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This is a list of resources that may be helpful to collectors who are looking for the best ways to store or display their animation art. Please also visit our Preservation and Conservation page for even more detailed info. Bags Unlimited: A larger website t...

Resources for you to consider if you are attempting to repair, restore, or otherwise fix damage to your precious original artworks. S/R Laboratories: A USA based company existing since 1977 that pioneered the very concept of animation art conservation and...

Storing your collection is a task, especially if you are storing it with an eye to conserving your pieces so they don't melt into a puddle of Vinegar in a few years.  There are some wrong ways to do storage but there are a lot of right ways to do storage.   T...

Plastic bags / sleeves made of Polypropylene or Polyethylene are a staple in the storage and preservation of animation art. They are usually referred to as 'Cel Bags' in the collecting community. They are safe to use for animation cels, sketches, and backgroun...

Itoya Multi-Ring Binders Itoya Multi-Ring Binder 11x14 in Inside detail Set of 10 Refill Pages Quick Stats: Each new binder comes with 10 removable pages. Binders tend to be "sturdier" than folios and can stand (like a book) on their own ...

Microchamber paper with honeycomb watermark MicroChamber Paper is a thin sheet of paper infused with SPZ zeolite molecules which have the ability to absorb and neutralize acids and pollutants such as those released by the collection itself. They are an essent...

Like most other kinds of art, production animation art is sensitive to UV light. For art on paper, the damage usually presents as yellowing or other discoloration. These two sketches were held in a double frame (supposedly with archival quality glass/materials...

The bulk of this topic has been copied directly from a post on anime-beta created by Sensei. The original can be found here. Given that anime-beta can go through occasional periods of down-time, it may be prudent to duplicate some of the valuable knowledge sto...

The Basics Shikishi boards are made by laminating Gasen rice paper to a hardboard backing. The edges are generally trimmed in gold, the most common size for collecting autographs and artwork measure: 9 5/8" by 10 3/4".  Shikishi are traditionally used for sum...

The Basics The Japanese have a custom of sending New Year's cards from around the end of December to the 1st of the year.  In most cases if you can get your card in the mail by 12/25 JPost guarantees delivery for the 1st of the Year.  They are meant as a type...

The Basics Original Manga Pages are basically impossible to come by, especially those produced by famous artists.  In fact CLAMP in general still has most of their original pages from the original run of Card Captor Sakura which they exhibited at the Mori Mus...