Gengas can be considered an animators "rough sketch", or
storyboard drawing. They are generally very sketchy in
appearance, with little detail, and few defined lines.
These are created first in the animation process, to
determine the general look of shot (character's position,
general movement). Many times these are done by key
animators and they are generally not available for sale.
Because they are harder to find than dougas, they are
generally considered more valuable (in a monetary sense).
Dougas are created from gengas. They could be equated with
a "clean up drawing", in which clean up artists/animators
take the gengas, or rough animation, and trace out the
definitive lines of the scene. Dougas, therefore, are much
simplier in appearance; with fewer lines and a cleaner,
crisper appearance. It is the douga which is traced onto
acetate to make the cel we see in the finished production.
When you buy a cel and it has the drawing included, you
are usually looking at a douga. They are much more common
than gengas and so do not have quite as much monetary value
(although I have seen some very nice ones with priceless
aesthetic value!) ^_^
Hope this explanation helps! |
