About the maru-sun tag
maru-sun is an artist tag that NovelAI Diffusion can use. On Danbooru it has 124 posts, and its best-rated still image scores 28. 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 maru-sun
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 maru-sun in a prompt
Put the artist tag near the front, then add the subject and quality tags.
maru-sun, 1girl, solo, best quality, masterpiecemaru-sun, hatsune miku, 1girlmaru-sun, rokkotsu, 1girlThe mix example uses rokkotsu, 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.
Nickname: まるサン (Maru-Sun) The other name: ブラック●サン Old name: maru (まる) Circle names: まるしき (Marushiki) or おとなのまるしき (Otona no Marushiki) Site name: まるしきブログ
h4.See also
- Home page: http://th-dtr.ddo.jp/wordpress/
- Pixiv account (1): http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=3863581
- Pixiv account (2): http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=14285279
- Pixiv sketch account: http://sketch.pixiv.net/@maru_rx
- Niconico account: http://www.nicovideo.jp/user/1002930
- Niconico community: http://com.nicovideo.jp/community/co3485048
- Niconico Seiga: http://seiga.nicovideo.jp/user/illust/1002930?target=illust_all
- Niconico Manga: http://seiga.nicovideo.jp/manga/list?user_id=1002930
- Twitter account: http://twitter.com/maruRX
- Pawoo account: http://pawoo.net/@maru_rx
- Circle.ms: http://portal.circle.ms/Circle/Index/10083280
- Comike Web Catalog: http://webcatalog.circle.ms/Perma/Circle/10083280
- Booth web store: http://marushiki.booth.pm/
- Digital distribution site: DLSite.com (JP) / MelonbooksDL
- Old home page (dead): http://th-dtr.ddo.jp/blog/circle/wordpress/
- Old pixiv account (deleted): http://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=482084
- Twipple photo images: http://p.twipple.jp/user/marurx
- Twitpic account: http://twitpic.com/photos/maruRX
- Nijie account (unconfirmed): http://nijie.info/members.php?id=541914
FAQ
Does NovelAI recognize maru-sun?
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 maru-sun.
How do I write maru-sun in a prompt?
Write "maru-sun" near the front of the prompt and separate it from other tags with commas.
Which artists draw in a similar style to maru-sun?
rokkotsu, yurikawa, randomboobguy are the closest on this site, judged from the V4.5 samples.
Should I use V5 or V4.5?
V4.5 gives a stronger maru-sun look. V5 gives steadier poses and fewer artifacts.

