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Nova Cartoon XL v6: western cartoon and toon styles on SDXL

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By Captain
Published 2026-10-03
Example renders
Prompts and settings shared by the people who made these renders on Civitai. Pick a render to see how it was made.
Settings
Sampler
Euler a
Steps
20
Guidance
5
Seed
1682504066
Size
832x1216
Clip skip
2
Prompt
masterpiece, best quality, amazing quality, very aesthetic, absurdres,, mcgeealice, 1girl, solo, annoyed, expressive eyes, green eyes, black hair, long hair, messy hair, orange jumpsuit,, (staring at viewer, sitting, handcuffed, sexy pose),, (indoors, black couch, yellow walls, dynamic lighting)
Negative prompt
belt, logo, brand, patch, bad quality, worst quality, worst detail,
Settings
Sampler
Euler a
Steps
20
Guidance
5
Seed
216991220
Size
832x1216
Clip skip
2
Prompt
masterpiece, best quality, amazing quality, very aesthetic, absurdres,, mcgeealice, 1girl, solo, annoyed, expressive eyes, green eyes, black hair, long hair, messy hair, orange jumpsuit,, (staring down, rubbing wrist, sitting, sexy pose),, (indoors, black couch, yellow walls, dynamic lighting)
Negative prompt
belt, logo, brand, patch, bad quality, worst quality, worst detail,
Settings
Size
1152x2016
Prompt
masterpiece, best quality, amazing quality, 4k, very aesthetic, high resolution, ultra-detailed, absurdres, newest, scenery, cartoon, toon, 1girl, blonde hair, long hair, floating hair, blue eyes, looking at viewer, parted lips, medium breasts, puffy sleeve white dress, leaning side against tree, dutch angle, portrait, upper body, close-up, foreshortening, vines, green, forest, flowers, white butterfly, BREAK, dramatic shadow, depth of field, vignetting, dappled sunlight, sunburst, lens flare, rim light, backlit, volumetric lighting
Negative prompt
multiple view, multipul angle, split view, grid view, two shot, picture frame, framed, borders, modern, recent, old, oldest, anime, illustration, graphic, text, painting, crayon, graphite, abstract, glitch, deformed, mutated, ugly, disfigured, long body, lowres, bad anatomy, bad hands, missing fingers, extra fingers, extra digits, fewer digits, cropped, very displeasing, (worst quality, bad quality:1.2), sketch, jpeg artifacts, signature, watermark, username, (censored, bar_censor, mosaic_censor:1.2), simple background, conjoined, bad ai-generated Steps: 20, Sampler: Euler a, CFG scale: 4.5, Global Seed: 101724454, Seed: 446796035, Size: 768x1344, Clip skip: 2, Model hash: ea2047048c, Model: NovaCartoonILV6, Hires steps: 40, Hires upscale: 1.5, Denoising strength: 0.4, Hires CFG Scale: 4
Settings
Sampler
Euler a
Steps
40
Guidance
5
Seed
2845232089
Size
832x1216
Clip skip
2
Weight used
1
Prompt
Flatline, Flat vector illustration, masterpiece, best quality, good quality, very aesthetic, absurdres, 8K, depth of field, (cinematic portrait of a goblin standing proudly on street. The goblin has bright blue skin, sharp blue eyes, and a wicked toothy grin. fur vest, pants He wields a gigantic icy Greatsword, Photorealistic 4K detail,
Negative prompt
bad quality, worst quality, worst detail, sketch, censor, third eye, watermark, loli, child
Settings
Sampler
Euler a
Steps
40
Guidance
5
Seed
2845232089
Size
832x1216
Clip skip
2
Weight used
1
Prompt
Flatline, Flat vector illustration, masterpiece, best quality, good quality, very aesthetic, absurdres, 8K, depth of field, (cinematic portrait of a goblin standing proudly on street. The goblin has bright blue skin, sharp blue eyes, and a wicked toothy grin. fur vest, pants He wields a gigantic icy Greatsword, Photorealistic 4K detail,
Negative prompt
bad quality, worst quality, worst detail, sketch, censor, third eye, watermark, loli, child
Settings
Sampler
Euler a
Steps
40
Guidance
5
Seed
2845232089
Size
832x1216
Clip skip
2
Weight used
1
Prompt
Flatline, Flat vector illustration, masterpiece, best quality, good quality, very aesthetic, absurdres, 8K, depth of field, (cinematic portrait of a goblin standing proudly on street. The goblin has bright blue skin, sharp blue eyes, and a wicked toothy grin. fur vest, pants He wields a gigantic icy Greatsword, Photorealistic 4K detail,
Negative prompt
bad quality, worst quality, worst detail, sketch, censor, third eye, watermark, loli, child
Settings
Size
1152x2016
Prompt
masterpiece, best quality, amazing quality, 4k, very aesthetic, high resolution, ultra-detailed, absurdres, newest, scenery, cartoon, toon, 1girl, solo, cute, pink hair, long hair, choppy bangs, long sidelocks, nebulae cosmic purple eyes, rimlit eyes, facing to the side, looking at viewer, downturned eyes, light smile, red annular solar eclipse halo, red choker, detailed purple serafuku, big red neckerchief, (glowing stars in hand:1.2), fingers, arched back, from side, from below, dutch angle, portrait, upper body, head tilt, colorful, rim light, backlit, (colorful light particles:1.2), cosmic sky, aurora, chaos, perfect night, fantasy background, dreamlike atmosphere, BREAK, detailed background, blurry foreground, bokeh, depth of field, volumetric lighting
Negative prompt
particles, jpeg artifacts, scan artifacts, adversarial noise, multiple view, multipul angle, split view, grid view, two shot, picture frame, framed, borders, modern, recent, old, oldest, anime, illustration, graphic, text, painting, crayon, graphite, abstract, glitch, deformed, mutated, ugly, disfigured, long body, lowres, bad anatomy, bad hands, missing fingers, extra fingers, extra digits, fewer digits, cropped, very displeasing, (worst quality, bad quality:1.2), sketch, signature, watermark, username, (censored, bar_censor, mosaic_censor:1.2), simple background, conjoined, bad ai-generated Steps: 20, Sampler: Euler a, CFG scale: 4.5, Global Seed: 428649103, Seed: 3941906949, Size: 768x1344, Clip skip: 2, Model hash: ea2047048c, Model: NovaCartoonILV6, Hires steps: 40, Hires upscale: 1.5, Hires Adjust: ("shadow": [0, 0, 0, 0.8, 1.0], "middle": [0, 0, 0, 0.9, 0.9], "highlight": [0, 0, 0, 1.1, 1.0]), Denoising strength: 0.4, Hires CFG Scale: 4
Settings
Sampler
Euler a
Steps
29
Guidance
5
Seed
2076385792
Size
832x1216
Clip skip
2
Prompt
masterpiece, best quality, amazing quality,newest, absurdres, highres,need_buzz, holding sign,,need_buzz, holding sign,need_buzz, holding sign,need_buzz, holding sign,ultra detailed,wearing, microwaist, (teddy bear costume), beautiful hair, (double buns, spacebuns):2.5, colorful hair, (huge eyes, oversized eyes), clothed, clothed person, (smirk, wink), (full lips, plump lips, thick lips), lipstick,
Negative prompt
lowres, worst quality, low quality, blurry, bad anatomy, bad proportions, extra limbs, extra digit, extra legs, extra legs and arms, disfigured, missing arms, too many fingers, fused fingers, missing fingers, unclear eyes, username, simple background, loli, shota, realistic, NSFW,nude,orange hair, blue eyes, freckles,,
Crody's Nova Cartoon XL is focused on cartoon and toon aesthetics. Learn its CFG 3-5 setting, the toon prompt template, negative list that keeps anime out and ideas for character and scene work.

