Stable Diffusion FAQ

This is actually a FAQ for Stable Diffusion on Automatic1111, ComfyUI, and whatever else you make.

• The idea is to collect basic wisdom in a readable way. Why here? Well, I didn't see it happening anywhere else 🤷‍♀️

If you are a complete beginner

• https://civitai.com/articles/41/theallys-100percent-beginner-guide-to-getting-started-in-generative-ai-art

Need more?

• First, consider the NOOB FAQ: https://civitai.com/articles/530
• Next, try https://civitai.com/articles - there's a lot of stuff in there and this is just getting started.

Helping

Just LMK you want to help - pgm

Automatic1111

Prompts

How does Stable Diffusion Work?

• You'll need to learn a lot of stuff to know it all the way down (like, to electrons) but here's a nicely illustrated higher level explanation: https://jalammar.github.io/illustrated-stable-diffusion/

SDXL

Can I run SDXL on my VHS / Commodore 64 / Timex?

• I really wish you could.

Is AI a problem? Are AI generated images harming artists?

• Excellent questions outside the scope of this FAQ. Perhaps we will have good starting locations to learn about and discuss these questions linked here in the near future.