Obsidian Anise V2: super strong comic vibe, and the lines are seriously clean.

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Obsidian Anise just dropped V2, it’s an SDXL merge on Civitai. The dev says V2 tones down the line art a bit and adds more depth through shadows, colors, texture, and lighting—so it can handle both clean 2D animation and a more semi-realistic finish, while still keeping that crisp manga/anime vibe underneath.

This model is aimed at people who want strong linework, expressive character designs, and high fidelity across different styles. The manga influence shows in the contrast, silhouettes, and shading approach—it can go from clean animation to semi-realistic to full-on realism without breaking a sweat.

The dev keeps getting asked how to get results like his, and he says to check out his two articles on img2img underpainting. The idea is to loosely sketch with img2img first, then build on top. If you’re looking to dig deeper into composition control, give his underpainting method a shot.

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Clean lines are the signature of this series, and V1 was already rock-solid.

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V2’s line art is way better for adding depth, the direction is spot on. V1 was just too flat.

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It handles both semi-realistic and fully realistic styles with one model — super versatile.

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img2img loose sketching workflow has a learning curve but it’s really useful once you get the hang of it.

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It nails that comic silhouette vibe way better than the others in the same category.