DPM++ samplers are recommended.

🔹 Karras vs Normal (Scheduler)

Normal (linear/exponential) = evenly distributes timesteps. Good enough, but less efficient.

Karras = clusters more steps near the end (low-noise region) → spends more effort refining tiny details → better for grain, freckles, pores, brush textures.

👉 Most people pair DPM++ 2M/3M SDE + Karras for realism + detail retention.

👉 If you want more “looseness” or organic look, use DPM++ 2S a (Karras) or even Euler a.

LoRA

Extra Detailer XL

strength:

0.1 (recommended)

0.2-0.6 (ok)

0.7 (experimental)

0.8-1.0 (Experimental Warning: over saturation, over highlighting, over taking styles, reducing/removing other LoRA styles and texture effects)

Recommended CFG:

Euler/Euler a:

3-7

DPM/DPM++ samplers:

2.5 - 3.5 (experimental)

2 - 4 (more experimental)

5 - ... (Experimental Warning: causes over saturation, over exaggerated weird details, over highlighting)

Euler/Euler a - good for Simple, Flat anime/illust styles but

Flattens/Removes Fine-Details

like art textures, textures for film effects, visual effects, traditional art medium, dust, fabric, hair, etc.

1.: Strengths

2.: Weaknesses

Euler a

Simple + ancestral noise

1. Fast, stylized, organic variation

2. Eats fine texture, less sharp, inconsistent

DPM2 a

2nd-order + noise

1. Sharper than Euler a, some variation

2. Outdated vs DPM++

DPM++ 2S a

2nd-order single-step + noise

1. Punchy, organic, slightly sharper than Euler a

2. Less stable at low steps

DPM++ 2M SDE

2nd-order multi-step SDE

1. Stable, detailed, great texture

2. Slightly slower, less random

DPM++ 3M SDE

3rd-order multi-step SDE

1. Maximum sharpness, photorealism, ultra-detail

2. Rigid, slower, less stylistic flexibility