Unpainted faces

I have several cels with unpainted faces. They are from a number of different series. I just wanted to know if anyone knows why they are made that way. (I hope this isn't a stupid question!)

I would need to see an example but what you may have is a case where there is the main base cel in which other cels are placed on top to show talking or other facial expressions. This is done to save time having not to make a whole cel.

I have an example of this posted on my gallery in the Ai Yori Aoshi Genga section.

No, I know that wasn't the case in my cels.

http://cat.rubberslug.com/gallery/inv_info.asp?ItemID=60860

Platinum Hugen Ordian. In the scene, her face is flesh colored.


These two Boogiepop Phantom cels are next to each other in sequence. They are complete faces. They had a color darker than the triangle on the right of the face used for the flesh tone in the final shot (This makes the triangle actually look like a light area in the scene,)
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http://cat.rubberslug.com/gallery/inv_info.asp?ItemID=48117

http://cat.rubberslug.com/gallery/inv_info.asp?ItemID=30672


I also just bought 2 Fuu cels that I just posted that don't have the face painted.

http://cat.rubberslug.com/gallery/inv_info.asp?ItemID=107109

The previous owner sent them with flesh colored paper behind them.

I have more too, but that should give you an idea.

Ok I see,

The only idea that comes to me would be that they wanted the face color consistant without the brushing over of paint that sometimes may interfere with the finer detail of the faces on such a close in shot that has no other background shown. Of course it could also be a way of speeding up the production of the cel.

Hopefully others may know the exact answer as to why. Maybe Roy at Backlotanimation might know for he has a lot more experience then I do.

I have a zenki that way and since he arrived with his faces I assumend it was to make the animting process faster.

If you look in the sketches section you can see his faces.
http://shadows.rubberslug.com/gallery/inv_info.asp?ItemID=90381