To generate realistic faces as well as whole images of people, stable diffusion models play a crucial role. But models alone don’t do the entire job.
In short, you need proper stable diffusion prompts for faces, along with an effective negative prompt, proper seed, and more, to generate realistic faces.
If you have all these elements but still struggle to generate them, our list of the best stable diffusion models for realistic faces can help you fulfill your needs.
Best Stable Diffusion Models for Realistic Faces
If you are a regular stable diffusion user, I think you already know that there are thousands of models available in Civitai, and new ones are being created every day.
1. Manuela Vicious
The model Manuela Vicious is based on real-life friends of the creator of the Vicious family, but fictional whose images are photographed and altered with AI tools to create a photorealistic and stunning cyberpunk aesthetic.
Key Features:
1. Photorealistic Appearance: The model boasts a photorealistic and cyberpunk aesthetic, which helps to achieve the realism of the character’s face.
2. Variety of Outfits: Manuela Vicious comes with a diverse wardrobe, including shiny E-Girl outfits and cyberpunk fashion.
You can choose outfits along with faces by using double brackets or specifying their preferences in front of their names.
3. Trained on Real-Life Friends: As I already told you the model in the Vicious family is based on real-life friends of the creator.
This personal touch adds a level of authenticity to the character’s appearance.
Our Verdict: If you’re a sci-fi enthusiast looking to blend realistic faces with cyberpunk aesthetics, this is the optimal choice from our perspective.
2. The Avengers Model
The Avengers Model includes embeddings of characters from Marvel’s Avengers series, featuring representations of superheroes from the franchise.
Key Features
1. Character Descriptions: For example, as we know, Black Widow is described as a highly skilled and complex character, a former Russian spy turned S.H.I.E.L.D. agent and Avenger.
And the embedding truly reflects her redhead appearance.
2. Trigger Words: The trigger words EL10LSEN are mentioned on the model page, possibly indicating specific prompts or cues that can be used to interact with or invoke responses from the model.
3. Legal and Ethical Guidelines: While using the model, I emphasize the importance of respecting individuals depicted in the embeddings, underscoring the need for work-safe images and non-commercial use per content rules.
Our Verdict: So, it is clear that the model is going to be your best model to design celebrities’ faces. Right!
3. Kaley Cuoco (JG)
The model Kaley Cuoco focuses on representing the likeness of Kaley Cuoco, an American actress known for her role as Penny in The Big Bang Theory series.
Standout Features:
1. Training Information: The model was trained from scratch with 140 steps on a Textual Inversion (TI) process using a dataset of 15 images.
The training details include 420 epochs, providing insights into the model’s learning process.
2. Usage Tips: CLIP SKIP is mentioned with a value of 1, indicating a specific setting or technique during the training process.
From our experiences, we recommend using trigger words (KCU0C0) that may help with interactions with the model.
Our Verdict: If you’re aiming to generate appealing faces akin to Kaley Cuoco, this model is your go-to choice.
For more celebrity faces, consider selecting models from Civitai’s celebrity collection.
But when using these, remember to keep things work-safe and for personal use only, following content rules and respecting the people in the images.
4. RealVisXL V3.0 + Turbo Model:
Multiple versions of the model are available, including V3.0 Turbo, V3.0, V2.02 Turbo, V2.0, V1.02 Turbo, and V1.0.Â
This offers you a range of options based on their preferences and requirements.
Standout Features:
1. Turbo Enhancements: The model is designed to be used with the DPM++ SDE Karras sampler, utilizing 4-10 steps and CFG Scale 1-2.5. These enhancements contribute to improved performance and image quality.
2. Training Information: The model is based on the SDXL Turbo base model, and the training process involved 672,000 steps.
Details about the training progress, such as the number of training images and completion percentage, are provided on the page.
3. Correction of Mistakes: The creator acknowledges mistakes in previous Turbo versions (V1.01 and V2.01) and releases the “true” Turbo RealVisXL V3.0.
So, this commitment to correcting errors demonstrates the creator’s dedication to model accuracy and quality.
Our verdict: You can say this is our best choice from the list of models for faces due to its diverse ability to generate all types of realistic faces and individuals.
5. SDXL Yamer’s Realistic
SDXL Yamer’s Realistic is designed with a primary focus on realism and good quality.Â
The creators emphasize that instead of aiming for just realistic enough images, a focus on full-body shots, with close-ups, is the optimal approach.
Standout Features:
1. Model Versions: The model has different versions, including V5 TX, V4 + VAE, V4 NO VAE, V3, V2, and V1. This variety allows you to choose the version that best suits your preferences and requirements.
2. Training Details: The base model is SDXL 1.0, and the model underwent training for realism with 672,000 steps.
3. Usage Tips: The best part is no refiner is needed for this model to produce good quality results.
Yes, Adetailer is not required to achieve a realistic-looking image.
Our Verdict: The model has garnered an impressive overall rating of 4.85 out of 5, reflecting users’ satisfaction with its performance and output quality.
Users also express gratitude for the model’s realism and overall quality.
So, in my view and experience, it stands out as one of the best choices for realistic faces.
6. PhotoPedia XL
PhotoPedia XL is a base model with a focus on realism, specifically in the realm of polaroid, digital, and analog photography.Â
Standout Features:
1. Training Details: The model has undergone training with specifics mentioned, including hardware settings (1024/1024, 1024/576, 576/1024), samplers used (DPM++ 2S a Karras), steps (4.5), and CFG range (4-9).
2. Upscaling Techniques: It involves a multi-step upscaling process using different upscalers like Foolhardy Remacri and NKMD Superscale.
3. Negative Embeddings and Additional Tools: it is advisable not to use negative embeddings, ADetailer, or LORAs in the process of image generation.
Our Verdict: As the model is optimized for various photography styles, including amateur, polaroid, cinematic, and detailed attributes like specific hair color, lens types, and lighting conditions.
It aids in generating accurate faces with additional facial details.
But before use, I recommend seeing our guide on stable diffusion lighting and camera prompts, which will enhance your utilization of the model.
7. Real Dream Model
Real Dream is a photorealistic base model that emphasizes realism in generating images. It is tailored for creating lifelike pictures featuring girls and men.
Standout features:
1. Model Versions: The model has several versions, including Realistic Cartoon 1, Asia Edition 1, 8 (Legendary), Director’s Cut 1, 7, 2, and 5.
Each version caters to different preferences and scenarios that help you to generate unique faces.
2. Optimized Samplers and Steps: Our recommendations include using “DPM++ SDE Karras” or “DPM++ 2M Karras” samplers with 20 steps for optimal quality.
But with “DPM++ SDE Karras” offers superior quality but slower processing.
Our Verdict: I’ve mentioned before that it excels in producing authentic images, and I appreciate Real Dream’s minimalist approach.
This approach is particularly valuable for its ability to avoid unnecessary details that might clutter images, resulting in clean and aesthetically pleasing results.
Final verdict:
I hope you can generate various realistic faces, from celebrities to everyday people, using the models mentioned above.
However, keep in mind that models alone aren’t sufficient for realistic image generation; you should also use appropriate realistic prompts.
So, go ahead and give these models a try, but always remember to adhere to content rules and show respect for the individuals in the images.
Hi there! I’m Prashant, the passionate mind behind aienthusiastic.com. With a background in Electronics Science, I’ve had the privilege of delving deep into AI and ML. And this blog is my platform to share my enthusiasm with you.