The Vary(Region) function is here! We’ve previously discussed the research here: Upcoming Feature: Inpainting Now, we’ll show you how to use the advanced techniques for the Vary(Region) feature.

You’ll find the Vary(Region) in the upscaled results, next to the Vary(Subtle) and Vary(Strong) buttons.

If you don’t see the Vary(Region) button, press ctrl + shift + R on your discord client window to update and restart.

There are 4 important sections in this interface.

1) The marquee lets you select a rectangular region.

2) The lasso tool lets you freehand a region.

3) The undo button that lets you fix your mistakes.

4) The prompt box lets you modify your prompt.

NOTE: If you are using midjourney, you’ll need to turn remix mode on, to see the prompt dialog. This prompt dialog is enabled by default on niji・journey.

To fix a region, do not modify the prompt box. Simply select a region and hit the confirm arrow to redraw the afflicted region. Here, we redrew the misshapen hand.

You can affect more drastic changes to your picture by typing in a different prompt into the prompt box. Here, we replaced the dagger with a flower.

To add an element that doesn’t exist in the picture, select the region, and then append the element you with to add to the prompt. (see section on “simplify the prompt”)

To remove an element, select the item you want removed, and leave the area you want removed out of the prompt.

To remove the hand from this picture, instead of writing “girl, no hands,” simply write, “girl”

Fixing the hand:

Final Comparison: A very delicate hand pose!

For example, this original image was made with the prompt “girl with white hair, blue eyes, holding a sword”

However, when making subsequent edits, we should be less descriptive about the the region not being repainted.

We can achieve the following results by using “girl, holding a flower.” We’ve removed details regarding the girl, since the flower that is the focus of the repaint.

Simplifying the prompt to the part being changed will make sure that niji prioritizes the edits requested, instead of spending the effort to get the rest of the details right.

If the boundary is too tight, niji will not have enough space to redraw your request.

If the selected region is too large, niji will end up redrawing the parts that you want to keep

Make sure to size the region just right. When in doubt, err a little on the larger side.

When an area is too small for niji to repaint properly, you can use an image prompt to force the correction.

Simply put the image url into the prompt box. Here, we want to give her blue diamond earrings. This is hard to specify, so we will use an image prompt.

Result:

Note that image prompts will result in a more unnatural repaint. However, sometimes that is necessary to get all the details right!

You can switch the model used for the new region, by specifying it in the prompt.

For example, though this image is made in default settings, we can invoke --style cute to paint the face in a different style. Simply add the suffix to the prompt:

Using this technique, we can even switch into the midjourney model:

Many of you remember our guide for character consistency: 🏗️ How to make your OC in niji・journey/Midjourney

I had recommended sticking to the more statistically likely subjects, since niji is likely to disregard prompts that don’t make sense. This is because niji is making a recommendation on the connotation of each word, based on general trends in art.

Girls with teddy bears tend to look cute. Girls with swords tend to look intimidating. Niji takes in the subject matter’s bias into consideration when bringing concepts to life. We can see this when we select different region sizes to vary: niji will try to make the girl younger and more vulnerable when there’s a teddy bear in the picture.

Many times, this is useful: After all, niji’s primary function is to fill in the details on a nebulous concept.

However, what if you already had an intimidating character in mind? What if you want this to be a gap moe moment in your story, where she reveals her cuteness? Then, niji’s recommendations act against your desire.

Now, with vary(region), you can take greater control over your own connotation.

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