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CalArts style

CalArts style noun: a popular aesthetic in animated cartoons from the 2010s onward, with simplistic character designs, thin outlines, and flat regions of plain bright color.

Noun

CalArts style (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, slang) A popular aesthetic in animated cartoons from the 2010s onward, with simplistic character designs, thin outlines, and flat regions of plain bright color.
    Synonyms:
    bean mouth

Synonyms of CalArts style

Origin of CalArts style

Coined by Canadian animator John Kricfalusi in 2010, though he originally used it to refer to a different aesthetic reminiscent of Disney Renaissance films.

Questions about CalArts style

What does CalArts style mean?
CalArts style means a popular aesthetic in animated cartoons from the 2010s onward, with simplistic character designs, thin outlines, and flat regions of plain bright color.
What part of speech is CalArts style?
CalArts style is a noun.

Words near CalArts style in the dictionary

  1. Calarco
  2. Calarcos
  3. Calare
  4. calarene
  5. CalArts
  6. CalArts style
  7. calas
  8. Calascibetta
  9. calascione
  10. calash
  11. calashes

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