About the blastbeat tag
blastbeat is an artist tag that NovelAI Diffusion can use. On Danbooru it has 181 posts, and its best-rated still image scores 336. The samples above put the tag at the front of a fixed base prompt with seed 1234, so the differences between tags come from the tag alone.
How each model draws blastbeat
Follows pose and expression instructions closely. Good for clean standing portraits.
Picks up face shape, line and palette more strongly. Good when you want the style to lead.
WAI illustrious SDXL v17, a local model. Shows how the same tag reads outside NovelAI.
Writing blastbeat in a prompt
Put the artist tag near the front, then add the subject and quality tags.
blastbeat, 1girl, solo, best quality, masterpieceblastbeat, hatsune miku, 1girlblastbeat, katsuragi niya, 1girlThe mix example uses katsuragi niya, the closest style on this site. The negative prompt and the full settings are on the terms page.
How these samples were made
Every image uses 832×1216, seed 1234, 23 steps and the k_euler_ancestral sampler. The base prompt and negative prompt stay the same for every tag, and only the tag under test changes. Images flagged by the NSFW check are regenerated with a new seed or hidden.
From the Danbooru wiki
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Artist, Nico Nico singer. Likes death metal and Toguro otouto.
Artist name: BLASTBEAT (ブラストビート) Nico Nico nickname: dim(BLASTBEAT) Circle & site name: 320BPM
See also
- Home page: http://320bpm.x.fc2.com/
- Pixiv account: http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=56021
- Tinami accoount: http://www.tinami.com/creator/profile/35126
- Drawr account: http://drawr.net/blastbeat
- PIAPRO account: http://piapro.jp/blastbeat
- Nico Nico Douga account: http://www.nicovideo.jp/user/1130865
- Nico Nico Douga MyList: http://www.nicovideo.jp/mylist/7437981
- Nico Nico Douga community: http://com.nicovideo.jp/community/co579442
- Nico Nico Seiga images: http://seiga.nicovideo.jp/user/illust/1130865?target=illust_all
- Twitter account: http://twitter.com/blast_beat
- Twitpic account: http://twitpic.com/photos/blast_beat
- Photozou images: http://photozou.jp/photo/top/1609884
- Circle.ms: http://c10062225.circle.ms/
- Old home page(dead): http://320bpm.web.fc2.com/
FAQ
Does NovelAI recognize blastbeat?
Compare the samples on this page. Every tag on this site shares the same seed and base prompt, so any change you see comes from blastbeat.
How do I write blastbeat in a prompt?
Write "blastbeat" near the front of the prompt and separate it from other tags with commas.
Which artists draw in a similar style to blastbeat?
katsuragi niya, nigou, kagehara hanzou are the closest on this site, judged from the V4.5 samples.
Should I use V5 or V4.5?
V4.5 gives a stronger blastbeat look. V5 gives steadier poses and fewer artifacts.

