About the tanaka kusao tag
tanaka kusao is an artist tag that NovelAI Diffusion can use. On Danbooru it has 1,203 posts, and its best-rated still image scores 458. 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 tanaka kusao
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 tanaka kusao in a prompt
Put the artist tag near the front, then add the subject and quality tags.
tanaka kusao, 1girl, solo, best quality, masterpiecetanaka kusao, hatsune miku, 1girltanaka kusao, mukuba, 1girlThe mix example uses mukuba, 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: 田中 草男 (Tanaka Kusao) Old name: 九時半 (reading is given as Kujihan) Circle name: スタジオ風月 (the other member: Ninomiya Yuu (disbanded in December 2013) Old site name: 温狐屋 (Nuruko-ya)
FAQ
Does NovelAI recognize tanaka kusao?
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 tanaka kusao.
How do I write tanaka kusao in a prompt?
Write "tanaka kusao" near the front of the prompt and separate it from other tags with commas.
Which artists draw in a similar style to tanaka kusao?
mukuba, john zhang, kanopan are the closest on this site, judged from the V4.5 samples.
Should I use V5 or V4.5?
V4.5 gives a stronger tanaka kusao look. V5 gives steadier poses and fewer artifacts.


