This is my first PonyXL merge, a culmination of somewhat randomly selected models from CivitAI. The results, in my opinion, are really good (though admittedly, I'm biased!). I focused on models that have:
Model Selection Criteria
Sharp Small Details: Models with a knack for intricate intricacies.
Natural Aesthetics: Minimizing the "AI slop" look, prioritizing clarity etc.
Artifact-Freeish Quality: Selecting models with clean examples and minimal artifacts.
Personal Appeal: A subjective but crucial factor in my choices.
Vibrant Colors: Pretty color other than gray waow.
Observations
Great Quality: Visually nice and refined.
Excellent Prompt Following: Interprets prompts really accurately compared to others.
Generally Strong Anatomy: Occasional messes up, but mostly accurate.
Creative Posing: Generates creative poses.
Overall Creativity: Seems really creative in a unqiue way.
Detailed Faces ("Solv"): Expressive facial features, less dead pan AI look.
Fine Small Details: Adds intricate details a lot, usually less blurred than others.
Thin Line Art: Nice thin lines compared to some models.
Good Conceptual Understanding: Seems good at understanding concepts.
Computer Almost Crapped itself: Needed 200GB swap file because of ComcfyUI, details can be found in mega-merge.json
