How to generate consistent style with Stable Diffusion using Style Aligned and Reference ControlNet

Generating images with a consistent style is a valuable technique in Stable Diffusion for creative works like logos or book illustrations. This article provides step-by-step guides for creating them in Stable Diffusion. See the following examples of consistent logos created using the technique described in this article. Or you can use the techniques to generate…

How to run Stable Diffusion 3 locally

You can now run the Stable Diffusion 3 Medium model locally on your machine. As of the time of writing, you can use ComfyUI to run SD 3 Medium. Here’s the video version of this tutorial. Table of ContentsSoftwareSystems requirementModelLicense concernComfyUIStep 1: Update ComfyUIStep 2: Download SD3 modelStep 3: Load the workflowStep 4: Select a…

How to run Stable Diffusion on AWS

Running Stable Diffusion in the cloud (AWS) has many advantages. You rent the hardware on-demand and only pay for the time you use. You don’t need to worry about maintaining the hardware. Recently, my Stable Diffusion PC has been down, so I set up a personal cloud server to run AUTOMATIC1111, ComfyUI, and SD Forge.…

Self-Attention Guidance: Improve image background

Self-attention Guidance (SAG) enhances details in an image while preserving the overall composition. It is useful for fixing nonsensical details that give the AI image away. In the example below, it fixes the man’s bow tie and modifies other details in the background. Here’s the video version of this article. Table of ContentsSoftwareHow does SAG…

How to create consistent character from different viewing angles

Do you ever need to create consistent AI characters from different viewing angles? The method in this article makes a grid of the same character like the one below. You can use them for downstream artwork that requires the same character in multiple images. Here’s the video version of this tutorial for AUTOMATIC1111. Video tutorial…

How to create images with AI hidden words

Can you see something hidden in the images below? Squint your eye until you see it! Stable Diffusion AI is particularly suited for generating seemingly innocent images with hidden words. The best tools to generate this kind of image are ControlNet and ADetailer. The image itself is controlled by the text prompt. It is infinitely…

Hyper-SD and Hyper-SDXL fast models

Hyper-SD and Hyper-SDXL are distilled Stable Diffusion models that claim to generate high-quality images in 1 to 8 steps. We will find out how good they are in this article. I will cover: Table of ContentsSoftwareAUTOMATIC1111ComfyUIWhat are Hyper Stable Diffusion models?Sampling in latent spaceSampling processLCM modelHyper-SD modelsDifference from other fast modelsHyper-SDXL vs Stable Diffusion TurboHyper-SDXL…

Perturbed Attention Guidance

Perturbed Attention Guidance is a simple modification to the sampling process to enhance your Stable Diffusion images. I will cover: Table of ContentsSoftwareAUTOMATIC1111ComfyUIWhat is Perturbed Attention Guidance?Attentions in U-NetsPerturbed Attention Guidance (PAG)Use PAG on ComfyUIUse PAG on AUTOMATIC1111Installing the Incantation extensionUsing PAGPAG settingsPAG ScaleFixing total guidanceNegative promptsReference Software AUTOMATIC1111 We will use AUTOMATIC1111 , a popular…