Animation art collectibles include cels that are painted
drawings on celluloid needed to make animated cartoons. Hundreds
of cels were made, then photographed in sequence to make a
cartoon showing moving figures. Early examples made by the Walt
Disney Studios, and others, are popular with collectors today.
Earliest animation art cels date back to 1930, the beginning of
Walt Disney's renowned career in animation, with classic
characters like Bambi, Jiminy Cricket, and Mickey Mouse.
Original sketches used by the animation artists are also listed
here. Modern animated cartoons are made using computer-generated
pictures, not cels and are not original art. Some of these are
being produced to be sold to collectors but were never made to
make more cartoons. Other cartoon art may be listed in the Comic
Art and Disneyana.