Well,
IMHO, backgrounds are a plus no matter what. Im
a -big- fan of non matching backgrounds. I buy a
background for each of my cels, even if it doesnt
match. So far, I only have two cels with
matching bg. Cels with matching bgs from certain
series are very very hard to find. I collect
mainly FY, and it's nearly impossible to get
those with the backgrounds, and all the matching
sketches. I always keep an eye on Celga and Taro
for the lovely cel backgrounds they offer for
sale. To me, it really makes the cel pop. If
its the matching one, awesome, if not, so what,
it's still pretty, and it makes the cel look more
like a scene than if it just has a blank sheet
behind it. And, who'll know? Most of the time
you can find a bg out there that's very close to
the cel's actual bg, or one that will complement
it even more than the real one would. We'd all
love to have the matching bgs for our cels, but
it's so hard to find them that way. Why not
improvise a little? Even lazer copies are good.
Some of my favorite bgs are copies from other
nice collectors! While others find it ill to put
a non matching bg with a cel, I think it's right
as rain :). |