3. MY ART

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

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

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

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

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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

13. 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