About the tomoyuki kotani tag
tomoyuki kotani is an artist tag that NovelAI Diffusion can use. On Danbooru it has 301 posts, and its best-rated still image scores 320. 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 tomoyuki kotani
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 tomoyuki kotani in a prompt
Put the artist tag near the front, then add the subject and quality tags.
tomoyuki kotani, 1girl, solo, best quality, masterpiecetomoyuki kotani, hatsune miku, 1girltomoyuki kotani, ryuuta (cure ryuuta), 1girlThe mix example uses ryuuta (cure ryuuta), 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
Male artist, illustrator, character designer, eromangaka.
Name: Tomoyuki Kotani (コタニトモユキ / 小谷智之) Pen name: Kotatsu Tomodachi (コタツトモダチ / 小燵トモダチ) Old/alternate nickname: styleos
An ex-SNK employee, Kotani designed K', Maxima, Angel, Krizalid and many more characters for SNK between 1998-2002.
FAQ
Does NovelAI recognize tomoyuki kotani?
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 tomoyuki kotani.
How do I write tomoyuki kotani in a prompt?
Write "tomoyuki kotani" near the front of the prompt and separate it from other tags with commas.
Which artists draw in a similar style to tomoyuki kotani?
ryuuta (cure ryuuta), tsuji santa, okyou are the closest on this site, judged from the V4.5 samples.
Should I use V5 or V4.5?
V4.5 gives a stronger tomoyuki kotani look. V5 gives steadier poses and fewer artifacts.

