# **Introduction**
WillowbarkXL is a merged SDXL model created with the aim of generating "2.5D" style (semi-realistic) anime art.
# **How to use**
Sampler: ***DPM++ 2M Karras*** or ***DPM++ SDE Karras***
Resolution: At least 1024 x 1024
CFG scale: Between 6 and 8. Try a higher CFG if you are having trouble with certain scenes.
Prompt: Put ***realistic,*** as the first term, then describe the scene you want
If you are looking to create a specific character (i.e. from Blue Archive), the first term must be the character's name, followed by ***realistic***.
For instance,
```Ichinose Asuna \(blue_archive\), realistic, lying on bed on her back, looking at viewer, halo over her head```
Negatives: ***worst quality, low quality***
Clip skip: 1 or 2
# **Recipe**
Unet merge
Model A: AnimagineXL_V3
Model B: colossusprojectXLSFW_v5.3
1,1,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,1,1,1,0,0,0,0,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1
base_alpha: 0
Note: It has come to my attention that I have accidentally used the merge option for SD 1.x, rather than SDXL. This means I have inadvertently merged the layers I had not originally intended. If you are looking to replicate my model, please use the [merge-block-weighted](https://github.com/bbc-mc/sdweb-merge-block-weighted-gui) extension as I have done.
# **Sample images**
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license: [Fair AI Public License 1.0-SD](https://freedevproject.org/faipl-1.0-sd/)
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