Animation Cels – A cel (short for celluloid) is a blank clear plastic sheet used by the studio artist to paint an animated character or object based on the animator’s original pencil drawing. The cels are then positioned over a background and photographed in sequence to produce an illusion of life in the completed film or cartoon short. Every cel is different but this does not mean that every cel is unique. Often multiple copies of a cel were created by the Inkers as color models in order to advance their technique and skills in Animation Art.

Limited Edition Animation Cels  –  Are a none  production hand painted cel created for sale to the collectors market. It is  produced in fixed limited quantities and are easily identified by a fraction (150/500) in the lower right hand corner. They are not used in films or cartoon shorts, and the original intent was to recreate the original production cels. More recently many studios release new images not based on production Animation Art.

Sericels – A non production cel not used in films or shorts  created using  a printing process similar to silk screening. No work is done by hand , therefore no painting or inking is involved. They are often produced in limited quantities of 5000 or less and occasionally more , and they are marketed as a low cost alternative to production and limited edition animation cels .

Animation Drawings –  These are the original drawings created by animators from which the production cels are traced or Xeroxed

Giclee – The French term “Giclée”, literally meaning “spray of ink,” is used to describe these prints. Four precision nozzles spray up to a million microscopic droplets per second on to fine art paper. Then, each piece of paper is one by one hand-mounted. Displaying a full color spectrum, the prints are lush and velvety, capturing the subtle nuances of the original artwork.

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