1. Base image post #162810 with grok-imagine-image-quality 2. Nano Banana 2 for general idea of wide ponytail; it's actually bad at likeness for this character anything other than straight-on front view 3. 88% strength img2img with novaAnimeXL_ilV125 except face; I didn't want the eyes to become too large 4. NB to adjust neck, which the anime model made too skinny and less realistic 5. Medium strength on eyes, lips, and neck 6. 10% strength pass on entire image to get rid of noise and inpainting issues
Prompt
tsukioka kogane, 1girl, solo, three quarter view, portrait, looking ahead, blue hair ribbon, completely nude, painterly, anime coloring, (muted color:0.9), simple background, white background, masterpiece, best quality, recent, newest, absurdres, highres
Negative prompt
big eyes, wide-eyed, colored inner hair, gradient hair, (shiny hair:0.7), worst quality, worst aesthetic, bad quality, average quality, oldest, old, very displeasing, displeasing
Steps
24
Checkpoint
novaAnimeXL_ilV125.safetensors
Guidance
5.0
Note
Lower strength img2img for face and bust. Midway through process, Nano Banana 2 was used to adjust the neck.
1. Base image post #162810 with grok-imagine-image-quality
2. Nano Banana 2 for general idea of wide ponytail; it's actually bad at likeness for this character anything other than straight-on front view
3. 88% strength img2img with novaAnimeXL_ilV125 except face; I didn't want the eyes to become too large
4. NB to adjust neck, which the anime model made too skinny and less realistic
5. Medium strength on eyes, lips, and neck
6. 10% strength pass on entire image to get rid of noise and inpainting issues