to significantly enhance image details.

Other combinations of settings also work well, but this configuration consistently produces excellent results.

Example Images

The example images provided are raw outputs from the model. They may use the "add details" LoRA, or face refiner, but the model itself is always the model used with refiners.

Hope you will find this model useful :) Enjoy!