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Warner Hand Painted Cels Hand Painted Cels
 Limited Edition hand-painted cels are created in very limited numbers using the same hand-painting technique as production cels. They may be derived from actual artwork used in the film or cartoon moment, or from artwork created by an animator or director inspired by a favorite moment. Limited edition cels are often signed by the artist or director. They are frequently the only images available reflecting the Golden Age of Animation (1930's, 40's and 50's) since most of the production artwork prior to the 1970's was destroyed or washed for reuse. Also, with the advent of computer-finished animation, hand-painted production cels are no longer the end result of the animation process. Therefore limited edition cels give collectors an opportunity to own important works of art representing classic moments in animation filmmaking which may otherwise be unavailable. Nearly all animation artists and studios create animation artwork in limited edition form.
 
Warner Canvas Editions Canvas Editions
The evolution of computer technologies has created a benefit for fine art printing. A fine art Canvas Edition is created from the artist's original artwork. An extremely high resolution digital image of the artwork is made, and then loaded into specially enhanced printers which output the digital image onto fine art paper or canvas. Since the digital image includes every subtlety and nuance of the original - including the smallest details of light and shadow such as the textures of the paint and canvas or paper - the fine art giclee is often indistinguishable from the original work of art. Brush strokes have the appearance of brush strokes, even though they are only two dimensional images on paper. Typically, limited edition artwork is hand-signed by the artist indicating their personal approval of each work of art, and then individually numbered to identify each work of art as a part of the total edition.
 
Warner Sericels & SerigraphSericels & Serigraph
Serigraphy, the printing term for the silk-screen process, is a fine art process in which limited editions are created by meticulously screening the colors of an image onto the back of an acetate cel or the surface of fine art paper or canvas - one color at a time. The image is separated into its individual colors, and then each is transferred onto a stretched screen of silk which acts like a stencil. Inks are forced through the stretched screen onto a cel, fine art paper or canvas, one color at a time. When all of the individual colors are screened onto the cel or paper, together they form the complete image. Silk-screened cels - called sericels - are typically modest in price since their edition sizes are usually large, and are not hand-signed. Limited edition serigraphs on paper or canvas are typically hand-signed by the artist indicating their personal approval of each work of art, and then individually numbered to identify each work of art as a part of the total edition.
 
Warner Giclees & Lithographs Giclees & Lithographs
The evolution of computer technologies has created a benefit for fine art printing. A fine art Giclee is created from the artist's original artwork. An extremely high resolution digital image of the artwork is made, and then loaded into specially enhanced printers which output the digital image onto fine art paper or canvas. Since the digital image includes every subtlety and nuance of the original - including the smallest details of light and shadow such as the textures of the paint and canvas or paper - the fine art giclee is often indistinguishable from the original work of art. Brush strokes have the appearance of brush strokes, even though they are only two dimensional images on paper. Typically, limited edition artwork is hand-signed by the artist indicating their personal approval of each work of art, and then individually numbered to identify each work of art as a part of the total edition.
 


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