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Animation cels, short for cellulose acetate or cellulose nitrate. It's a clear plastic sheet that original drawings were made.
Collecting animation cels started when the full length animated film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs became so popular. Disney studio at the time began to recognize the value of the animators' works.
Today animation art is prized by collectors. Especially with the advent of computer generated graphics cels are no longer used for animation. That's why they are rare and collectible. Little Mermaid in 1989 was the last movie, that cels were used.
Hardcore collectors only collect what they call production art, original animation cels that were used in a movie or a popular series. For animation cels collectors, their collections reminded them of a fantastic moment in films or evoke particular memories from their childhood. Their passion runs deep, they must own a piece of a memorable movie.
The areas in animation cels collecting are varied.
1. Collecting animation cels from one single studio. e.g. Disney, Hanna-Barbera etc.
2. The characters pose whether they using the phone, standing up etc.
3. If the animation cels come with the original background or with matching sketch.
4. If you are only interested in collecting production art( original cels), reproduction art, limited editions or sericels.
Extremely rare and sought after animation cels like the top quality Earle background for Sleeping Beauty would fetch five figure top dollar.
I loved my daily afternoon cartoons when i was a kid....Moby Dick, Mightor, Road Runner, Wacky Races.
Today animation art is prized by collectors. Especially with the advent of computer generated graphics cels are no longer used for animation. That's why they are rare and collectible. Little Mermaid in 1989 was the last movie, that cels were used.
Hardcore collectors only collect what they call production art, original animation cels that were used in a movie or a popular series. For animation cels collectors, their collections reminded them of a fantastic moment in films or evoke particular memories from their childhood. Their passion runs deep, they must own a piece of a memorable movie.
The areas in animation cels collecting are varied.
1. Collecting animation cels from one single studio. e.g. Disney, Hanna-Barbera etc.
2. The characters pose whether they using the phone, standing up etc.
3. If the animation cels come with the original background or with matching sketch.
4. If you are only interested in collecting production art( original cels), reproduction art, limited editions or sericels.
Extremely rare and sought after animation cels like the top quality Earle background for Sleeping Beauty would fetch five figure top dollar.
I loved my daily afternoon cartoons when i was a kid....Moby Dick, Mightor, Road Runner, Wacky Races.
