MY ART

 How animation works  Types of animation art  What to consider when buying animation art

1. Story 3. Dialogue 2. Storyboard 4. Animatic

5. Layout 7. Pencil Test 6. Model Sheets 8. Clean Up

9. Ink & Paint 11. Photography 10. Background 12. Editing

A cel is the plastic sheet that animated characters are painted on. ORIGINAL PRODUCTION CEL  Used in the production of a cartoon  Hand-painted at the studio  One-of-a-kind pieces of art, very rare LIMITED EDITION CEL  Reproductions or contemporary reinterpretations of the film or frames they represent  Created in limited quantities, generally in runs of 250 to 500 cels  Hand-numbered on the cel, many are signed by the artists SERICELS  Each individual color is silk-screened to the cel, one at a time  Most affordable type of animation art, ideal for the beginning collector  Created in limited quantities, typically 2500 to 5000 pieces PUBLICITY CEL  Not actually used in a film or created for collectors, but made for publicity or promotional purposes.  Usually hand-painted CEL SET-UP  A combination of cels presented together  If the combination of cels match exactly, it is referred to as a KEY SET-UP.

ANIMATION DRAWING  Original, one-of-a-kind drawings, penciled by the animator  Can be rough, or the more refined CLEAN-UP drawings  Cels will be made from these drawings STORYBOARD DRAWING  A drawing or story sketch made for the storyboard  Conveys visually the plot and action of a scene or shot.  Serves as a preliminary guide for the artists. MODEL SHEETS  Drawings, or studio reproductions of a character in a variety of actions  Used as reference by the animators during production.

Original Production Background  Original paintings, used in the production of a cartoon.  Important note: The background is not necessarily from the same production that the cel is from. It may not even be from the same studio as the cel. Key Master Set-Up  The ultimate set-up, and the most rare  Includes the original cel, or a key set-up of cels, with the background they were originally photographed over.  When framed, this will look exactly as it did in the actual film or short. Presentation or Hand-Painted Background  Specially prepared to complement the cel by an independent artist.  May enhance the visual appeal of the set-up, but adds little value or collectibility to the cel Reproduction Background  Most common type of background  A reproduction of the original background.

LITHOGRAPHS/LITHOGRAPHY  Much like a stamp  Operates on the principle that oil and water don’t mix  Ink adheres only to the greased areas of the “stamp” and not the wet area  Each color is separately applied. GICLÉE PRINTS  Four precision nozzles spray up to a million microscopic droplets per second on to fine art paper.  Prints are lush and velvety, capturing the subtle nuances of the original artwork. PIX-CEL PRINTS  A trademarked product developed by Acme and Epson  Gives a fully rendered continuous tone 3-D image on clear acetate over giclee background  Taken directly from digital production files

Different cels from the same scene may be more or less desirable depending on a variety of factors:  Popularity of film/show  Artist’s reputation  Size of cel  Character(s) included  Profile and expression of the character(s)  Any damage to inking or paint  Overall visual appeal