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E-mail: 		Re:Cel ABCs (Mon May 15 19:44:35 2000 )
Jen
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jen@jenorama.org 
When I was first introduced to cel collecting, it was through
mainstream American animation by my husband.  We went down
to a gallery in Newport Beach CA and talked to the gallery
owner there.  She was a wonderful lady full of enthusiasm
for the hobby.  She gave me the basic rules of what makes a 
cel valuable that I still kinda follow with the anime cels
I collect now.

Some of the things she stressed:
1. Both eyes open 
2. If it's not a close up, a full figure is more desireable,
not a half figure, etc.
3. Popular character
4. Trademark pose for that character(like Snoopy doing s
his dance)
5. Action.  To me a cel is much more interesting if it's 
showing good action and looks like it's going to leap out
of the frame.
6. Full-front shot is more desireable than a profile or
3/4 view and certainly better than one from the back.  

Anyway, those are some of the guidelines I follow for my
own collection, but I know these certainly don't apply for
everyone.  This is a hobby and everyone should have fun 
with it.  Maybe you like buying cels of character's butts! :)

Posted here below is a cel of Washu that I think illustrates
the values above pretty well. :)



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