ComfyUI: Upscaling with Nunchaku Flux Mania

Demo summary
A demonstration of using a modified Flux.1 Dev model (Flux Mania) via Nunchaku nodes to perform a 2x upscale that enhances skin textures and fine details.
Step-by-step
- Install Nunchaku nodes for ComfyUI
- Download the specific Flux Mania model corresponding to your GPU (50 series vs 40 series or lower)
- Download the two required CLIP models, the VAE, and the upscaler
- Load the portrait image into the workflow
- Set the Denoise value between 0.8 and 0.9
- Run the workflow to generate a 2x upscale
Options
- Add a second upscale model after the first pass to increase size further
- Increase the upscale value to 0.75 or 1.0 for higher resolution
Watch out for
- Requires Nunchaku nodes to be installed first
- Setting the upscale value to 0.75 or 1.0 will be much slower and may cause a crash
- Must use the specific model version that matches your Nvidia GPU series
Tips
- Use Denoise values between 0.8 and 0.9 because this workflow uses different schedulers and samplers
- Use this specific Flux Mania model to fix skin textures while keeping the image similar to the original
Highlights
“It came out quite nice in this case. It actually fixed the skin texture”
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3:193:04Upscaling with Neural Network modelsThis clip shows how to use the 'Upscale Image (using Model)' node in ComfyUI with various PTH models like UltraSharp and 8x upscalers to sharpen and reconstruct details.pixaroma
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