BigLove is a merge of Pony, bigASP and other SDLX models. It fully understands Pony tags, but interprets them a bit differently.
The Pony releases of Big Love are a hybrid. They produces different images than both Pony & SDXL-based models. Some images lean more in the one or other direction depending on how you prompt. It works with Pony as well as normal SDXL loras. It supports Pony characters, but they look like real humans. It can turn anime/cartoon into photorealistic images in img2img.
The XL release of Big Love is more SDXL, but stil has a bit of Pony in it, so most Pony loras should work too. It produces a less classical look than the Pony versions of Big Love and adds a less strong texture by default, which can be enhanced with more Lightning steps or by using Pony2 in img2img.
For more prompts see the other Big Love model page!
Optimal Settings:
DPM++ SDE, Normal/SGM Unifom (Pony), Karras (XL), 20-30 steps, cfg 3-10, clip skip 2 For faster generation 2M SDE/3M SDE also works, but lower quality.
For Highest Quality: Use the SDXL Lightning 8-step lora with DPM++ SDE, SGM Uniform, 8 steps, cfg 1.5-2.5, clip skip 2
Upscaling: txt2img (Lightning 8-step lora): Hires fix, 4x_NMKD-Superscale-SP_178000_G upscaler, 3 hires steps, 0.4 denoise, 1.5x, hires cfg 2, clip skip 2
img2img (recommended): same positive prompt, Lightning 8-step lora, DPM++ SDE, SGM Uniform, 1.5x, 3 steps (ComfyUI), 6-8 steps (Pony), 8-12 steps (XL), cfg 2, 0.4/0.5 denoise, clip skip 2
Please note: Unlike txt2img with Hires fix, img2img offer a seed, so you get multiple image versions to choose from. img2img upscaling also produces better quality.
Strengths:
* Probably the most photorealistic Pony model
* Very good anatomy knowledge
* Huge face variety for a Pony model
* Very short prompts are quite effective & photorealistic
Weaknesses:
* Still a bit of the Pony look depending on used prompt
* Depending on prompt it can switch between fully photorealistic and semi-realistic
Pony Prompting Advice:
Pony prompts & prompts from bigASP & Lustify work with it. Score tags and fill words like masterpiece or perfect skin have as good as no effect usually. A negative prompt is often unnecessary unless you want to make something vanish or avoid underage, but it can also change the style of the image. Pure booru tags and some other samplers may produce Pony style. Photographic terms or a simple prompts ensure a photo look. Sometimes it refuses to produce medium shots, portraits or close-ups unless you weigh the term heavily or remove feet, shoes, high heels, boots etc. from the prompt. wavy hair sometimes does not look so great. If it refuses to do ****, try simplifying the prompt. If you want to do a portrait, don't describe surroundings too much. If you want to do ****, describe the action mainly and don't focus on the people or surroundings in the prompt. The largest part of the prompt should be about the main subject of the image. If a prompt does not produce the intended image, you often only need to modify it a bit to make it work perfectly.
Using Character Loras:
There were some complaints about them not working, but the problem was not the model itself so far. So here are some tips: * Try Pony as well as SDXL character loras * Use a lora weight up to 1.5 if it does not reduce quality * If it is a well known character, add the name in the prompt and also give it a higher weight if necessary. * Check your negative prompt for problems. Delete it if necessary and rewrite it from scratch. * Render a lot of images to be able to pick those with the best resemblance.
You can highly improve the images generated with this model by using img2img, upscaling, detailing etc. The Lightning lora enhances the look and sharpness despite only 8 steps.
Merged Models:
XL: TamePony 2.5, bigAsp 2, Lustify Engame, Acorn is Boning XLv2
Pony2: TamePony 2.5, bigAsp 2, Lustify 4, URPM PonyXL-Hybrid 1
Pony1: TamePony 2.5, bigAsp 2, Lustify 2
Many thanks to the creators of these wondeful models.