FIRST ANIMATION ART
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Our Largest Disney Catalog Ever!
Welcome to our new catalog of
Disney
Original Production Animation Art!








In the tradition of the animation catalogs of Gallery Lainzberg, we
present our most comprehensive collection of original production art
celebrating the films
of the Walt Disney Studios

We have included original one of a kind production cels, animation
drawings, storyboard sketches, and model sheets.

Use the blue buttons on the right to see art from all your favorite
Disney films. Our one of a kind art is available on a first come basis,
so call or email right away to reserve your choices.

Although we try to keep our web site updated daily, all art is subject
to prior sale, so please contact us to confirm availability.

As always, we look forward to hearing from you and are always
happy to answer your questions by phone or email.

Enjoy our finest collection of Disney art ever!
The Gallery Staff at
First Animation Art
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Terms used in our catalog:
Production cel -
An original painting on clear plastic (acetate or nitrate) which is placed over a
background and photographed in the animation process. The outline of the
character  is applied to the front of the cel. The paint colors are hand-painted
onto the reverse side of the cel to eliminate brush strokes.

"Courvoisier"
Courvoisier set up or Courvoisier background refer to the Disney art program that
released animation art through the Courvoisier Gallery of San Francisco from
1938 until 1945. Cels from this program were released with hand painted
custom backgrounds that were created at Disney to accent the characters. Multi
character cels often are from different parts of the film. A few key matching
backgrounds , conceptual sketches and storyboards were also released through
this art program

Courvoisier backgrounds and set ups are among the most sought after Disney
original art and are prized for their hand work. In the past few years the name
"Courvoisier" has been acquired by a company and new certificates have been
issued that have nothing to do with the original Disney program. We only use
the term to refer to the Disney art program from 1938-1945.

"Custom hand painted background"
A custom hand painted background is a non production background that was
created to go with a cel after its release from the studio.

"Original pencil animation drawing"
A one of a kind pencil drawing created by an animator from which the cels are
later created.

"Original storyboard"
A series of small sketches, each depicting a scene, which are created to set the
storyline of the film. Sometimes small ones are referred to as thumbnail
storyboards.

"Ozalid print model sheet"
Refers to the reproduction process that Disney used in creating their model
sheets from the late 1930's to the late 1960's. The animators would mount a
group of trimmed original pencil drawings and then have them
photographically copied using an ozalid printing process. These sheets were
created in small numbers and were used as guides throughout the studio during
the making of the films. By the late 1960's the Xerox machine ended this
expensive process so model sheets from this later time were reproduced in large
numbers.

"Print Background"
is a printed background put behind a cel to enhance the image and give the
character placement. These are not necessarily from the same film as the cels.

"Production Background"
is an original hand painted background from the same film, but not necessarily
from the exact same moment as the cel.

"Key Master Background"
is an original hand painted background that was actually filmed in the making
of the movie and exactly matches the cel. This is the rarest type of Disney cel
set up.