Princess Teegra Shielding Herself
Fire & Ice: ANIMATION PRODUCTION Cel
Approx. 12-field animation formatSequence: AB
Scene: 3
Cel: #53
Size: 11" x 13"
- Original Hand Drawn, Hand Painted Production Cel on punched animation paper used in the 1983 Ralph Bakshi film FIRE & ICE
- This Original Animation Production Art is an actual frame used to create the finished cel for the feature film and is an historical piece of art. By acquiring this art you agree to be caretaker of a significant piece of animation history for future generations to experience.
- This exact cel is THE ONLY ONE IN EXISTENCE IN THE WORLD. It is NOT a reproduction.
- Ralph Bakshi Signs for proof of authenticity from Bakshi Private Archives.
Background Laser Copy Included with cel.
Acetate is slightly rippled from time .
COLLECTORS CORNER:
A true collector’s rarity from Ralph Bakshi and Frank Frazetta’s legendary fantasy film Fire & Ice — this perfectly matched set features the original hand-painted animation cel of Princess Teegra alongside its exact corresponding original production drawing, both carrying the identical production numbers: AB3 #53.
Finding a matching production drawing and finished cel that remained together through the decades is exceptionally uncommon in animation collecting. During production, the animator’s drawing served as the blueprint for the final painted cel used under the camera to create the finished film frame. Most were separated, discarded, or lost over time — making a complete surviving setup like this an extraordinary archival find.
Together, these two pieces tell the full story of the animation process: the raw hand of the animator visible in graphite and construction lines, paired with the luminous finished cel photographed for the film itself. A museum-worthy collector’s set preserving both the soul and the final illusion of Bakshi and Frazetta’s iconic collaboration.
This very rare animation production cel is original, handpainted, and the only one of it's kind in the world. It was used in the 1983 Ralph Bakshi animated film, Fire & Ice.
He will sign this animation art, if you wish.
Image size is: 11" x 13", and comes with a copy of the original animation background from the scene.
This artwork is original. Each piece was used in its own production, and is an historically significant part of each animated film. The cels come with a copy of the original background from the scene where available, or the sequence, or the film.
Fire and Ice was a collaboration between Bakshi and Frank Frazetta, and was distributed by 20th Century Fox, which also distributed Bakshi's 1977 release, Wizards. The animated feature, based on characters Bakshi and Frazetta co-created, was made using the process of rotoscoping, in which scenes were shot in live action and then traced onto animation cels.
title. Fire and Ice
date. 1983
city. icepeak
director, producer
From their stronghold in Icepeak, the evil Queen Juliana (Eileen O'Neill) and her son, Nekron (Stephen Mendel), send forth a wave of glaciers, forcing humanity to retreat south towards the equator. Nekron sends a delegation to King Jarol (Leo Gordon) in Firekeep to request his surrender, but this is a ruse orchestrated by Queen Juliana for Nekron’s sub-humans to kidnap Jarol’s barefoot, bikini-clad daughter, Princess Teegra (Cynthia Leake); Queen Juliana feels that Nekron should take a bride to produce an heir.
But Teegra makes an escape and comes upon Larn (Randy Norton), a young warrior and the only survivor of a village razed by glaciers, who offers to escort her back to Firekeep.
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What are Cels?
Traditionally, animated films were created by each motion or movement of every character being hand painted on a transparent material called a cel – short for celluloid acetate. These cels – whether it is one layer or many characters moving separately on many layers, are then laid over a painted background and photographed by an animation camera to create one single frame of the film. This process is repeated for the entire film to be completed. By painting on cels, the illusion is created of a different world inhabited by the painted characters moving within the background they are placed upon.
Original Production Cels
Original production cels are the actual cels used to create the animated film (or TV show) that they were created for. Each one has been hand drawn and painted by an artist and has been then photographed over a background by the animation camera to eventually take part in the entire creation of the film.
This is very different from what are called Limited Edition cels or Serigraph cels. Limited Edition cels are re-creations of a favorite image or scene which is then hand painted. Serigraph cels are silk-screened re-creations. Here at Bakshi Productions we offer to you the real, original production cels used in each of the films.
These production cels are preciously collected and becoming more and more valuable as we progress into the future of animation through computers. There are animation cels from the early days that are valued in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. These cels are rare and there is only one like it in the world! No wonder they collectible and only increase in value.
Original Production Drawings
Original production drawings are also one of a kind pieces of art from an animated film. Before the image is drawn and painted on cel, the entire film is drawn in pencil by animators. This is where the experimentation and fun truly happens by the artist who creates the image. These are also highly sought after because they are the original drawings and considered “the backbone” of any animated creation. They also can cost much less than an original production cel because they are not painted.
Some Pointers in what to look for in an original piece of animation art
First and foremost, the image has to appeal to you. It jumps out at you, you have to have it. Looking at it illicit some sort of emotional response or reminds you of something or recalls a memory. Other than that – Here are some pointers that many collectors (NOT ALL) use:
-Artwork that depicts a characteristic pose or expression, an emotion common with the film it is from.
-Characters or at least one character that is facing as close to forward as possible with their eyes open are best usually.
--The closer up the character is to you, the better. That is either a full body pose or a close up of the face.
-Some people like to collect the more obscure characters who show up rarely in the film. Others like the main characters. It is obviously up to your preference for which characters you like looking at really!
We hope this helps a bit. Any questions you might have please feel free to e-mail us at shop@ralphbakshi.com.
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