About the mura karuki tag
mura karuki is an artist tag that NovelAI Diffusion can use. On Danbooru it has 416 posts, and its best-rated still image scores 121. 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 mura karuki
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 mura karuki in a prompt
Put the artist tag near the front, then add the subject and quality tags.
mura karuki, 1girl, solo, best quality, masterpiecemura karuki, hatsune miku, 1girlmura karuki, yadu nadu, 1girlThe mix example uses yadu nadu, 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.
FAQ
Does NovelAI recognize mura karuki?
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 mura karuki.
How do I write mura karuki in a prompt?
Write "mura karuki" near the front of the prompt and separate it from other tags with commas.
Which artists draw in a similar style to mura karuki?
yadu nadu, cyawa, rolua are the closest on this site, judged from the V4.5 samples.
Should I use V5 or V4.5?
V4.5 gives a stronger mura karuki look. V5 gives steadier poses and fewer artifacts.

