About the muramasa mikado tag
muramasa mikado is an artist tag that NovelAI Diffusion can use. On Danbooru it has 361 posts, and its best-rated still image scores 217. 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 muramasa mikado
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 muramasa mikado in a prompt
Put the artist tag near the front, then add the subject and quality tags.
muramasa mikado, 1girl, solo, best quality, masterpiecemuramasa mikado, hatsune miku, 1girlmuramasa mikado, haruyama kazunori, 1girlThe mix example uses haruyama kazunori, 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 mangaka, artist.
Pen-name: 村正 みかど (Muramasa Mikado) The other names: 村正 帝 (Muramasa Mikado) or 裏村正 みかど Company name (sometimes used as a joint pen-name): 武礼堂 (Bureidou)
Circle name: 秋葉原地下格闘場 (Akihabara Chika Kakutou Jou, AkihabaraFightingClub)
FAQ
Does NovelAI recognize muramasa mikado?
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 muramasa mikado.
How do I write muramasa mikado in a prompt?
Write "muramasa mikado" near the front of the prompt and separate it from other tags with commas.
Which artists draw in a similar style to muramasa mikado?
haruyama kazunori, tanuki yousuke, erotibot are the closest on this site, judged from the V4.5 samples.
Should I use V5 or V4.5?
V4.5 gives a stronger muramasa mikado look. V5 gives steadier poses and fewer artifacts.

