The name "cel" comes from the word "celluloid", that is the plastic on which artists painted the layer of a frame.
The material of a cel is called cellulose acetate.
In the common language a cel is a transparent sheet on which characters are painted for traditional, hand-drawn animation.
They are filmed and then put behind one another to give the illusion of a continuous motion.
Here is a small selection of anime cels currently in my collection.
The material of a cel is called cellulose acetate.
In the common language a cel is a transparent sheet on which characters are painted for traditional, hand-drawn animation.
They are filmed and then put behind one another to give the illusion of a continuous motion.
Here is a small selection of anime cels currently in my collection.