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Storing Your Collection

Preservation and Conservation

Storing your collection is a task, especially if you are storing it with an eye to conserving you...

Updated 2 weeks ago by Admin

Storage and Display

Links and Resources

This is a list of resources that may be helpful to collectors who are looking for the best ways t...

Updated 2 weeks ago by Admin

Cel Bags

Preservation and Conservation

Plastic bags / sleeves made of Polypropylene or Polyethylene are a staple in the storage and pres...

Updated 2 months ago by p.

Sun/UV Damage Examples

Preservation and Conservation

Like most other kinds of art, production animation art is sensitive to UV light. For art on paper...

Updated 3 months ago by p.

Microchamber Paper / Boards / Boxes

Preservation and Conservation

Microchamber paper with honeycomb watermark MicroChamber Paper is a thin sheet of paper infused ...

Updated 3 months ago by p.

Itoya Binders vs Itoya Folios

Preservation and Conservation

Itoya Multi-Ring Binders Itoya Multi-Ring Binder 11x14 in Inside detail Set of 10 Refill...

Updated 3 months ago by p.

How to Spot a Fake

FAQs

[This page is a work in progress] To help demonstrate how to check if a cel or sketch is fake we...

Updated 3 months ago by p.

Quick Guide to Types of Non-Production Animation Art / Cels

FAQs

A question that comes up often is, " is this cel/sketch real ?" Most animation art collectors wan...

Updated 3 months ago by p.

How to Read a Timing Sheet

FAQs

Timing sheets can be difficult to read and might look like a different language at face value. In...

Updated 3 months ago by p.

Vinegar Syndrome: What is it and why should I care?

FAQs

Before and after images of a cel affected by Vinegar syndrome. This cel is ...

Updated 3 months ago by p.

Pan / Oversized Cel (大判 セル画)

Animation Art Terminology Production Cel Types

Pan or oversized cels are larger-than-normal cels which are used for a panning effect. "Pan" is s...

Updated 3 months ago by p.

Rilezu (リレイズ)

Animation Art Terminology Non-Production Cels

A Rilezu is a newish sort of reproduction, they are not Production pieces persay, however, a true...

Updated 9 months ago by p.

Reproduction Cel (複製)

Animation Art Terminology Non-Production Cels

Reproduction or Repro cels very much resemble a regular cel. They are usually hand-painted on a...

Updated 9 months ago by p.

DIY Cel

Animation Art Terminology Non-Production Cels

In the 80's/90's, Do it Yourself/DIY cel kits were released for fans to paints themselves. The li...

Updated 9 months ago by p.

Timing Sheet (タイムシート)

Animation Art Terminology

Timing sheets contain instructions on how each part of a sequence/cut are to be animated for a ...

Updated 9 months ago by p.

Storyboard (絵コンテ)

Animation Art Terminology

Like live action TV, animation production involves storyboards. In both cases, storyboards are us...

Updated 9 months ago by p.

Shuusei/Correction

Animation Art Terminology

A Shuusei is another word for a correction, a shuusei is drawn by the Animation Director of the e...

Updated 9 months ago by p.

Layout (レイアウト)

Animation Art Terminology

Layout  drawings (レイアウト) are sketches of a scene. They will be more detailed than a storyboard, b...

Updated 9 months ago by p.

Genga (原画)

Animation Art Terminology

The genga (原画) step takes the rough movements and polishes them into more detailed sketches these...

Updated 9 months ago by p.

Concept Art

Animation Art Terminology

This type of art is created and used during the pre-production phase of a project; often when the...

Updated 9 months ago by p.