Beginner's Guide to Stable Diffusion - Easiest Way to Get Started
Any Gamer with a semi-decent graphics card (4GB+ Memory) can generate AI images. I'll show you how easy it can be to get started.
Installing Stable Diffusion:
Install Python 3.10.6, https://www.python.org/downloads/wind...
(check "Add Python to PATH" during install.)
Download the stable-diffusion-webui repository: https://github.com/AUTOMATIC1111/stab...
Download the zip and extract to your directory (recommend C:\)
Run webui-user.bat, let it finish and visit http://127.0.0.1:7860
Good to GO!
CheckPoints (Models)
Download a “checkpoint” or Model” (You need at least one of these:
Stable Diffussion 1.5 - Great for General Purpose Use https://huggingface.co/runwayml/stabl...
(download v1-5-pruned.safetensors)
Open Journey - Great for surreal https://huggingface.co/prompthero/ope...
(download openjourney-v4.ckpt)
AbyssOrange2SFW - Great for Manga/Anime Style https://huggingface.co/WarriorMama777...
(Download: AbyssOrangeMix2_sfw.safetensors)