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Illustrious Realism by klaabu - V1.0 + VAE

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8/22/2025
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Young blonde-haired girl with blue eyes wearing hoop earrings and a black sleeveless shirt taking a casual selfie indoors.
Close-up of a slim woman wearing a vibrant rainbow-colored bikini, showcasing realistic skin texture and big breasts, with brown long hair and colorful light specks around.

Recommended Prompts

masterpiece,best quality,ultra-detailed,realistic skin,intricate details,highres

Masterpiece, best quality, 18 year old, amazing quality, sexy face, instagram model, beautiful face, from side, breast focus, realistic skin, big breasts, bikini panties, highly detailed skin, skinny, brown long hair

Recommended Negative Prompts

low quality,worst quality,blurry,(deformed:1.3),extra fingers,cartoon,3d,anime,bad anatomy

Bad quality, low quality, ass focus, view back

Recommended Parameters

samplers

Dpm++ 2M Karras, DPM++ SDE, DPM++ SDE Karras

steps

20 - 35

cfg

3 - 6.5

resolution

832x1216, 1536x2048, 1024x1536, 832x1216

vae

sdxl_vae - 1.0, sdxl_vae.safetensors, fixFP16ErrorsSDXLLowerMemoryUse_v10.safetensors

other models

Illustrious_Realism_by_Klaabu_v1.0 (85b0a59290), puffy_tit_alpha1.5_rank2_noxattn_225steps (db90b71a9603), glitch3_alpha2.5_rank2_noxattn_300steps (c03e5a976c99), Add_Details_v1.2 (e5a0bfd443a5), Goldie_Rae_v1_PONY (e64cf0f28b00), amateur2_alpha2.5_rank2_noxattn_450steps (ecbae4815a50), polaroid_alpha2.5_rank2_noxattn_200steps (02497e0e0f19), skin2_na_alpha2.5_rank2_noxattn_600steps (67610101237e), sl_2_alpha2.5_rank2_noxattn_last (9e631eccdbc1), glitch3_alpha2.5_rank2_noxattn_550steps (140f36209f61), Dramatic Lighting Slider (c7fc2cd4c9ee), glitch3_alpha2.5_rank2_noxattn_150steps (ff7ab22fd04c), Goldie_Rae_v1.1_PONY (9663b2f5b00e), skin3_na_alpha2.5_rank2_noxattn_100steps (b0413fc5fb9f), ILXL_klaabu_Big+1.4 (f5083205b1), glitch1_alpha2.5_rank2_noxattn_250steps (29f21c20759c)

Tips

Use Illustrious-style prompting with clean, natural phrasing and descriptive realism.

Avoid stylised scoring systems like Pony for best results.

The model works smoothly with compatible LoRAs, including SDXL LoRAs, Illustrious variants, and Pony.

Share your generations to help improve future versions and support the creator.

Version Highlights

This version includes baked in VAE

Creator Sponsors

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Illustrious Realism by klaabu

For on-site generation use -

Dpm++ 2M Karras

CFG:5-6.5

Steps 25-35

sdxl_vae.safetensor

On-site V1.0 now has VAE baked in

For local generation use -

DPM++ SDE

CFG: 3-4.5

Steps 25-35

sdxl_vae.safetensor

A cinematic fine-tuned model for high-detail, character-rich realism

"Illustrious Realism by klaabu" is a high-fidelity model fine-tuned on top of the Illustrious framework, enhanced for realism, texture depth, and stronger control over nuanced facial and body features. It has been tuned to preserve the cinematic essence of Illustrious while elevating clarity and dynamic lighting.

Native Resolution Range:

Outputs cleanly from 832×1216 up to 1536×2048, ideal for both portraits and full-body shots.

Recommended Inference Settings:

Sampler: DPM++ SDE Karras
CFG: 4.0
Steps: 20
Clip Skip: 1

Prompting Style:

For best results, use Illustrious-style prompting — avoid stylised scoring systems like Pony. The model performs best with clean, natural phrasing and descriptive realism.

Suggested Positive Tags:

masterpiece, best quality, ultra-detailed, realistic skin, intricate details, highres,

Recommended Negatives:

low quality, worst quality, blurry, (deformed:1.3), extra fingers, cartoon, 3d, anime, bad anatomy

Character Handling:

The model handles a wide range of character likenesses including many known to Illustrious. It works smoothly with compatible LoRAs — including SDXL LoRAs, Illustrious variants, and Pony.

Illustrious Realism is crafted for users seeking high-end realism with expressive tone, dynamic lighting, and compatibility with advanced prompting techniques — all within a flexible resolution range.

Please support my work

If you like what you see, share your generations and give the model some buzz. Seeing your images helps improve future versions and keeps the project going.

Contributor

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Model Details

Model type

Checkpoint

Base model

Illustrious

Model version

V1.0 + VAE

Model hash

55b1634b47

Creator

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klaabu

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Images by Illustrious Realism by klaabu - V1.0 + VAE

Young blonde-haired girl with blue eyes wearing hoop earrings and a black sleeveless shirt taking a casual selfie indoors.
Close-up of a slim woman wearing a vibrant rainbow-colored bikini, showcasing realistic skin texture and big breasts, with brown long hair and colorful light specks around.

