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Prefect Illustrious XL v7: polished anime with soft lighting

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By Captain

Published 2026-10-02

Goofy_Ai's Prefect Illustrious XL v7 is tuned for clean, soft-lit anime illustration. Learn the author's settings (Clip Skip 1, Euler a, CFG 5-6), prompt template and creative ideas.

Overview

Prefect

XL by Goofy_Ai is an Illustrious-based anime

focused on polished illustration with depth of field, bloom and detailed backgrounds. Version 7 continues the series' cleanup of style influence for a more neutral, flexible base.

Recommended settings from the author: Clip Skip 1, Euler a or DPM++ 2M,

5-6, ADetailer or a face inpaint pass, and an

upscale with 4x-UltraSharp.

Reference

Name	Type	What it is
Prompt template	tags	masterpiece, best quality, ultra-detailed, very aesthetic, depth of field, best lighting, detailed illustration, detailed background, then the subject
CFG	5-6	Author's range.
Steps / sampler	25-30, Euler a	Or DPM++ 2M.
Clip Skip	1	Unusual for anime models; the author used 1 on every example.
LoRAs	0.7-1.0	Illustrious LoRAs .

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Step by step

Paste the template, then the subject tags.
Clip Skip 1, CFG 5.5, 28 steps, Euler a.
Add soft lighting, bloom effect for the house style.
Face detail pass with ADetailer or inpaint.
Img2img upscale 1.5x at 0.3 with 4x-UltraSharp.

Examples

Portrait

masterpiece, best quality, ultra-detailed, very aesthetic, depth of field, best lighting, detailed illustration, detailed background, 1girl, solo, silver hair, red eyes, dark kimono, lantern festival, soft lighting, bloom effect

Scene

masterpiece, best quality, ultra-detailed, very aesthetic, detailed background, 2girls, cafe terrace, rain, umbrellas, warm light, smile

Creative idea: travel illustration

masterpiece, best quality, ultra-detailed, very aesthetic, depth of field, 1boy, solo, backpacker, mountain pass, prayer flags, wind, detailed background

Tips

Depth of field in the template gives its signature blurred backgrounds; remove it for flat scenes.
Named character tags work via Illustrious.
Keep the
negative prompt
short.
Style LoRAs at 0.7 blend well.

Troubleshooting

Overexposed bloom

Why it happens

Bloom tag plus high CFG.

How to fix it

CFG 5 or drop bloom effect.

Soft faces

Why it happens

Depth of field at small face sizes.

How to fix it

ADetailer or inpaint the face.

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Questions

Clip Skip 1 or 2?

The author used 1; try both and keep what you like.

Compatible LoRAs?

Illustrious and most NoobAI LoRAs.

Links and sources

Civitai page

Models in this guide

prefect illustrious7

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