Cartoon
Cartoon (カートゥーン) is an art style drawn in a unrealistic or a semi-realistic style. It is also a term for animation, mainly that in the west. This article will mainly refer the animations side from the west.
Overview
Cartoon (カートゥーン), sometimes shorten to toon is a form of illustration drawn in a unrealistic or a semi-realistic style. It is also a term use for animation, mainly animation within the west.
On Pixiv, this tag is mainly applied to illustrations based on western animations or the art style. The style tends to use large, exaggerated parts of arms and legs, eyes and mouths, and a lot of vivid and pastel colors. The head is also low and deformed, with a height of about 3 to 5 heads, and the drawing of each part and the way shadows are applied are roughly simplified. In addition, the main lines are often drawn with uniform thickness.