Crouching WW1 German soldier in muddy trench during rainy night with barbed wire and distant artillery explosion

Recommended Prompts

masterpiece, best quality, high quality, ultra-detailed, realistic, ... rest of prompt

Recommended Negative Prompts

cartoon, illustration, anime, painting, CGI, 3D render, low quality, watermark, logo, label

deformed, deformed face, low quality, bad quality, worst quality, (drawn, furry, illustration, cartoon, anime, comic:1.5), 3d, cgi, extra fingers, deformed teeth, watermark, logo

cartoon, illustration, anime, painting, CGI, 3D render, low quality, watermark, logo, label

Recommended Parameters

samplers

LCM, DPM++ SDE Karras, DPM++ 2M Karras, SGM Uniform, Euler a, DPM++ 2M SDE

steps

8 - 30

cfg

1.5 - 5

resolution

896x1152, 832x1216, 832x1216

Recommended Hires (High-Resolution) Parameters

upscaler

4xNomos2_hq_dat2, 4xRealWebPhoto_v4_dat2

upscale

1.5

steps

15

denoising strength

0.2 - 0.35

Tips

These settings are optimized for DMD2 and are different from my standard Illustrious workflow!

If you only want the main face being refined set 'Mask only the top k largest' to 1.

This model can spit out some mature stuff. Use it wisely, and please, no cursed creations.

Use this custom ChatGPT to auto-generate polished prompts for CyberIllustrious: https://chatgpt.com/g/g-6834133e3ab881918a91b3ec6b9eb01f-cyberrealistic-prompt-helper

Version Highlights

Here’s a version V6.0 with more moderate, balanced color tones.

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Like what I build here? You’ll love the chaos behind the scenes - Check my Patreon

Give CyberIllustrious a try here! Want unlimited access? Take a look at the one-time purchase for full use.

About CyberIllustrious V7.0 (DMD2)

The special DMD2 edition of CyberIllustrious V7.0 is created for faster, cleaner generations while requiring fewer steps.

V7.0 DMD2 takes the balanced improvements of the standard V7.0 release and optimizes them for speed, precision, and responsiveness, making it ideal for both SFW and NSFW workflows.
Expect tighter results, smoother control, and a model that reacts beautifully to the classic Illustrious prompting style.


  • Sampler: LCM

  • Schedule Type: Exponential

  • Sampling Steps: 8 (12 for extra fine detail)

  • CFG Scale: 1.5

These settings are optimized for DMD2 and are different from my standard Illustrious workflow!


Patreon Exclusive Content

Right now, there are exclusive and experimental checkpoints available on Patreon that won’t be released on Civitai.

In the future, special editions like DMD2 builds and other unique variations will also be published exclusively through Patreon.

👉 Join my Patreon to access these exclusive models and stay ahead with upcoming experimental releases.


CyberIllustrious blends the artistic flair of Illustrious-XL with a big dose of CyberRealistic’s style. You still get all those cinematic, dreamy strokes, but now they come through with crisp, realistic detail.

If you want that painterly, elegant look but still want your images to feel sharp and lifelike, this is your model. It’s great for editorial vibes, soft glam, or even fantasy art that looks like a real photo. Basically, it just nails it.

It’s powerful, easy to use, and honestly? Prompting it is seriously fun.


⚙️ Recommended Settings

Sampling method: DPM++ SDE Karras / DPM++ 2M Karras - SGM Uniform / Euler a
VAE: is already Baked In
Sampling steps: 30+ Steps
Resolution: 896x1152 / 832x1216
CFG: 4-5


🧠 Prompting Made Easy

Positive Prompt:

masterpiece, best quality, high quality, ultra-detailed, realistic, ... rest of prompt

Negative Prompt examples (optional):

cartoon, illustration, anime, painting, CGI, 3D render, low quality, watermark, logo, label
deformed, deformed face, low quality, bad quality, worst quality, (drawn, furry, illustration, cartoon, anime, comic:1.5), 3d, cgi, extra fingers, deformed teeth, watermark, logo


🩺 Optional ADetailer Settings

Adetailer model: face_yolov9c.pt
If you only want the main face being refined set 'Mask only the top k largest' to 1.


🔗 Resources

Backup location: HuggingFace


☕ Support the Madness
Liking what you see? Grab me a digital espresso (or a couple!). It keeps the creative energy going and helps bring more cool prompts and models your way.


⚠️ Heads Up

This model can spit out some mature stuff. Use it wisely, and please, no cursed creations—we’ve really seen enough of those.


💬 Want Better Prompts?

Use this custom ChatGPT to auto-generate polished prompts for CyberIllustrious:
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Model Details

Model type

Checkpoint

Base model

Illustrious

Model version

v6.0 Alt

Model hash

63a2be1d5d

Creator

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