Where to find checkpoints, and how to use them

Checkpoints are the main models that the AI engine uses. These are trained on images to produce a specific look. Pretty much all asthetics are catered for. Be aware they are large files, starting around 2gb in size, all the way up to 8gb, and soon I expect them to get even bigger.

There is one main website at the moment that you can download from, but I cannot stress enough how NSFW images that are contained there. It seems safe, but naked ladies and men are pushing the boudaries which can only be good.

www.civitai.com

Go there and along the top there will be a filter for Base Models. This will load the checkpoints available. There are many, and you will download many more. I will go into detail about the other types of files in a later post.

Once you have found a checkpoint you like the look of, go ahead and download it.

Now, where to put it? Open your comfyUI root folder where you have saved it (usually ComfyUI_windows_portable), and click on the top link, ComfyUI. This is the folder you should see:

Open the models folder, and at the top will be another folder, Checkpoints. Open that and then drag from your downloads the Checkpoint you just downloaded to the Checkpoint folder.

After this, start ComfyUI up. If it is already running, hit the refresh button on the menu bar. Now, click the arrow on the Load Checkpoint node, and the new checkpoint should show on the drop down menu that appears. (If it does'nt, just restart ComfyUI. If it is still not showing, you may have put it in the wrong folder)

Whew, that was quite some word salad there. It is a lot of steps, but all will come more naturally when you start to understand the file structure.

Now, prompt some images and have fun with your new looking Checkpoint!



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