Cut-out animation is a popular technique because it saves production time and leads to smaller file sizes when compared to full cel animation.

While modern cartoons draw each frame digitally, cel animation uses transparent cels for each frame. These cels host a character or part of a character and are laid atop pre-made backgrounds.

ANIMATION ART CEL CULTURE THEY ONCE SOLD FOR AS LITTLE AS $1.50. NOW THESE CARTOON SNIPPETS ARE GAINING FANS AND FETCHING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

Animation cel used in the production of the Nickelodeon animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. The hand-inked, three-part animation cel depicts SpongeBob SquarePants at the Krusty Krab ...

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Artist morphs from cel animation to computer art Ed Seeman is proud that Frank Zappa labeled him a "freak" ...

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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 ...

"Animation," the new exhibit at Seattle's Pacific Science Center, is a fun introduction for kids and adults alike to all the steps it takes to create animated films and cartoons.

The Getty Conservation Institute said Wednesday that it is partnering with a division of Disney to study the deterioration that can occur in plastics -- specifically, the kind used in animation cels.