MODEL WATCH

There are new merge models being released every day so testing out some of them for the thread.

This time first up is AstralBloom: https://civitai.com/models/1796519/astralbloom . This is a new 2.5Dish anime style. From the description it seems like a lot of focus was put on facial features, but it feels very similar to other 2.5D models.

Next, Duchesse: https://civitai.com/models/1798332/duchesse . Duchesse is based on IllustriousXL with a bunch of LORA merged to make more like PonyXL's anime 2.5D look. Seems to lean more towards 3D than other 2.5D styles like the above AstralBloom.

Next up is Mayano_Mix: https://civitai.com/models/1800138/mayanomix . A Japanese model with an entirely Japanese description that when translated includes the phrase "I aimed for a plump model." This has by far the most 2D anime look for all the models today, It also seems to generally want to make characters smaller / shorter as well. Probably the stand out model of this set.

Lastly, UltraVistaNoob: https://civitai.com/models/1801828/ultravistanoob . This is a Chinese model based on NoobAI. It seems to focus more on scenery and backgrounds, with most of the example images being wide shots. It seems to want to add a lot of details to a scene, but those details seem less clear.

Included WAI for comparison. I think Mayano_Mix is worth checking out, and if you're just looking for more variations on 2.5D looks then the first two might have merit as well.

Full res test: https://files.catbox.moe/u4b53m.png