I run a local self-hosted version of Stable Diffision 1.5 on either the web-ui-interface or ComfyUI. My main models are Meinapastel, FurryMix, and ImpastoMix. I generally use them exclusively for generating images for my SillyTavern story characters and locations.
But, why?
I dunno! I could probably draw them myself, but it's fun to see a quick visual representation of what's going on in the story.