cel

noun

ˈsel

variants or less commonly cell

: a transparent sheet of celluloid on which objects are drawn or painted in the making of animated cartoons

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The three features feel like they’re best considered when layered on top of one another, like transparent cels that only add up to a whole image in combination, and that play as incomplete fragments when looked at alone. —

Alison Willmore, Vulture, 26 June 2024 Club 33 is an exclusive dining venue, which is furnished with props from Disney films, original animation cels, and art nouveau design features. —

Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 10 Sep. 2024 There are elements on backgrounds that are drawn as cels, the transparent sheets on which animators draw movable objects. —

Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2024 The bakery’s ‘threat of activation’ The bread on the shelves, the hanging clipboard, and the flowers in this shot were all drawn on animation cels. —

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