Overview

Nova Cartoon XL v6 by Crody is an Illustrious-based
SDXL
checkpoint
devoted to cartoon and toon looks: bold shapes, clean color, expressive faces, in the spirit of western animation rather than anime.
Author settings: Euler a, 20-30 steps, Clip Skip 1-2,
CFG
3-5, prompt template masterpiece, best quality, amazing quality, very aesthetic, high resolution, ultra-detailed, absurdres, newest, scenery, cartoon, toon, {prompt}, BREAK, depth of field, volumetric lighting; negatives include modern, recent, old, oldest, anime, graphic, text, painting, crayon, graphite, abstract, glitch, deformed, mutated. Unedited images are not for commercial use.

Reference

Name
Type
What it is
Template
tags
masterpiece, best quality, amazing quality, very aesthetic, high resolution, ultra-detailed, absurdres, newest, scenery, cartoon, toon, {prompt}, BREAK, depth of field, volumetric lighting
Negative
tags
modern, recent, old, oldest, anime, graphic, text, painting, crayon, graphite, abstract, glitch, deformed, mutated
CFG
3-5
Low.
Steps / sampler
20-30, Euler a
Clip Skip
1-2
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Step by step

  1. Fill the template with your character or scene.
  2. CFG 4, Euler a, 28 steps.
  3. Paste the negative; anime in the negative is what keeps it toon.
  4. Hires fix 1.5x at 0.4.
  5. Add expressive eyes, annoyed or similar expression tags.

Examples

Character

masterpiece, best quality, amazing quality, very aesthetic, absurdres, newest, cartoon, toon, 1girl, adult, solo, annoyed, expressive eyes, green eyes, long messy black hair, orange jumpsuit, sitting, staring at viewer, BREAK, depth of field, volumetric lighting

Scene

masterpiece, best quality, amazing quality, very aesthetic, scenery, cartoon, toon, a detective's cluttered office at night, venetian blind shadows, a cat on the desk, BREAK, volumetric lighting

Creative idea: show pitch

masterpiece, best quality, cartoon, toon, three adult friends in a food truck, chaotic kitchen, steam, expressive faces, wide shot

Tips

  • Expression tags are followed strongly; it is a character-acting model.
  • Scenery in the template adds backgrounds; remove for sticker-style cutouts.
  • Props and costumes (orange jumpsuit) render boldly.
  • Try 2-3 characters; it handles group shots.

Troubleshooting

Drifts toward anime

Why it happens
anime missing from the negative.

How to fix it
Keep the author's negative list.

Washed-out colors

Why it happens
CFG too low for the scene.

How to fix it
CFG 5.

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Questions

Commercial?

Edited images only.

LoRAs?

Illustrious
LoRAs
at low weight; cartoon-specific ones best.

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