About the ikuta takanon tag
ikuta takanon is an artist tag that NovelAI Diffusion can use. On Danbooru it has 209 posts, and its best-rated still image scores 201. 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 ikuta takanon
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 ikuta takanon in a prompt
Put the artist tag near the front, then add the subject and quality tags.
ikuta takanon, 1girl, solo, best quality, masterpieceikuta takanon, hatsune miku, 1girlikuta takanon, zipang (zip@ng works), 1girlThe mix example uses zipang (zip@ng works), 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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Female Japanese artist, mangaka, illustrator. She likes Yakumo Yukari and Yakumo Ran, and has drawn quite a lot of yuri, furry doujinshi for them.
Name: いくたたかのん (The kanji for her given name is 鷹呑) Other names: ZIPS, 野中 竜希 (Nonoka Tatsuki), のなか たつきち (Nonaka Tatsukichi), たつきち (Tatsukichi) Circle name: ひなプリン (Hinaprin) Site name: たかのん大国(仮)or たぶろぐ
- HP: http://www.takanon.com/
- Blog: http://blog.goo.ne.jp/tttttakanon
- Pixiv: http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=8530
- Twitter: http://twitter.com/ikttknn
- Nijie: http://nijie.info/members.php?id=1388
- Circle profile: http://c10002540.circle.ms/
- Wikipedia (JP): http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/いくたたかのん
- Doujinshi DB: http://doujinshi.mugimugi.org/browse/author/4208/Ikuta-Takanon/
FAQ
Does NovelAI recognize ikuta takanon?
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 ikuta takanon.
How do I write ikuta takanon in a prompt?
Write "ikuta takanon" near the front of the prompt and separate it from other tags with commas.
Which artists draw in a similar style to ikuta takanon?
zipang (zip@ng works), matsumotoke, goban are the closest on this site, judged from the V4.5 samples.
Should I use V5 or V4.5?
V4.5 gives a stronger ikuta takanon look. V5 gives steadier poses and fewer artifacts.

