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THE TLDR TO GENNING ART:

1. Selecting your website/software
2. Selecting the right model
3. Building a functional prompt
4. Putting it all together!

My Objective:

The objective of this guide is to help total noobs through the steps of generating there first character art. Second only to the definitions and greeting, the art used in your bot is an often overlooked part of creation that can make or break its chances of being seen. Good art in greetings and an interesting profile image can win you clicks in Recent Hits, while a bad or poorly cropped shot makes your work look sloppy or suspicious. I hope this page acts as a guide stone for creation.

Step 0. Choosing Your Image Generation Platform

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This table provides a relative comparison; user experience may vary.

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*Many of the danbooru prompt sites offer models that use natural language, however they primarily use danbooru tags. This will all be explained further down. **NovelAI uses it’s own unique prompting structure. I have no experience with it, and as a result this guide does not touch on using it.

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WARNING: Any art generating software runs the risk of burning out your GPU

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• “Thanks for nothing, smartass. What’s the difference between them?” Glad you asked!