Map Bashing - NEW Technique for PERFECT Composition - ControlNET A1111

Map Bashing is a NEW Technique to combine ControlNet maps for Full Control. This allows you to create amazing Art. Have full artistic control over your AI works. You can exactly define where elements in your image go. At the same time you have full prompt control, because the ControlNET Maps have now color, daylight, weather or other information. So you can create many variations from the same composition

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[ainosekai]

Sir, no need to check 'restore face'. Because if you use kinda 2.5D/animated base model, it face will looks weird.
You can use an extension named 'After Detailer'. It can fix your character's faces flawlessly (based on your model). Also it can works perfectly with character (face) LoRa. There are also several models like it can fix hands/finger and body.
Give it a try~

[jason-skoi]

Tremendous human artistic control while maintaining the ai creativity as well. Nice!

[neeqstock]

Tried it, and this is probably the most simple, creative, and effort-effective technique I've come across. It's so easy to edit edge maps, even with simple image editing software. Thank you Olivio! :D

[Minami]

ControlNet gets even better with every new update.

[exstasis]

I'm so excited to use this technique. I was getting frustrated with the limitations of openpose not being detailed enough. But this soft edge thing looks really powerful as long as I'm willing to do a little manual photo editing beforehand.

[mikerhinos]

This is amazing as very often... one of the most under rated Youtube account on A1111 tutorials !

[frostreaper]

Oh wow, this actually solves the composition and color issues, great find Olivio thanks !

[AZTECMAN]

One very similar method I've been exploring is creating depth maps via digital painting.

Additionally, I've experimented with using a inference based map and then modifying by hand it to get more unusual results.

Mixing 3D based maps (rendered), inference based (preprocessed), and digital painting methods, while utilizing img2img and multi-controlnet highlights the power of this tech.

"Map Bashing" is a great term.

[GREATMAGICIANLYNEY]

I've been contemplating how best to bash up source images to create a final composition for SD rendering and this looks like a grand solution! Thanks for sharing.

[luke.perkin.inventor]

You could also use background removal tool step to preprocess each image, or as others suggested, non destructive masking when cutting them out.

[minhhaipham]

Awesome, please make more videos like this. Thank!

[exstasis]

I recommend playing around with adding this to your positive prompt: "depth of field, bokeh, (wide angle lens:1.2)"

Without the double quotes of course.

Wide angle lens is a trick that allows the subject's face to take up more of the area on the image while still fitting in enough context of the area around the subject. And the more pixels you allow it to generate the face, the more details you'll get generally. Although, if you already have controlnet dictating the composition of the image, adding wide angle lens to your prompt will likely have no effect and therefore reduce the effectiveness of everything else in your prompt.

The depth of field and bokeh are just some ways to make it feel like it was a photo shot professionally by a photographer than if it was just shot by an average person with automatic camera settings.

[soothingtunes]

You are a lot more amazing than Stable Diffusion XL bro, what good is a tool if we don't have people like you to show us how to use it properly!!!

[monteeaglevision]

You are a legend!!! Thank you much for this. Game changer. I will check back and let you know how it goes!

[CCoburn]

Great video. I'm particularly happy that you used Affinity Photo to create your maps.

[jacque]

Olivio, you're a Rockstar! Been following you for a while. Extremely grateful to have found your channel.

[trickydicky]

Watched your live stream over this last night. Highly enjoyed it.

[destructiveeyeofdemi]

Thorough brother.
Peace and love from Cape Town.

[morizanova]

Thanks .. smart trick to make machine function as our helper not just our overlord

[boyanfg]

Hi Olivio! I am amazed about the master level at which you use the tools. Thank you for sharing this with us!