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Book cels usually refer to a full setup of multiple layers including backgrounds.  The setup will include the main background, the characters or character involved in the scene, and then another layer that is actually part of the background. The example below ...

Fan cels are unofficial fan made works. They are typically made by hand inking, printing, or photocopying lines onto acetate. They are then painted with acrylic or cel vinyl paints. Artists can be commissioned to recreate images that would otherwise be difficu...

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...

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...

1) A10 Tenchi Muyo Sasami cel ended on Yahoo Auctions Japan at 3,700 jpy (approx $37 USD) 2) item listed on ebay several months later for 149.99 USD at 4x the price.

1) Item sold on Mandarake for 1,600 yen 2) Item listed and sold at a starting bid price of 10,000 yen (over 6x the original price).

1) Vampire Hunter D Test Cel listed for 89,800 yen (roughly $898usd) on Jan 2022. Originally sold for 20,000yen (Roughly $200usd) on Mandarake a month before. 2) Item listed and sold on YJ for 60,000 yen. Item originally sold on Mandarake for 15,000 yen ...

1) Item sold for 3,300 yen on Mandarake 2) Item listed on YJ Auctions for 9,800 yen starting bid or 19,800 yen buy it now price.   3) These cels sold for 7,050 yen, 8,750 yen, 4,700 yen each on YJ for a total of 20,500 yen /approx 205 USD 4) The...

A question that comes up often is, " is this cel/sketch real ?" Most animation art collectors want to buy the art that was actually used to produce the image they see on screen of their favorite movie or show. This becomes tricky though because there is a larg...

In the 80's/90's, Do it Yourself/DIY cel kits were released for fans to paints themselves. The lines came preprinted onto acetate and you could buy the paints separately and apply the paint according to the color guide. Pre-printed lineart of a Dororo (どろろ)...

1) Angel's Egg Cel with Background $16,000 usd. Recently sold on YJ for 160,000 yen (roughly $1,400 usd) 2) JoJo Jotaro Cel for $3,000. Recently sold on YJ for 105,011 yen (roughly $955 USD) 3) King of the Hill Cel listed for $2000. Was recently sold f...

Seller of fake cels and douga   screencap for comparison    

Seller of fake cels and douga

1) B'TX cel sold for 2200yen on Mandarake BWA Cel listed on YJ for 35,000 yen