Hello, everyone.
Welcome to today's lesson.
In this session, we're going to dive into the upscaler option that Leonardo offers.
Now when you create your images, you have the fantastic ability not just to generate AI images or videos,
but also to enhance them to appear more realistic or artistic.
To do this, simply head over to the Upscaler tab.
You can find it either in this bar or within your left menu.
Once you click on universal Upscaler, the interface will pop right up.
Here you can see some images we've already upscaled.
Notice the difference between the before and after.
The details have significantly improved.
The top of the bottle, for instance, appears much more refined and realistic, almost as if it's a
real photograph.
Let's check out another example with this sloth.
Here's how it looked before.
Decent, but not the best quality.
And this is the upscaled version.
You can clearly see how much more detailed it becomes.
It's fantastic that everything is conveniently available on a single platform, allowing you to both
create and upscale images seamlessly.
To start up scaling, click on Add Image, where you can also upload an image you've created or any
other image you'd like to enhance.
But for now, let's go to our generations where there are numerous options available.
Let's pick a photo to upscale.
Once confirmed, we have our original image ready and we can adjust the upscale settings.
We'll need to choose an upscale model, either Legacy or Ultra.
For this example, let's go with ultra.
Next, select an upscale or style, either realistic or artistic.
We'll try both to compare.
Let's start with realistic and set the upscale multiplier to 2.0 x.
You can also adjust the upscale dimensions and the strength, which can be low, mid, high, or ultra.
For this demonstration, we'll use high to keep it balanced without being overly detailed.
Now let's click upscale and see the results.
We're using realistic mode, so let's observe the changes.
As you can see, the details have become much more realistic.
The enhancement gives incredible detail, such as on the tail and even on the fish.
Sometimes it might appear a bit off depending on the image.
For instance, the fish shows more of an artistic style here, while elsewhere it's more realistic,
albeit slightly eerie.
The mermaid itself has moved from a painted look to something more lifelike with improved skin detail.
The tail now has better detail and the overall quality is higher, even with elements like the water.
Let's switch to the artistic style and see the difference.
This way you can compare the styles and decide what's best for your images.
Plus, you can even create a video or download the enhanced image.
After completing the process, you can see the contrast between the artistic and realistic styles.
The artistic version appears more like anime, Though it remains sharp and somewhat realistic, it's
not quite as lifelike as the previous version.
Here's the distinction you can observe.
We could even try using the ultra mode.
Suppose I want a close up of a mermaid.
By choosing ultra with a realistic style you can upscale this image to.
This method is compatible with images created via Leonardo or any others you want to enhance.
Here's the finished product.
See how the realistic style functions here?
The mermaid's face appears painted initially, but with this enhancement it looks almost human.
The human like face looks impressive, making it hard to say it's fully AI generated.
While the background might give it away, the face appears quite real.
It's incredible how you can alter your image style to improve quality and achieve an entirely different
concept.
I encourage you to experiment and share your results in the Q&A section.
I'm eager to see your creative uses of this Upscaler looking forward to our next lesson.