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Illustrij

Illustrij v21 by Reij is a handcrafted Illustrious merge blending comic, anime, and semi-realistic styles with a unique artistic personality.

$0.003

per image in the cloud

$0

on your own GPU

Run it free Use it in Claude or the API

Illustrij, AI Image Generator

Illustrij v21 by Reij is a deeply personal project, evolved through 21 versions with a signature style blending comic linework, anime aesthetics, and touches of semi-realistic 3D.

A Model With Character

Illustrij has a distinctive look, imperfect in the best way, with warmth and character in every generation. v21 includes one of Reij's private LoRAs based on artificial handwriting.

Highlights

Comic-anime-3D hybrid with semi-realistic rendering
Expressive characters with detailed eyes and natural proportions
Artistic sensuality with cinematic lighting
Clean hands and anatomy without heavy post-processing
No external VAE required (baked into the checkpoint)

Prompt Tips

Quality tags (masterpiece, best quality) are added automatically: start your prompt directly with the subject
Lean into its comic-anime-3D blend with terms like "comic style", "cel shading" or "semi-realistic"
Describe expression and lighting ("gentle smile, cinematic lighting, rim light") for its expressive characters
Keep prompts short and tag-based: its signature style shows best with few competing style terms

Use it

Three ways to run Illustrij

Download Imference Desktop and open it.
In Local models, pick Illustrij. It downloads once.
Write a prompt and press Generate. Free, on your GPU.

Get the app

Make an image with Illustrij ("illustrij"): a lighthouse on a cliff at dusk, cinematic light

curl https://imference.com/generate \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $IMFERENCE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "illustrij",
       "format_code": "square",
       "prompt": "a lighthouse on a cliff at dusk, cinematic light"}'

Claude needs the MCP server. API details in the reference.

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