Introduction – Neo Illustrious

Neo Illustrious is a LoRA designed for high-end anime-styled illustrations. It emphasizes masterpiece-level quality, ultra-detailed rendering, and a glossy anime aesthetic. This makes it ideal for producing striking character portraits, full-body illustrations, and vibrant scenes with rich color depth and crisp linework.

Because it’s built for “best quality” and “ultra-detailed” outputs, it’s at its strongest when used for:

Highly stylized anime characters
Complex backgrounds with layered details
Promotional-style illustrations or visual novel key art
Dynamic lighting & reflective/glossy highlights

This LoRA works best in anime-style diffusion models (Anything v5, AOM3, Counterfeit, MeinaMix, etc.) that already lean toward vibrant, high-contrast results.

Style Suggestions

Cinematic anime art (think Makoto Shinkai style backgrounds + glossy characters)
Illustrated promotional posters
High-resolution prints (for merch or covers)
Anime cutscenes / splash art

Combine with tags like:

(masterpiece:1.3), (ultra detailed:1.2), best quality, 8k, vibrant lighting, dynamic composition for maximum impact.

Recommended Settings

Sampling Method ➡️ DPM++ 2M Karras (or Euler a for slightly softer look)

Gives crisp details with smooth gradients.

Sampling Steps ➡️ 24–32 (sweet spot 28)

Enough iterations to refine ultra-detailed art without overshooting.

CFG Scale ➡️ 6.5–8.0 (start at 7)

Keeps prompts respected but not overbaked.

Clip Skip ➡️ 2

More anime-style color & line clarity.

Upscaler ➡️ 4x-UltraSharp (or R-ESRGAN 4x+ Anime6B)

Best for glossy anime illustrations.

Hires Steps ➡️ 12–15

Balanced refinement on upscaling pass.

Denoising Strength ➡️ 0.3–0.45

Preserves original composition while sharpening details.

Resolution Size ➡️ 768×1152 (portrait) or 1024×1024+ (square)

High-res to capture ultra-detail.