Sazae-san is final remaining anime to use hand-drawn cel animation The Sazae-san television anime announced on Friday that it will be making the change from cels — transparent sheets on which ...

Cut-out animation is one of the oldest and simplest animation techniques and has many forms and variations. Essentially, cut-out animation involves producing animations using 2-D characters, props ...

A section will introduce the principles and production process of cel animation, the traditional technique involving hand-drawn images on transparent sheets. Visitors will also be able to try ...

In “traditional” animation, like Aladdin or Bugs Bunny cartoons, the images are painted on clear celluloid sheets, known as “cel” animation, one frame at a time. This type of animation can ...

Q. My son received this original hand-painted celluloid drawing used in a Walt Disney production. He would like to know its value, and where he could sell it. –Mrs. Carson P. Stiff Jr., Roanoke, Va.

On April 27, Christie’s in London will mark the occasion with Europe’s first auction of Disney animation art. On the block will be so-called “cels” and hand-painted backgrounds ...

Ron Stark has a vanity license plate that reads “CEL DR.” The plate doesn’t lie. Stark was a pioneer and remains one of the few conservators to specialize in animation art. Animation cels ...

The Getty Conservation Institute announced today it is partnering with Disney to study deterioration in historic animation cels. The collaboration is part of a long-term project to develop ways to ...