models/Better Days. [illustrious-XL] [ponyXL] (MERGE) - illu XL v0.2 BAKED-VAE

Better Days. [illustrious-XL] [ponyXL] (MERGE) - illu XL v0.2 BAKED-VAE

8/9/2025

7:12:12 PM

Related Keywords & Tags

baked-vae,better days. [illustrious-xl] [ponyxl] (merge),checkpoint,high resolution,illu xl v0.2 baked-vae,illustrious,illustrious-xl,killedmyself,lighting,photorealistic lighting,stable diffusion model,style

A girl with heterochromia wearing a dark green cheongsam with floral patterns squats on a park path under cherry blossom trees, holding a bright orange parasol at golden hour.

A golden-haired angel girl with fire blue eyes and glowing halo sits on a rooftop restaurant at night, holding a fork and a plate with a slice of cake.

Elf sorceress with long braided brown hair and orange eyes wearing a black china dress with gold embroidery and armored gloves, casting a glowing magic ring with floating particles against a dark background.

Girl with light blue hair styled in double buns, wearing a red leaf-printed crop top and short skirt, blue jacket off shoulder, holding a large wooden hammer, sitting playfully against a green gradient background.

Side view of an ancient warrior wearing a plumed Corinthian helmet and detailed Greek armor, standing in a heroic pose against a gradient background.

Muscular male character with short spiked black hair, scar across one eye, wearing a black sleeveless hoodie with ripped sleeves and bandaged hands, standing in a foggy neon-lit alley with skyscrapers in the background.

Recommended Prompts

HDR, 8K, high contrast, masterpiece, best quality, amazing quality, very aesthetic, high resolution, ultra-detailed, absurdres

photorealistic, volumetric lighting, dramatic shadows, cinematic lighting

HDR, 8K, high contrast, masterpiece, best quality, amazing quality, very aesthetic, superabsurd res, high resolution, ultra-detailed, absurdres, newest, scenery, (horikoshi kouhei:0.3), (quasarcake:0.3), (wlop:0.3), chiaroscuro, light rays, dynamic angle, 1girl, mist, backlighting, partially illuminated, Intricately designed, Mysterious Shadows, volumetric lighting, photorealistic, dramatic shadows, cinematic lighting, light particles, photo background, depth of field

Recommended Negative Prompts

censored, worst quality, low quality, normal quality, lowres, jpeg artifacts, artistic error, multiple views, signature, watermark, artist name, bad hands, extra digits, extra legs, displeasing, worst aesthetic, old, early, simple background, simple shading, simple drawing, simple coloring

Recommended Parameters

samplers

Euler A, Euler a

steps

cfg

4.5 - 6

clip skip

resolution

832x1216

vae

baked-VAE - v0.1

other models

BetterDaysILXL_v01_BAKED-VAE (1f5501b2c562)

Tips

Feel free to experiment with batch count between 4-20 or use 1 if impatient.

Use your preferred XL resolution size for generation.

Face detailer and watermark removal are recommended features to use.

Version Highlights

i wanted to try a slightly different style. however, the focus on strong lighting and volumetrics remain

stronger lighting. try things like "mist," or "fog," for some neat results
in testing, it seems to have a wider color range. more vibrant outputs, unless you prompt accordingly.

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settings below, along with changelog

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Changelog

..BAKED-VAE v0.1: i baked a VAE in to make it better for onsite generation, and local gen as well (for those who dont load a VAE separately). in general, lighting and colors are noticeably better! Because of the baked VAE, this is the ideal version for onsite use.

illustrious-XL v0.1: First illustrious version. i tried to keep the style similar to the pony version, but ultimately wanted better lighting, and more flexible style overall. Will probably keep updating until im happy, but ive switched focus lately to Loras over checkpoints and photos in general. ill get to it eventually.

v0.8.1: the better version. this version was supposed to be 0.8 (i have no idea how i uploaded the wrong version. sleepy brain? oops). better results without style loras, but still compliments them very well. still looking for feedback.

v0.8: my first (public) pony merge. looking feedback to improve the newer version that’s in the works.

Detail:

HDR, 8K, high contrast, masterpiece, best quality, amazing quality, very aesthetic, high resolution, ultra-detailed, absurdres,

Prompt:

Prompt lol

Lighting:

photorealistic, volumetric lighting, dramatic shadows, cinematic lighting,

Neg

censored, worst quality, low quality, normal quality, lowres, jpeg artifacts, artistic error, multiple views, signature, watermark, artist name, bad hands, extra digits, extra legs, displeasing, worst aesthetic, old, early, simple background, simple shading, simple drawing, simple coloring,