Cels in the $10,000 to $20,000 range are commonplace. Consider an image from Bambi (1941) featuring the spritely fawn and bunny pal Thumper: The cel brought $19,800 in 1991.

The best animation styles offer powerfully effective ways to tell stories that captivate audiences, whether it's for non-fiction features and shorts, documentaries or corporate explainers. Different ...

2006: Scrat, the prehistoric squirrel/rat returns in "Ice Age: The Meltdown," which hits theaters today. The film is among at least 14 animated movies expected to be released this year. (20th ...

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.

A beautifully rendered cel from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) Standout cel and background setup from The Simpsons (1989 -present), depicting Bart cornered by Santa’s Little Helper. ON ...

The cel is comprised of two animation cels atop a painted background. The top cel is of the sink counter only and at bottom of cel is marked "S/B #109/ UL -4" in black marker. Cel #2 is the character ...

International animation classics also feature, including a multi-layered cel and background setup from the original Adventures of Tintin series (1959 - 64), and a production cel from Danger Mouse ...