( Not my Model )

https://civitai.red/models/2604117/illustrious-realism-experiment-compatible-with-illustrious-loras?modelVersionId=3082623

About this version

Incorporated BeautyFoolXL2025 v2.0 and Reality BoundXL Axiom v14 into the merge.

Introduction

The Illustrious Realism Experiment (IRE) is an attempt at a realistic Illustrious model that does not sacrifice its character knowledge, prompt adherence capabilities, and compatibility with Illustrious-based LoRAs. This was mostly accomplished by block merging WAI-illustrious-SDXL v17.0 with CyberRealistic CyberIllustrious v11.0 and a mix of SDXL models (see the credits and version history sections for additional information) using Hako-mikan's SuperMerger ; in addition, a custom LoRA trained on a personal dataset of high quality photos has been merged into each version.

Usage Guidelines

Summary:

• VAE: already baked in

• Prompting: use Booru tags ( see below for important tags! )

• Sampler: euler a

• Scheduler: karras

• Steps: ~ 30

• CFG: 2-5

• Resolution: 1024x1024, 896x1152, and 832x1216

For the best results, you should use Booru tags and place the following tags at the start of your prompt:

masterpiece, best quality, realistic, photorealistic

Including the tags below in the negative prompt may also lead to better quality:

bad quality, worst quality, sketch, flat color, lowres

The preview images used the euler a sampler with the karras scheduler at 30 steps , but feel free to experiment with other options (the DPM++ 2M SDE sampler, for example, can produce sharper images). The recommended CFG scale is 2-5 , with a lower CFG tending toward more realism, in my opinion. Good resolutions include 1024x1024 , 896x1152 , and 832x1216 .

While the model should be compatible with most Illustrious-based LoRAs, results will vary depending on the LoRA, and you may need to lower the LoRA's strength and/or the CFG scale.

The model has the default SDXL VAE baked into it.

Credits

IRE is based on block merge of WAI-illustrious-SDXL v17.0 with RealVisXL v5.0 , UltraEpicAi Realism v2.0 , BeautyFoolXL2025 v2.0 , Reality BoundXL Axiom v1 4, and CyberRealistic CyberIllustrious v11.0 . Free free to create new merges using this model, but please do not use them for commercial purposes.

Version History

• v5.0: Incorporated BeautyFoolXL2025 v2.0 and Reality BoundXL Axiom v14 into the merge.

• v4.1: Improved LoRA compatibility by making some slight changes to the merge formula.

• v4.0: Made significant changes to the block merging formula in an attempt to improve visual fidelity and realism; incorporates a custom LoRA trained on a personal dataset of around two hundred photos.

• v3.0: Reduced graininess by integrating CyberRealistic CyberIlustrious v11.0 into the merging process; incorporates a custom LoRA trained on a personal dataset of around two hundred photos.

• v2.0: Some improvements to visual fidelity by incorporating RealVisXL V5.0 and training on a higher quality dataset for the LoRA merged into the model; incorporates custom LoRAs trained on a personal dataset of around eight hundred photos.

• v1.0: Initial version based on a block merge of WAI-illustrious-SDXL v17.0 with UltraEpicAi Realism v2.0; incorporates custom LoRAs trained on a personal dataset of around six hundred photos.