Animation Cels – A cel is a blank transparent plastic sheet used by the studio artist to paint an animated character or item based on the animator’s original pencil illustration. The cels are then positioned over a background and photographed in series to produce an impression of life in the finished movie or cartoon brief. Every cel is various; however, this does not indicate that every cel is unique. Frequently multiple copies of a cel were produced by the Inkers as color models in order to advance their strategy and abilities in Animation Art.
Minimal Edition Cels – A non-production hand-painted cel developed for sale to the collectors market. It is produced in repaired minimal quantities and is easily identified by a fraction (150/500) in the lower right-hand man corner. They were not used in movies or cartoon shorts, and the original intent was to recreate the first production cels. Nowadays, many studios launch new images not based upon production Animation Art.
Sericels – A non-production cel developed by methods of a printing procedure similar to silk screening. No work is done by hand. Therefore no painting or inking is involved. They are typically produced in minimal quantities of 5000, and they are marketed as a low expense alternative to production and minimal edition cels.
Animation Drawings – A drawing on paper in pencil, often colored, which is developed by a studio artist of an animated character or item for which the cels are later developed. Four precision nozzles spray up to a million tiny droplets per second on to great art paper. Showing a full-color spectrum, the prints are creamy and rich, recording the subtle nuances of the original artwork.
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