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- What is Animation Art?
Animation Art is more than just the cels and backgrounds seen by a camera in the finished version of an animated film, cartoon, short or commercial. It also includes inspirational sketches and paintings, story ideas, character models, and drawings used in the making of the animated film, as well as post production models and publicity work, prepared after its completion.
- What is Premier Animation?
Premier Animation are an online UK gallery offering some of the finest vintage and contemporary Animation Art on the net. We are mail order only and do not have a brick and mortar gallery.
- I am looking for an item that I cannot see listed, can Premier Animation help me?
Premier Animation can locate most Artwork. Please send us your wish lists, and we will do our very best to locate the Artwork as soon as we possibly can.
- Do you offer payment plans for expensive items?
If you have found you have spent too much, but have found a piece of artwork that you simply cannot resist for your collection, then our interest free layaway plan is your perfect solution. Helping to spread the cost, you pay four monthly installments of 25% via post dated cheques, credit card, or any other preferred payment option. This service is available so that you the collector can purchase the art you love at a price that's right. To find out more about this service please click on the payment button below and navigate to the layaway option.
- Do Premier Animation Art accept credit cards, if so is it safe?
Yes, Premier Animation does accept credit cards, and it is extremely safe. Users enter information into Barclaycard ePDQ secure internet site. ePDQ is a secure online service for card payment authorization and settlement. It enables you the customer to pay for goods 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The ePDQ Cardholder Payment Interface product (CPI) also enables customers to submit their card details direct to ePDQ for payment, therefore Barclaycard Merchant Services is ultimately responsible for maintaining security of the card details, not Premier Animation. This form asks for contact information (such as an email address), name, address, payment details and financial information (such as credit card number). This information is used for billing purposes only, and will never be disclosed or be given access to by anyone other than the proprietor of Premier Animation. The information may be used to contact the user if we have any questions about the order. We under no circumstances sell or otherwise disseminate the information in any manner other than that needed to process the order and to possibly contact the user about this order or future items we may have for sale.
- Where do you find your vintage Artwork?
Premier Animation acquires their vintage art from several sources including private collectors, animators or family and friends of animators, people who have found the pieces in their 'lofts', as well as other galleries and dealers.
- Do Premier Animation value Art?
Yes, if you need a piece valued for insurance purposes, and need it in writing. Premier Animation will provide a written valuation for you for a small charge, which will depend on the amount of research and time involved in creating an accurate valuation.
- Does Premier Animation ship Worldwide?
Yes, we ship internationally.
- Are limited edition cels hand painted?
Yes limited edition cels are hand painted reproductions of famous scenes, or are sometimes newly created ones that often depict sports scenes, or mix characters together that ordinarily would not appear together. Some collectors also quite like the beautiful colour reproduction backgrounds that accompany the pieces as well.
- How many cels are used in a typical cartoon?
A film runs at 24 frames per second. That number never changes. Therefore the most any cartoon can be animated to is 24 fps. Budget films usually run at 12 cels per second, each cel being shot twice. However, lower budget cartoons can, and usually do, use the same cel three or more times. The more a cel is used, the "jerkier" the final cartoon will look. For a high budget cartoon, that runs for 8 minutes, there are roughly 11,520 hand painted cels used, which is a lot of hard skilled work (just think how many cels are used in a full length feature film). There is a whole new question that arises from this, and that is how many collectable cels are available from an 8 minute cartoon? Alternatively, if an 8 minute cartoon is animated at 24 fps, are there 11,520 collectable cels for sale? The answer is simply no. Firstly, you must consider that about half of the cels could never be sold, due to the main character's eyes being closed, they are passing behind another object, their back is showing, or it is just an awkward non attractive pose. Therefore, the majority of the cels have gone, and the remainder are left to be either destroyed, damaged through bad storage or sold to the collectors market. By this time there are only about 10% of the cels available to purchase.
- Why is Animation Art important?
Animation Art has become a universal art form that has entertained, informed, and instructed generations around the world for almost 100 years. Animation speaks to everyone in a universal language, regardless of age, creed, or nationality.
- What makes Animation Art valuable?
Age and rarity are two important factors. What character(s) are in the Artwork, and what expressions they are showing. Figures in a full pose position are normally more sought after than a head shot or half body pose. Memorable scenes from classic films or cartoons create a high value. Villains and Princesses are also valuable. Signatures of artists connected with a specific production can often increase the value. Walt Disney's signature on the mount/mat will also increase the value, as he never signed the artwork itself.
- Should I invest in Animation Art?
Collectors have purchased Animation Art for as little as one pound and sold it for hundred's or thousands of pounds. The value of Animation Art is increasing more rapidly than any other Art form on the collectable market. Select and purchase Animation Art because it gives you pleasure. Enjoy it to the full, and you will receive the greatest return on your investment, the joy of owning a moment in film making history that will never be repeated again.
- What is a Lumicel™?
At first glance, Lumicel™ appears to be a beautifully drawn composite animation model sheet and sericel. It features favorite characters in a variety of expressive and dynamic poses, while further showcasing these characters in a central serigraphic or hand-painted color image.
But then, with the wave of a hand, Lumicel™ comes to life with lighting, music and sound effects. Lumicel's™ exclusive IOn™ feature makes all of the technology invisible. There are no buttons, speakers, or switches to distract from the beauty of the artwork.
Once the IOn™ is activated, a section of the model sheet is illuminated and an accompanying sound bite is played. The commentary varies from narration by animation pioneers such as Walt Disney or Mel Blanc, to quintessential character lines, soundtracks, or a film score. |
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