anima_pencil-XL_clear

anima_pencil-XL_clear

• Guide v2 (External site): English | Japanese
• Guide v1 (External site): English | Japanese
• Civitai
• SDXL_anime_clear_vae

<div style="display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; gap: 2em;"> <div> <img src="./images/anima_pencil-XL_clear_v2_white_dress_and_red_rose.png" alt="white_dress_and_red_rose" width="400" height="566"> </div> <div> <img src="./images/anima_pencil-XL_clear_v2_red_hat_blonde_girl.png" alt="red_hat_blonde_girl" width="400" height="566"> </div> </div>

v2 (latest)

anima_pencil-XL_clear_v2 | anima_pencil-XL_clear_v1

<div style="display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; gap: 2em;"> <div> <img src="./images/anima_pencil-XL_clear_v2_compare_1.png" alt="anima_pencil-XL_clear_v2_compare_1" width="400" height="566"> </div> <div> <img src="./images/anima_pencil-XL_clear_v1_compare_1.png" alt="anima_pencil-XL_clear_v1_compare_1" width="400" height="566"> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; gap: 2em;"> <div> <img src="./images/anima_pencil-XL_clear_v2_compare_2.png" alt="anima_pencil-XL_clear_v2_compare_2" width="400" height="566"> </div> <div> <img src="./images/anima_pencil-XL_clear_v1_compare_2.png" alt="anima_pencil-XL_clear_v1_compare_2" width="400" height="566"> </div> </div> <div style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 800px; max-width: 90%;"> <img src="./images/anima_pencil-XL_clear_v2_compare_2_close_up.png" alt="Close-up comparison" width="800" height="400"> </div>

v2 has been tuned to work well with the standard Euler sampler and low CFG scale. This significantly reduces the color burning that commonly occurs at high CFG values, resulting in more natural color expression.

Compared to v1 on the right, the output from anima_pencil-XL_clear_v2 on the left has more vibrant and lively colors.

On the other hand, to create a cleaner look, the backgrounds have been simplified compared to v1.

Recommended Settings (v2)

• CFG scale: 2-4
• Sampler: Euler
• Scheduler: beta
• Steps: 12-20 (around 15)

Quality Tags and Negative Prompts are not always necessary.

Workflow

<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 800px; max-width: 90%;"> <img src="./images/SDXL_simple_workflow_20260317.png" alt="SDXL_simple_workflow_20260317" width="800" height="400"> </div>

This PNG image contains ComfyUI workflow.

Merge Recipe (v2)

<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 800px; max-width: 90%;"> <img src="./images/anima_pencil-XL_clear_v2_merge_recipe.png" alt="anima_pencil-XL_clear_v2_merge_recipe" width="800" height="400"> </div>

• UNET: anima_pencil-XL-v5.0.0
• VAE: SDXL_anime_clear_vae
• Model Scale SDXL node: ComfyUI-easygoing-nodes

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v2_INT8_ConvRot_HQ (light weight)

This is a lightweight version of v2. The CLIP and VAE remain unchanged, while only the intermediate layers of the UNet have been converted to INT8_ConvRot format.

Image quality is slightly lower than the original v2, but it is particularly well-suited for fast generation in low-VRAM environments (4-6 GB).

INT8_ConvRot is currently supported in ComfyUI and Stable Diffusion webUI Forge NEO.

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v1

Compare to anima_pencil-XL-v5.0.0 (Original)

anima_pencil-XL-v5.0.0_clear | anima_pencil-XL-v5.0.0 (Original)

<div style="display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; gap: 2em;"> <div> <img src="./images/anima_pencil-XL-v5.0.0_clear_image1.png" alt="anima_pencil-XL-v5.0.0_clear_image1" width="400" height="400"> </div> <div> <img src="./images/anima_pencil-XL-v5.0.0_original_image1.png" alt="anima_pencil-XL-v5.0.0_original_image1" width="400" height="400"> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center; gap: 2em;"> <div> <img src="./images/anima_pencil-XL-v5.0.0_clear_image2.png" alt="anima_pencil-XL-v5.0.0_clear_image2" width="400" height="400"> </div> <div> <img src="./images/anima_pencil-XL-v5.0.0_original_image2.png" alt="anima_pencil-XL-v5.0.0_original_image2" width="400" height="400"> </div> </div> <div style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 800px; max-width: 90%;"> <img src="./images/anima_pencil-XL-v5.0.0_compare_close_up.png" alt="Close-up comparison showing finer details and sharper edges in anima_pencil-XL-v5.0.0_clear anime outputs." width="800" height="400"> </div>

A fine-tuned version of anima_pencil-XL model, designed to produce clearer and more vibrant outputs.

Compared to the original, this model generates illustrations with higher contrast, richer colors, and more refined details.

Recommended Settings (v1)

• CFG scale: 2-4
• Sampler: DPM++ 2M SDE
• Scheduler: beta
• Steps: 15-25 (around 20)

Quality Tags and Negative Prompts are not always necessary.

Merge Recipe (v1)

<div style="text-align: center; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 800px; max-width: 90%;"> <img src="./images/anima_pencil-XL_v5.0.0_clear_merge_workflow.png" alt="anima_pencil-XL_v5.0.0_clear ComfyUI merge workflow" width="800"> </div>

• UNET: Suppression of overly reactive layers (e.g., time_embed., label_embed.)
• VAE: Replacement with an anime-specific VAE (SDXL Anime VAE Dec-only B3)

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Upscaler

Your choice. Examples:

• RealESRGAN_x4Plus Anime 6B (Commercial use)
• IllustrationJaNai_V1_ESRGAN (Non-commercial use)

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Detailer

Works well.

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Tips (External site)

• Steps and Scheduler: English | Japanese
• Upscalers: English | Japanese
• Negative Prompt: English | Japanese
• About VAE: English | Japanese

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License

• Fair AI Public License 1.0-SD
• License Official Page