( Not my Model )

https://civitai.com/models/1831470/arrsenne-bmt1213?modelVersionId=2072568

First and foremost, I would like to extend my heartfelt thanks to mskiller51 ( https://civitai.com/user/mskiller51 ), who graciously agreed to teach me how to merge checkpoints. Thanks to his guidance, I was able to create my very first checkpoint.

Explanation of my creation: I intended to craft an illustration that leans toward realism without being fully realistic. Primarily, I was searching for checkpoints that do not behave like all the others. For instance, I possess around 300 checkpoints and have often encountered identical images generated by two completely different ones. Moreover, many of them tend to replicate the same faces. Therefore, I devised a test to help me identify checkpoints that yield distinct results. Here are three whose outcomes I particularly appreciated.

I consistently use DPM++ 2S a Karras Step: 30 CFG: 7

Here are the checkpoints I merged—my sincere gratitude goes to their respective creators. One of them is not listed, as it no longer exists. Thank you all once again.

Babes Illustrious By Stable Yogi

https://civitai.com/models/1134825?modelVersionId=1275906

Mklan-Illustrious-Real

https://civitai.com/models/1355784?modelVersionId=1531499

thrillustrious_v09BETAWIP.civitai

Dead checkpoint