🤖 Naughty Academy: #1 – Choosing Your Model & Setting the Perfect Configs

Welcome to the first step of the NaughtyPuff Academy!
In this post, I will guide you through the beginning of the process: choosing your base model and settings.

I'm focusing 100% on my personal workflow, explaining exactly what each step and setting means, so you fully understand what you're doing — not just copying settings blindly.

⚠️ Important Note:
Due to Patreon's policies, I cannot mention specific tools or platforms.
You can generate images locally (if you have a good PC) or online through various services.
There are many tutorials on YouTube if you want to learn about local setups.

🎯 Step 1: Choosing Your Base Model

The first step is to choose your main model.
This model contains all the fundamental knowledge needed to generate your images.

Here are two excellent models I recommend:

⭐ Option 1: Hassaku XL (Illustrious) v1.3 - Style A

• Delivers a clean and soft visual style.

• More minimalistic and elegant.

⭐ Option 2: WAI-NSFW-illustrious-SDXL (currently v14)

• Currently my main model.

• More anime-focused by default.

• Easily adaptable using LoRAs (which we'll discuss later).

🧠 Why Choose Illustrious-Based Models?

There are many different models available, but Illustrious-based models stand out because:

• They are more consistent in results.

• They follow prompts better.

• They offer higher quality and more flexibility.

Tip:
I recommend avoiding Pony-based models, as they are a bit outdated and less responsive to complex prompts.

⚙️ Step 2: Basic Generation Settings

Each base model usually has its own recommended parameters.
Here’s what I personally use, along with a simple explanation of each setting:

🧪 Sampler: Euler A

• Controls how the model interprets your prompt and builds the image.

• Euler A is great for fast, smooth, and detailed results.

Tip:
You can experiment with other samplers later, but Euler A is my favorite for consistency.

🎛️ CFG Scale: 6

• "Classifier-Free Guidance Scale."

• Controls how strictly the model follows your prompt.

• Higher values = more accuracy but less freedom.

• Lower values = more creativity, less strictness.

My preference:
I usually set CFG Scale around 5–6.
Sometimes even 4.5 for a softer, more artistic touch.

⏱️ Steps: 25

• Defines how many refinement steps the model takes when building the image.

• More steps = higher detail, but also longer generation times.

Ideal range:
For my workflow, 20–30 steps is more than enough, especially when using Euler A.

✅ Quick Recap:

• Choose a good base model (preferably Illustrious-based).

• Use basic settings to control the generation (Sampler, CFG, Steps).