Welcome to artofscoobydoo!

I have been a Scooby-Doo fan almost my whole life and what always attracted me most to the show was how it looks. I have now been fortunate enough to build a collection of genuine screen and production-used Scooby-Doo art from the real episodes and movies.

Here is a breakdown of some of the terminology used to describe animation art:

Animation Drawing - Each frame of classic hand-drawn animation was first drawn in pencil, by hand, on a sheet of paper. This is the original line-work, later to be transferred to cels ready to appear on screen.

Cel - Cels (or celluloids) are the hand-painted transparent plastic sheets that represent each frame of movement in classic hand-drawn animation. The pencil drawings are transferred onto the transparent cels and are then painted by hand on the reverse side. The colored cels are then photographed over backgrounds, one-by-one to create the illusion of movement when played back at speed. 

Background - Animation backgrounds are the paintings made to set the scene. They are painted on a thicker card-like material and are photographed underneath the transparent cels to create the final shot, as seen on screen.

Storyboards - Storyboards are the early sketches made to map out the sequence of events in a scene before starting animation. 

Model Sheets/Cels - Model designs are made to demonstrate how a character/prop should be drawn (or in the case of model cels, painted) for the artists working on a project to reference when animating/painting. It is important that the, often many, animators/artists working on a project keep the artwork consistent to the models.

Design Drawings - Drawings made during the process of designing a character/prop/location.

Please note: None of these pieces are for sale currently, but I am always interested in offers to trade for other Scooby-Doo production art or to buy outright.