Post your Animation cel collection!
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I collected some animation art years ago. I sure enjoys seeing it on my walls (my wife, not so much). Here are some cels and drawings from my collection.
The Grinch and Max
Shere Khan from Jungle Book
Baby Herman from Roger Rabbit
Tigger
Pinocchio drawing by Milt Kahl (One of the greatest animators ever)
The Grinch and Max
Shere Khan from Jungle Book
Baby Herman from Roger Rabbit
Tigger
Pinocchio drawing by Milt Kahl (One of the greatest animators ever)
I don’t own this, I just see it pop up for sale all the time on eBay. I always chuckle, as I picture Donald doing his best “My Precious” impersonation.
wood4sheep2
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This was a prototype piece done of the characters for ST TAS. I bought it on ebay from the daughter of one of the animators. He had passed. I love this Had it lovingly framed with museum glass to protect the artwork. It is my only animation piece.
animator
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Any animation thread needs some representation from Richard Williams' projects!
Roger Rabbit -I remember when the opening cartoon ran, I thought "That's impossible! There aren't any animators left that are that talented!"
The Greedy -from Raggedy Ann. The entire screen is moving! Amazing! I believe Emery Hawkins animated this sequence.
Camel with the Wrinkled Knees -one of my favorite characters ever! Mostly animated by Art Babbit.
ZigZag -from Thief and the Cobbler. Hand inked cel. I'm very sad this is my only cel of him.
Princess YumYum -from Thief and the Cobbler. This is an incredibly detailed hand-inked with many colors production cel. The flowers are drawn and subtly shaded with colored pencils on a separate frosted cel (the animation drawing is below them). There is also a veil cel that was partially exposed over the face, so it would be transparent on film. With the exception of some golden era Pinocchio and Fantasia cels, this is one of the most complicated, labor intensive and beautiful cels I know of ... and I believe this was animated on ones (24 drawings a second instead of the standard 12 drawings a second).
Roger Rabbit -I remember when the opening cartoon ran, I thought "That's impossible! There aren't any animators left that are that talented!"
The Greedy -from Raggedy Ann. The entire screen is moving! Amazing! I believe Emery Hawkins animated this sequence.
Camel with the Wrinkled Knees -one of my favorite characters ever! Mostly animated by Art Babbit.
ZigZag -from Thief and the Cobbler. Hand inked cel. I'm very sad this is my only cel of him.
Princess YumYum -from Thief and the Cobbler. This is an incredibly detailed hand-inked with many colors production cel. The flowers are drawn and subtly shaded with colored pencils on a separate frosted cel (the animation drawing is below them). There is also a veil cel that was partially exposed over the face, so it would be transparent on film. With the exception of some golden era Pinocchio and Fantasia cels, this is one of the most complicated, labor intensive and beautiful cels I know of ... and I believe this was animated on ones (24 drawings a second instead of the standard 12 drawings a second).
animator
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I understand! I saw Raggedy Ann & Andy when I was 12 in theatres, and the animation was SO amazing it became one of my favorites despite the pacing, story, direction and too many songs. The Camel with the Wrinkled Knees and Blue song are some of my favorite animations ever! The Greedy sequence is amazing! I don't suggest you try to love the film as a whole.
I would say the same for Thief and the Cobbler. The animation is jaw-dropping, but I personally don't know where the film is going or why. I watch sequences because they blow me away!
I think Richard Williams and also Don Bluth rejuvenated animation at a critical time. I'm so thankful for that!
I would say the same for Thief and the Cobbler. The animation is jaw-dropping, but I personally don't know where the film is going or why. I watch sequences because they blow me away!
I think Richard Williams and also Don Bluth rejuvenated animation at a critical time. I'm so thankful for that!
animator
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Yes, I am! Thank you for mentioning it! Garrett obviously put a huge amount of work in it.
He also did a clean up of Raggedy Ann & Andy which is the version I would suggest watching if you are ever so inclined.
Great Roger cel. Roger Rabbit was such a pivotal movie for me.
I was on vacation and my parents took us, and I immediately knew what I wanted to do. I was in early high school and said, “I’m going to work for Disney”. Of course nobody believed me, lol.
I always loved animation as a child, with Saturday morning cartoons, and early Disney films, but I never thought I could do it as a career. But then Roger Rabbit came out, and I realized maybe I could. Then the following year we went to Disney MGM Studios and saw the animators behind the glass working, and lightning struck. I was hooked.
I always hoped to one day get a Roger cel, but they have been too expensive. I did have one from an early test they did, to see how the animation worked with humans, but never a production one. I regretfully sold that test cel.
animator
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Disney cels used to be $125 each when I started collecting. Unfortunately, Disney also laminated them which is another rant since the cels will all destroy themselves now. Anyway, I was collecting when cels were semi-affordable. Around the time of Roger Rabbit with its popularity, Disney cel prices went crazy and I was no longer able to afford them. My collection is rather old.
I had a similar reaction to Roger Rabbit, but I can't draw and could never be a traditional animator. I'm thrilled you were able to jump into the industry!
I think that is a production Roger, but Disney released a similar limited edition, so I am not 100% sure. It is definitely hand painted, has the frame and sequence numbers and matches the film frame. I got it when the economy was bad and cel prices crashed along with a Baby Herman cel I posted earlier. I feel so fortunate to have these things covering my walls!
The Re-Cobbled Cut is so close to being perfect. So many sequences have been found and they were so very close to finishing them. Many of them just need to be inked and colored. There just needs to be a dedicated team to just do that
, try to match the film's color scheme (and filth) and put back into the film. The biggest bummer for me has to still be the intro sequence of the restored cuts, where the hands emerge from the crystal ball as it draws in from the background to the foreground. That needs to be properly animated instead of just still images. I wish they just left that out all together rather than stick it over the original animation (which is still incredible on its own).The sound mixing and editing still need much work though. Wished there were some pros to come in and actually make it sound like the rest of the film and match it the music to the animations.
Recovered from years behind a bookcase.
I got it on eBay advertised as from a Trix commercial.
However, I've been looking through decades of ads and the style doesn't quite match any of the ones I've found. And his nose should be grey or pink, never white.
Sun is on same layer. (Sun doesn't match any Raisin Bran ad I've seen either.)
Xerox ink, so no earlier than 60s.
Whatever it is, it is:
I got it on eBay advertised as from a Trix commercial.
However, I've been looking through decades of ads and the style doesn't quite match any of the ones I've found. And his nose should be grey or pink, never white.
Sun is on same layer. (Sun doesn't match any Raisin Bran ad I've seen either.)
Xerox ink, so no earlier than 60s.
Whatever it is, it is:
I won't bore anyone with these (unless someone here really wants to see them) but about 10 years ago I bought 41 original cells form the 80's show The Care Bears. I don't know why I bought them but it was in a garage sale in Orlando stuffed in a large envelope for five bucks. I simply could not turn it down. To this day they STILL sit in the envelope!
animator
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All cels are welcome! Production cels are each unique tangible artistic wonders and a cheerful addition to a home. Please post some or all of them!
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