3d Images

3D rendered muscular woman with freckles and black hair in a shiny plugsuit, posing against a simple red background with cinematic lighting and atompunk style.
Close-up photorealistic portrait of a stylish hipster girl with dark makeup, defined jawline, and an alluring necklace.
3D realistic image of Tifa Lockhart sitting with one leg up wearing a white sports bra and black sweatpants, showing shiny skin and sweat on a simple white background.
A highly detailed turtle wearing a jetpack, flying above a vibrant city canal surrounded by colorful buildings under a blue sky.
A vibrant yellow classic car speeding on a wet urban street with a large explosion in the background under a cloudy sky.
Loona from Helluva Boss sitting in a gaming chair with sad big red eyes, holding a flaming sign saying 'Need Buzz to generate more Loona' inside a gaming room.
Compact futuristic bedroom with metallic and industrial design, featuring a messy bed near a large panoramic window overlooking a neon-lit cyberpunk city skyline at night.
A photorealistic image of a stylish woman in a striking red dress and sunglasses, standing confidently in an airport terminal surrounded by a towering, chaotic pile of colorful suitcases on a baggage cart.
A realistic 3D moth girl with split black and white hair, wide red eyes, and an awestruck expression with drool, leaning over a glowing light bulb on a wooden table.
A 3D rendered medieval female arbalist with braided brown hair, brown eyes, wearing light brown medieval clothing and leather armor, holding a crossbow with a serious sideways glance.

base model Images

Photorealistic scene of undead characters including zombies and skeletons walking through a spooky cemetery illuminated by glowing jack-o'-lanterns under a dark, ominous sky.

digital art Images

Abstract digital artwork depicting a fragmented figure dancing under a large glowing moon, composed of glitch art style shards with stark contrasts and foggy ambiance.
Black and white close-up of a woman with wet, rain-kissed hair partially disintegrating into colorful rainbow particles drifting left.
Portrait of a dark-skinned black woman styled as a goddess wearing gold jewelry and a golden outfit with short dark hair.
Futuristic city with tall cylindrical glass towers set in a snowy mountainous landscape under a dramatic sky at sunset.
Digital art of a cute dark gray cat with bright blue eyes sitting on a tree branch surrounded by orange autumn leaves. The cat has a glowing halo above its head and wears a collar with a pendant.
A fierce woman in a glowing high-tech exosuit fires energy blasts amid a massive explosion in a neon-lit dystopian cityscape.
Close-up digital painting of a little girl with brown hair holding a white rabbit against a snowy village backdrop in winter, rendered in a classic art style.
View from behind a long cracked path leading through a dystopian town devastated by an atomic explosion with a massive mushroom cloud and burning ruins.
A white unicorn with a glowing pink horn and a flowing pink mane, red eyes with colored sclera, set against a dark background in digital art style.

fantasy art Images

Portrait of a woman adorned with baroque style jewelry featuring blue gemstones, diamond earrings, and an ornate gold necklace, rendered in high detail with vray lighting.
Fantasy character adorned with intricate baroque style jewelry featuring blue gemstones and diamonds, rendered in high detail with 18k gold accents.
A beautifully detailed fox standing in a snow-covered forest under moonlight with blooming sakura trees around.
A woman in red samurai armor sitting on a mossy path surrounded by bamboo trees, overlooking a misty mountain village with traditional pagoda buildings and snowy peaks in the background.
Side view of a kneeling figure in a decrepit castle wearing a detailed blue and gold steampunk outfit with white feathered wings and a golden feather crown, with autumn leaves scattered on the ground.
A beautiful goddess with long wavy hair wearing a flower crown and an ornate blue dress, standing in an enchanted forest illuminated by moonlight with mystical creatures and floating islands in the background.
A white-haired elf female warrior in a white and gold dress, holding a staff raised in a fighting stance, with a castle and Alpen mountains in the background under a blue sky.
A dark fantasy portrait of an elven woman with red eyes, intricate jewelry, glowing arcane third eye symbol on her forehead, levitating with psychic energy and galactic planets in the background.
A digital painting depicting a young woman with braided dark hair in ivory ceremonial robes kneeling before a large owl perched on a black obsidian pedestal, illuminated by warm candlelight.
A digital painting of a romantic, ethereal woman with flowing white hair wearing a lavender gown, tenderly embracing two swans in a misty lake.

realism Images

A beautifully detailed fox standing in a snow-covered forest under moonlight with blooming sakura trees around.
Side view of a kneeling figure in a decrepit castle wearing a detailed blue and gold steampunk outfit with white feathered wings and a golden feather crown, with autumn leaves scattered on the ground.
A digital painting of a romantic, ethereal woman with flowing white hair wearing a lavender gown, tenderly embracing two swans in a misty lake.
Abstract artistic representation of a flamingo in watercolor style, featuring pink and red hues with a detailed beak and soft paint drips.
A neon-themed high fashion image of a blonde girl in a dramatic sitting pose, wearing a black outfit and a choker, with orange and teal lighting and digital glitch graphics over her eyes.
A serene dog with a fluffy golden coat peacefully sleeping on the wooden deck of a sailboat at sunset over a calm ocean.
Realistic depiction of the Pokémon Haunter hovering over a sleeping man, absorbing his dreams with dark purple energy.
Luxury private estate overlooking the ocean with curved sculptural architecture, an infinity pool, and a sunset view
A young blonde princess with braided hair crouching beside a campfire in a forest clearing during a tribal party, surrounded by figures in the background near bonfires.