About the kishi nisen tag
kishi nisen is an artist tag that NovelAI Diffusion can use. On Danbooru it has 247 posts, and its best-rated still image scores 77. 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 kishi nisen
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 kishi nisen in a prompt
Put the artist tag near the front, then add the subject and quality tags.
kishi nisen, 1girl, solo, best quality, masterpiecekishi nisen, hatsune miku, 1girlkishi nisen, kuroda kazuya, 1girlThe mix example uses kuroda kazuya, 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
Artist.
Japanese name: 騎士二千 (Kishi Nisen, lit. Knight Two Thousand) Circle & site name: KNIGHTS
See also
- Home page: http://www.din.or.jp/~knights/
- Pixiv account: http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=202579
- Tinami account: http://www.tinami.com/creator/profile/710
- Niconico account: http://www.nicovideo.jp/user/16534576
- Niconico Seiga: http://seiga.nicovideo.jp/user/illust/16534576
- Niconico Manga: http://seiga.nicovideo.jp/manga/list?user_id=16534576
- Twitter account: http://twitter.com/knights_2k
FAQ
Does NovelAI recognize kishi nisen?
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 kishi nisen.
How do I write kishi nisen in a prompt?
Write "kishi nisen" near the front of the prompt and separate it from other tags with commas.
Which artists draw in a similar style to kishi nisen?
kuroda kazuya, muneshiro (hitsuji kikaku), kakogawa tarou are the closest on this site, judged from the V4.5 samples.
Should I use V5 or V4.5?
V4.5 gives a stronger kishi nisen look. V5 gives steadier poses and fewer artifacts.

