celanimation
nounUK /ˈsɛl ænɪˈmeɪʃən/
US /ˈsɛl ænəˈmeɪʃən/
A way of making cartoons by drawing each little change on clear sheets.
The old cartoon was made using cel animation.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The technique of painting characters on transparent sheets laid over a background.
Artists used cel animation to keep the background still while the character moved.
3. A style of animation that mimics the look of hand-painted cels.
The video game uses cel animation to look like a classic cartoon.
4. The process of photographing a series of drawn cels to create motion.
The studio's cel animation took months to finish.