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August 25, 2023

Welcome Civitans, to the fifth issue of the Civitai Weekly Newsletter! Our mission is to keep you in the loop with everything Civitai. This is your one-stop resource for all the latest updates and developments.

It’s been another busy week at Civitai! We’ve rolled out a Beta test of our on-site LoRA trainer which produces excellent SD 1.5 and SDXL models with minimal fuss, and we’ve expanded our Site Search to include Image and Collection searching! Details below!

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  • We’ve launched a Beta test of our on-site LoRA trainer! If you’ve always wanted to train LoRA, but don’t have the hardware - gather your data set and let Civitai.com do the heavy lifting! Training SD1.5 and SDXL LoRA has never been easier, with our preset training configurations! Open now to all who are signed up as Beta testers, and shortly to all Civitai Supporters! Stay tuned!


  • We've rolled out updates to the Site Search. With our new advanced filtering options, you can narrow down your results to find the exact model that inspires you! We’ve also implemented a Collection Search, available to all users now, and - huge news - we’re testing an Image Prompt Search, available to Civitai Supporters now, and to the wider community very soon!


  • Our newly introduced Featured Models and Images Homepage blocks are a hit! The blocks showcase hand-picked images, carefully selected by a team of Curators picked from our community! Committed to finding the best undiscovered content, these Curators sift through the creative abundance to bring the most inspiring and imaginative works to the fore. If you’re interested in becoming a Homeblock Curator, apply here!


  • Last Week in Civitai Stats!

    3,116 New resources

    11.4M Downloads (12.5PB of downloads)

    8.1K New reviews

    7.7K New comments

    19.3K New posts

    94 New articles

    228 New creators

    95K New images

    257K New image reactions

    6.1K New Collections

    115.8K Items added to Collections

There are 5 days left to submit your entries to our SDXL Training and Image Generation Contests! We've had an excellent response, with over 26,000 accepted entries to the image generation contest, and hundreds of new SDXL Checkpoints and LoRA resources submitted every day!

To enter the SDXL image contest, generate your best SDXL images and submit them to our SDXL Contest Collection! This contest is running now, until August 30th at 11:59PM PST. Please read the rules before submitting your images!

The SDXL Training Contest is also running now, until August 30th at 11:59PM PST, and the full rules and details are available here!

If you’re not sure where to begin with SDXL, we have an SDXL Overview guide, and an SDXL Training Overview to bring you up to speed on the basics!

There are extraordinary prizes up for grabs! We've curated an array of 21 awesome rewards that truly recognize and appreciate your engagement and efforts.

  • First place: RTX 4090 GPU

  • Second place: 16TB External HD

  • Third place: 2TB NVMe SSD

  • Fourth place: $50 Steam Gift Card

  • Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh places: 6 month of Civitai Supporter tier

Every week, we shine a spotlight on noteworthy resources and creators that have piqued our interest or presented exceptionally intriguing content.

From user Getphat we have a hidden gem - a Blacklight style UV bodypaint LoRa which produces the most fantastic colors and lighting!

Blacklight UV (SD 1.5)

Black light reactive UV body and face paint. If you've ever been to an underground rave this is sure to give you a flashback.

civitai.com/models/116215/blacklight-uv-sd-15-art-style-lora

Create your own tatts with LDWorksDervlex’s Black Tattoo Style LyCORIS! No ragrets!

Black Tattoo Style LyCORIS - Tattoo!

This LyCORIS creates images like an illustration style of special tattoos.

civitai.com/models/99025/black-tattoo-style-lycoris

Learning just got easier at Civitai Education Hub! Check out two new Glossaries, designed to help you navigate the complex worlds of LoRA training and general Generative AI terminology!

Our LoRA Training Glossary is your perfect companion to navigating the Kohya LoRA training application, and to understanding LoRA training in general!

LoRA Training Glossary

LoRA Training with Kohya (or other scripts) is full of confusing terminology – find some answers to what everything is here!

https://civitai.com/articles/1967

Our comprehensive Generative AI Glossary is a must-read for quick insights into the various technologies and concepts which drive Stable Diffusion and other generative art.

Generative AI Glossary

From GANs to VENVs, the Generative AI lexicon can be overwhelming, especially for newcomers or those branching out into new areas of this rapidly expanding field. Let us demystify the jargon!

https://civitai.com/articles/1965

Remember, Office Hours take place daily on our Discord Server! This is your chance to interact directly with the team behind Civitai, delve into insightful discussions, and learn more about the captivating field of Generative AI.

Our Office Hours are not just Q&A sessions but a platform for open dialogue about Civitai's innovations and the broader scope of Generative AI. So come join us, whether you're an AI enthusiast or a beginner, we welcome you to be a part of the discourse. Looking forward to seeing you there!

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