I'm more on the end of 'who can I sell to that is
trustworthy' ^_^
But I've bagged a few scammers as well, and it's
usually because although colors can be off, and
my cel scanned on my computer is going to look
different than your cel scanned on your computer
and neither of them are going to have the same
colors as the screencapture of the cel, the lines
will usually give it away.
First, you've got your crappy lines. The ones
done with an unsteady hand that make any copy
look obviously fake. Then, you've got your good
lines done with the wrong kind of pen, which
makes your outlines either way too thick, or too
light, or dark at the edges and light in the
middle. Sometimes these are hard to pick up on
from a scan if it isn't great quality, so asking
for a bigger higher res scan is a good thing if
you're not sure. Lastly, you've got your perfect
lines. Smooth, beautiful, and look like they've
just come out of the press. Because they have,
or because fancel lines don't fade nearly as
easily as real cel lines, if at all. Cel lines
are usually photocopied, and never quite as
perfect, maybe getting rougher towards the tips
of the hair or something like that. And getting
the lines in the exact place is really tough
too. I don't think many series (except maybe an
old perfect condition prime shot snow white cel)
would bring about the kind of money necessary to
buy a special photocopier for cels, so
generally... the lines have it.
...and beware of AMG cels because there's plenty
of those out there that are both 'real'
and 'fake' at the same time. |