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About the caryo tag
caryo is an artist tag that NovelAI Diffusion can use. On Danbooru it has 634 posts, and its best-rated still image scores 128. 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 caryo
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 caryo in a prompt
Put the artist tag near the front, then add the subject and quality tags.
caryo, 1girl, solo, best quality, masterpiececaryo, hatsune miku, 1girlcaryo, horosuke, 1girlThe mix example uses horosuke, 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
Five artists contribute to this site: tabigarasu (たびがらす), Takeda_Yukimura (剛田幸村), nanashino (ななしの), pau (パぅ), and Midori Boushi (緑帽子). On the site, their images are usually signed as such, and the gallery page indicates which image is by which artist as well.
Images are signed in the following format
Only the date given (ie http://www.caryo.net/080122_p2.jpg) = tabigarasu Initials mb given before the date (ie http://www.caryo.net/mbmari-panntu.gif) = midori_boushi Character name only (ie http://www.caryo.net/supa6.jpg) = Nanashino (seems to have changed to na_copyrightN.ext since at least oct 2012) Date given then tam at the end (ie http://www.caryo.net/080311tam.jpg) = Takeda_Yukimura
FAQ
Does NovelAI recognize caryo?
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 caryo.
How do I write caryo in a prompt?
Write "caryo" near the front of the prompt and separate it from other tags with commas.
Which artists draw in a similar style to caryo?
horosuke, kurokuro, nanashino are the closest on this site, judged from the V4.5 samples.
Should I use V5 or V4.5?
V4.5 gives a stronger caryo look. V5 gives steadier poses and fewer artifacts.