Outline Cartoon Effects

Outlines are the result of the edge detection capabilities within ToonIt!, a cartoon effects plugin. The edge detection capabilities are turned on by default and create a definition around the edges of the color fields. But Outlines can be used on their own, with the colors beneath turned off, to create a completely different set of cartoon stylizations. There are two main Cartoon Effects for edge detection, Outlines and Marker Outlines, offering a large amount of customization inbetween.

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Comic Outlines group.

Comic Outlines is one of two groups of outline controls within ToonIt! for Aperture. Comic lines create more traditional cartoon effects and they are active by default. Comic lines produce hard edges with very little shading, like rough pencil lines or the inked edges of a comic book.

Comic Outline defaults with color fields on.

Comic Outline defaults with color turned off.

Soft Outlines group.

Soft Outlines is the other group of outline controls. The Soft group is mostly black and white, but it also has some gray values mixed in. This produces a slightly softer look to the lines, as if there was a bit of charcoal shading added, and thus the name ‘soft’.

Soft Outline defaults with color fields on.

Soft Outline defaults with color turned off.

Outlines Only group.

The Outlines Only checkbox turns off all color fields and lets the lines breathe. You have all of the regular controls in the Soft or Comic groups. You also have settings to change the palette of the black outlines and white background.

For Comic Outlines, the Outline Color is maroon, Background Color is blue. Other settings at default.

For Soft Outlines, the Outline Color is brown, Background Color is pink. Strength 50, Thickness 4, Transparency 40.

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