# animepics

Anime image generation + LoRA training setup.

## Stack

- **ComfyUI** — image generation UI
- **NoobAI-XL** — base anime model (SDXL-based, SFW+NSFW)
- **kohya_ss** — LoRA training

## Requirements

- Python 3.10+ installed and in PATH
- Git installed
- NVIDIA GPU with CUDA (4070 recommended)
- ~20GB free disk space for models

## Setup

Run once to install everything:

```powershell
.\setup.ps1
```

This will:
1. Clone ComfyUI and install dependencies
2. Clone kohya_ss and install dependencies
3. Install ComfyUI custom nodes (AnimateDiff, ControlNet, etc.)
4. Download the NoobAI-XL base model + VAE

## Launch

```powershell
# Start image generation UI (opens browser at localhost:8188)
.\launch_comfyui.ps1

# Start LoRA training UI (opens browser at localhost:7860)
.\launch_kohya.ps1
```

## LoRA Training

1. Put your training images in `training_data/<your_lora_name>/img/10_<trigger_word>/`
2. Copy `training/example_lora_config.toml` and edit it
3. Launch kohya and use the GUI, or run `.\train_lora.ps1 <config_file>`

## Directory Structure

```
animepics/
├── comfyui/          # ComfyUI install (gitignored venv)
├── kohya_ss/         # kohya_ss install (gitignored venv)
├── models/           # shared model storage (gitignored)
│   ├── checkpoints/  # base models (.safetensors)
│   ├── loras/        # trained LoRAs
│   ├── vae/          # VAE models
│   ├── embeddings/   # textual inversions
│   └── controlnet/   # ControlNet models
├── training_data/    # LoRA training images (gitignored)
├── output/           # generated images (gitignored)
├── training/         # LoRA training configs
└── workflows/        # ComfyUI workflow JSON files
```

## Model Downloads

Base model (NoobAI-XL Vpred):
- https://civitai.com/models/833294

Good NSFW VAE:
- Already baked into NoobAI, but sdxl_vae.safetensors from stabilityai works too