How much 'black outline' around a character?

[Otohiko]

Maybe I'll split it and go with the middle. Of course I'll have to spend time and decide on each scene.

Actually I think the middle one is the one I like least of the three. Right > left > middle, if you ask me

[Fall_Child42]

One of the things you could try is going with the one in the middle, but instead of black use a lighter grey.

Black is a very eye catching colour if you change it so it's less bold it may clean up the edges yet still not be as distracting.

[HalOfBorg]

One of the things you could try is going with the one in the middle, but instead of black use a lighter grey.

Black is a very eye catching colour if you change it so it's less bold it may clean up the edges yet still not be as distracting.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...............................

[blabbler]

One of the things you could try is going with the one in the middle, but instead of black use a lighter grey.

Black is a very eye catching colour if you change it so it's less bold it may clean up the edges yet still not be as distracting.

it's not the colour, it's the contrast that catches your eye.

match the black levels in the foreground and background AND the stroke, this will make it sit better in the image. if you look at the individual colour channels it'll help to see where the problems are (look at the garbage outside your stroke evident in the blue channel, there's probably a problem with the way you're creating your mattes). also the light direction is wrong, it might look a little more natural if you flip the foreground or background.

[Vivaldi]

Right > all

That hurt my brain. It should be "all < Right"

[Fall_Child42]

One of the things you could try is going with the one in the middle, but instead of black use a lighter grey.

Black is a very eye catching colour if you change it so it's less bold it may clean up the edges yet still not be as distracting.

it's not the colour, it's the contrast that catches your eye.

match the black levels in the foreground and background AND the stroke, this will make it sit better in the image. if you look at the individual colour channels it'll help to see where the problems are (look at the garbage outside your stroke evident in the blue channel, there's probably a problem with the way you're creating your mattes). also the light direction is wrong, it might look a little more natural if you flip the foreground or background.

Sure let's go with that.

[HalOfBorg]

it's not the colour, it's the contrast that catches your eye.
match the black levels in the foreground and background AND the stroke, this will make it sit better in the image. if you look at the individual colour channels it'll help to see where the problems are (look at the garbage outside your stroke evident in the blue channel, there's probably a problem with the way you're creating your mattes). also the light direction is wrong, it might look a little more natural if you flip the foreground or background.

Awww isn't he cute?? He assumes I know what the hell I'm doing!! Gonna take me a day to even UNDERSTAND what you mean, let alone FIND 'the blue channel'.

[HalOfBorg]

it's not the colour, it's the contrast that catches your eye
match the black levels in the foreground and background AND the stroke, this will make it sit better in the image.

Also - I don't think I WANT the foreground characters to match the background ones perfectly - foreground is 'live', background is on a TV screen.

[Knowname]

see this is the kind of thing I don't bother with... except to bother other ppl with. They all look the same.

[HalOfBorg]

I'm am at the point where I shouldn't have even asked!
Left, center, right, all of em, different color, match the background!

Just gonna have to go with whatever I like, and let it go at that.

Thanks for all the input.