terminology question

[netmouse]

okay, folks, what's a term for the drawing style of the powerpuff girls? I was thinking Manga but that's not really specific enough.

Comments

[rikhei.livejournal.com]

I think you're thinking Chibi. This is probably the image you were talking about, right?

[netmouse.livejournal.com]

nope. it was completely black and white, line art like the powerpuff girls. -Death and I think four other characters, bursting out from center in a classic superhero burst. Round heads, small bodies - exactly the same drawing style as powerpuff girls.

[matt-arnold.livejournal.com]

Perhaps you're thinking of BESM. (Big eyes, small mouth.) One thing I noticed about several new cartoons such as Powerpuff Girls is that they seem to be computer-assisted. The simple geometric shapes and clean line art with different thicknesses of outlines seem mechanically precise. So perhaps that should be part of the style definition.