I happened to be competing at Powerlifting America 2025 Nationals this week so I wasn’t able to attend Jerry’s class in person and ended up watching the Zoom presentation afterwards #sad
It was really interesting to learn what sloppy craft was, which is:
•The definition of "sloppy craft" can be summarized as an animation style in which the animator chooses to be technically sloppy.
• Animators who create sloppy craft animation are not necessarily lacking in traditional artistic skills.
•Sloppy craft animators are exploring new ways to use highly technical CG tools in new and expressive ways.
Seeing sloppy craft in indie and commercial animation work was really interesting, and to be honest, finally learning a term to describe an animation style I’ve seen before was really helpful.
I really love Masaaki Yuasa’s reel since I’m a huge fan of his work. It really embodied the strength of sloppy craft.