Cels can become stuck even long after they're
dry. I've had cels for which I don't have bags
start to get stuck to the paper in my cel book.
An unstuck cel layer started to stick to it's
partner too. (I put a stop to that!) Whenever
possible, I bag backgrounds separate from the
cels and put single layers of cel bag between
unstuck cel layers, with the whole of the cel in
a second bag.
It sounds like a pain, but this does answer how
you can keep a cel correctly positioned on it's
background without putting tape on or staples in
the background - a dab of double sided tape
between the separately bagged background and cel
and voila! It stays in place. ^_^
But I have to say also. . . I'm well aware we
shouldn't touch our cels. But I still do. I scan
*all* my cels out of the bags, and when I'm
spending an extended time looking at any one cel,
I will almost always remove it from the bag to
view it. A little caution to always carefully
wash your hands first - or wear gloves - will
reduce some of the risk in doing this. . . Myself,
I don't worry about it too much. ^_^
Many Sharp Smiles,
--Drac
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