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.

Besides production cels, collectors of animation seek other artwork used in the production process, including storyboard sketches and background drawings.

Animation cel setup from a Tom Terrific cartoon, featuring a cel of Tom over a drawing of his dog Manfred. The black and white cel and drawing combo were produced for the animated sequences that aired ...

His development of the process of cel animation created a rigid division of labor among animation workers, and served as a model for most other studios. While economically successful, this approach ...

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.