To toon or not to toon?

[DriesV]

Can't decide which version I like best.

Dries

[fario]

hello

toon

In my opinion, you should decrease the thickness of the lines for better visibility and understanding of surfaces.

Antoine

[Ruckus]

I like the toon version except for the confusing shading on the white part at the top.

[DriesV]

Or?

Dries

[Ruckus]

The new one with the black lines rocks.  Is that a hybrid, layered in PhotoShop?

[DriesV]

The new one with the black lines rocks.  Is that a hybrid, layered in PhotoShop?

Yes, it's a regular material render with a black outline toon render on top.

Dries

[Josh3D]

Love it Dries! Very illustrative and brings clarity to the piece.

[Speedster]

The new one with the black lines rocks

+1!  Looks really clean.  Not a big fan of the white lines against these colors.
Bill G

[DriesV]

Not a big fan of the white lines against these colors.

Yeah, me neither.
I thought perhaps those white outlines could introduce some lightness in the image. In the end they are simply distracting. But we can only learn by doing, right?

Dries

[feher]

Dries,
All these look good. Depending on how you are using the image. Any of these will work.
Thanks for sharing.
Tim