Cel

A cel is made from the photocopies of the dougas onto a clear sheet of acetate and then painted to match the color key for the character (s).   TheyCels are the finished product of the animation process.  A cel is made from transferring dougas (finished pencil drawings) onto a clear sheet of acetate by various methods such as xerox or more rarely they may be hand painted. They are then painted on the back with cel paints using a master color key for the character (s) as a guide.  Most cels are farmed out to offshore studios that churn them out in bulk commonly leading to mistakes,mistakes. everyEvery cel that goes under the camera,camera must be checked by someone,someone to check for errors. Mistakes such as crazyincorrect thingspaint can happen leading to entire cuts getting reanimated, paint, weird coloring,colors and disappearing objects from frame to frame.frame can lead to entire cuts getting reanimated.