Announcing Animagine-XL_4.0_Opt_clear! Enjoy Free Compositions and Clear Outputs!
- Animagine-XL_4.0_Opt_clear has been released.
- Achieves vibrant colors and clearer expression.
- Enjoy dynamic compositions!
Introduction
Hello everyone, this is Easygoing.
Today, I'm excited to introduce the Animagine-XL_4.0_Opt_clear model, which is a fine-tuned version of the highly popular SDXL anime model, Animagine-XL_4.0_Opt.
The Animagine-XL_4.0_Opt Model
The Animagine-XL_4.0_Opt model is the latest iteration in the Animagine-XL series, a massively popular set of anime models for SDXL.
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title SDXL Anime Models
dateFormat YYYY-MM-DD
tickInterval 6month
section Animagine-XL
Animagine-XL 3.0 : 2024-01-10, 2025-11-08
Animagine-XL 3.1 : 2024-03-17, 2025-11-08
Animagine-XL 4.0 : 2025-01-26, 2025-11-08
Animagine-XL 4.0 Opt: 2025-02-13, 2025-11-08
section Illustrious-XL
Illustrious-XL v0.1 : done, 2024-09-25, 2025-11-08
Illustrious-XL v1.0 : done, 2025-02-11, 2025-11-08
Illustrious-XL v1.1 : done, 2025-02-18, 2025-11-08
Illustrious-XL v2.0 : done, 2025-03-06, 2025-11-08
While the Animagine-XL series may fall short of the newest Illustrious-XL series in terms of minute detail accuracy, it excels at generating a wide variety of compositions from simple prompts.
About Animgine-XL models compsition
Comparing the Illustrations!
Now, let's compare some actual illustrations.
The output on the left is from the newly released Animagine-XL_4.0_Opt_clear, and the one on the right is from the original Animagine-XL_4.0_Opt model.
Purple Witch
Zoomed-In View
SDXL's e-pred models generally tend to have lower contrast, resulting in a somewhat washed-out or pale look. However, Animagine-XL_4.0_Opt_clear has been adjusted to produce more vibrant colors and higher contrast.
Details have also been improved: there is less artifacting in the hair tips, and the intricacy of the clothing has increased.
While the stability enhancements might slightly reduce the sheer variety of compositions, the Animagine-XL series itself outputs an incredibly diverse range of compositions, so this should not be a practical issue.
Other Examples!
Next, let's look at some other examples generated with the Animagine-XL_4.0_Opt_clear model.
Village Girl
Positive Prompt
1girl, solo, short hair, blonde hair, simple background, black background, white shirt, upper body, short sleeves, closed mouth, smiling, open mouth, puffy sleeves, apron, blouse, colored skin, green skirt, black vest, dirndl, white apron, dutch angle, dynamic angle, close up, upper body, small breasts, burgundy, rouge, alizarin, royal purple, indigo, deep blue, masterpiece, high score, great score, absurdres
Negative Prompt (Standard for Animagine-XL_4.0_Opt, shared below)
lowres, bad anatomy, bad hands, text, error, missing finger, extra digits, fewer digits, cropped, worst quality, low quality, low score, bad score, average score, signature, watermark, username, blurry
Crimson
girl, solo, black hair, holding, closed mouth, black eyes, simple background, black background, flower, bouquet, petals, red bow, sakura, holding flower, pink flower, dutch angle, dynamic angle, close up, upper body, small breasts, burgundy, rouge, alizarin, royal purple, indigo, deep blue, masterpiece, high score, great score, absurdres
Hitman
black man, solo, looking at viewer, simple background, black background, closed mouth, suit, tie, white shirt, black tie, glasses, black suit, eyewear, suit jacket, dutch angle, dynamic angle, close up, upper body, burgundy, rouge, alizarin, royal purple, indigo, deep blue, masterpiece, high score, great score, absurdres
Parrot
solo, simple background, black background, no background, sitting, full body, black eyes, closed mouth, beak, no humans, bird, branch, blue bird, parrot, dutch angle, dynamic angle, close up, upper body, burgundy, rouge, alizarin, royal purple, indigo, deep blue, masterpiece, high score, great score, absurdres
Pixel Art: Sharing an Umbrella
drawing of a boy and girl holding hands under an umbrella, pixel art style, black background, simple background, white shirts, black hair, red bowtie, holding hands, boy on the left, girl on the right, dutch angle, dynamic angle, close up, upper body, small breasts, burgundy, rouge, alizarin, royal purple, indigo, deep blue, masterpiece, high score, great score, absurdres
Pixel Art: Elderly Military Strategist
an elderly man with grey hair and a beard, holding a yellow feather in his right hand. he has a serious expression and is wearing a traditional japanese outfit with an orange kimono underneath. he is depicted in a pixel art style, giving a thumbs up gesture. the background is a solid black color. the man appears to be in his late 60s or early 70s, with a wrinkled face and a full beard. his eyes are closed, and he is looking directly at the viewer. the feather he is holding is yellow in color and has a feather-like texture. the overall style of the image is reminiscent of pixel art, with bright colors and intricate details., dutch angle, dynamic angle, close up, upper body, burgundy, rouge, alizarin, royal purple, indigo, deep blue, masterpiece, high score, great score, absurdres
Prompts with Captioning + Color Keywords
The prompts used here were created by borrowing illustrations from Irasutoya, captioning them using a previously introduced workflow, and then adding color-specifying keywords.
Irasutoya
Caption Prompt
Color Specification Prompt
Conclusion: Give Animagine-XL_4.0_Opt_clear a Try!
- Animagine-XL_4.0_Opt_clear has been released.
- Achieves vibrant colors and clearer expression.
- Enjoy dynamic compositions!
In this post, I introduced the Animagine-XL_4.0_Opt_clear model.
SDXL's e-pred models often struggled with contrast and tended to be pale, but with this adjustment, I believe we've achieved a clearer expression and made black backgrounds truly stand out.
Even though the adjustments were made only in the final output stage, this minor change allowed the output to be strongly steered in the desired direction. It truly shows how complete the Animagine-XL_4.0_Opt model already is.
The Animagine-XL series is a genuinely enjoyable model to use, generating illustrations with "motion" through innovative compositions. I encourage everyone to give it a try!
Thank you for reading until the end!