Obsidian Anise

Obsidian Anise is a manga-driven SDXL merge built for artists who want strong linework, expressive character styling, and high-fidelity rendering across multiple aesthetics. The model carries a clear manga influence in its contrast, silhouettes, and shading approach, while still supporting a wide range of finishes — from clean anime to semi-real and full realistic rendering.

What sets this merge apart is how consistent and structured it stays across styles. Lineart comes out crisp and intentional. Anime illustrations land with bold forms and clear expressions. Semi-real and realistic prompts maintain their detail without losing the underlying stylization. The model naturally leans toward strong contrast, defined edges, and deeper blacks, giving every output a confident visual weight.

Backgrounds and environments are a major strength. Architectural detail, forests, interiors, industrial scenes — all generate with convincing depth, texture, and atmospheric lighting. Surfaces like metal, fabric, fur, and stone are rendered with clarity and texture breakup, which helps blend stylized characters into richer, more realistic worlds.

Lighting performance is also strong. Rimlight, bloom, dramatic shadows, spell effects, and warm/cool shifts all resolve cleanly, giving images a dynamic finish without washing out the linework.

This merge suits:

Manga-style illustrations
Clean anime art
Lineart-focused compositions
Semi-real and stylized realistic portraits
Fantasy, sci-fi, modern, and anthro
Anyone who wants stylization + texture + depth in one model

🔧 Recommended Settings:

A well-rounded setup for general SDXL prompting.

Steps: 24–32 Sampler: Euler a or DPM++ 2M Karras CFG: 4–5.5 Resolution: 832×1216 or higher VAE: Default / model-embedded

🏷️ Recommended Quality Tags

anime screencap, anime style, thin lineart, cel shading, cinematic lighting, dramatic shadows, cinematic lighting,

american comic style, bold outlines, sharp inking, vibrant solid colors, cinematic lighting, dramatic shadows, cinematic lighting,

clean lineart, sharp outlines, precise inking, controlled shadows, high-contrast

semi-realistic details, refined textures, natural lighting, atmospheric depth,

masterwork, masterpiece, best quality, (masterpiece:1.2), (best quality:1.2),(very aesthetic:1.2), (absurdres:1.2), newest,

anime_art_style, 2d, line_art_style, limited_pallette,

Obsidian Anise - v2