Laminating Animation Cels

Cel animation is the art of creating 2d animation by hand on sheets of transparent plastic called cels.

Laminating animation cels. There are 24 frames per second that are photographed in succession and create the illusion of movement. Early disney art will be on 2 peg. They represent one frame or one movement of a character in a film. Studios have used various peg hole registrations over the years.

We serve cartoon fans and animation art collectors throughout the us canada the uk western europe australia and new zealand. The cel can crack or peel from these extreme changes or even from pollution and ultraviolet lighting. Animation cels are particularly vulnerable to drastic temperature and humidity changes. Be sure that your animation cel has peg holes at the bottom or sometimes top of the cel.

Lamination was also something the walt disney art program did to their line of hand painted limited edition cels. This indicates that is is an original production cel. Later disney changed to a 5 peg registration. This video goes over the materials i used to replicate authentic cel anima.

Las vegas nv usa zip 891 shipping type. Animation cels x men the animated series original production animation cel hand painted background 99 95 1 used new offers. As a result it s recommended that animation cels be reframed remounted and have their glass and matting changed every few years. For more than 22 years animation connection has been an authorized gallery for walt disney warner bros the simpsons hanna barbera peanuts and other major animation studios.

Following a planning process animators transfer draft drawings onto transparent sheets of plastic called cels. Wide scale lamination of animation production cels is something both the courvoisier gallery art progam and the walt disney art program resorted to as a commercial means to keep cel paint adhered to the acetate. Cel animation is a fun process but finding the needed materials can a bit tricky. If you have a multi cel set up and or the background painting just line up the registration holes and place the cels over the background as necessary if you can afford it take your artwork to an animation gallery and pay them to do this for you.

Cels can be either matted or framed under glass. Pink panther original production animation cel pnk096 details bid on this item buy now for 35 00 bid. They are made with cels. Have you ever wondered how cartoons are made.