machiko (beard)

About the machiko (beard) tag

machiko (beard) is an artist tag that NovelAI Diffusion can use. On Danbooru it has 265 posts, and its best-rated still image scores 685. 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 machiko (beard)

Follows pose and expression instructions closely. Good for clean standing portraits.

V4.5

Picks up face shape, line and palette more strongly. Good when you want the style to lead.

ILLUST

WAI illustrious SDXL v17, a local model. Shows how the same tag reads outside NovelAI.

Writing machiko (beard) in a prompt

Put the artist tag near the front, then add the subject and quality tags.

Basicmachiko (beard), 1girl, solo, best quality, masterpiece

Charactermachiko (beard), hatsune miku, 1girl

Mixmachiko (beard), konayama kata, 1girl

The mix example uses konayama kata, 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

Japanese artist. Indicated in her DeviantArt that she's currently staying in the US.

Name: まちこ DeviantArt nickname: Matyinging Site: Beard

HP: http://obeardo.web.fc2.com/
Blog: http://mtunk.blog49.fc2.com/
Pixiv: http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=94536
DeviantArt: http://matyinging.deviantart.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/machiko_ex
Twitpic: http://twitpic.com/photos/machiko_ex

Source: Danbooru wiki · machiko_(beard) ↗

FAQ

Does NovelAI recognize machiko (beard)?

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 machiko (beard).

How do I write machiko (beard) in a prompt?

Write "machiko (beard)" near the front of the prompt and separate it from other tags with commas.

Which artists draw in a similar style to machiko (beard)?

konayama kata, mochiya marosuke, miiko (drops7) are the closest on this site, judged from the V4.5 samples.

Should I use V5 or V4.5?

V4.5 gives a stronger machiko (beard) look. V5 gives steadier poses and fewer artifacts.

Artists with a similar style