Key cels and end cels...

[eddiefb3]

Wow, thats interesting. I didnt know it had to be circled to be a key cel. I have a few then.

I have one that is a little blotch of paint thats a mout. its circled and says end

I have another 3 layer cel ABC all end would that be like a super key cel, or a super end cel?

[sensei]

I have one that is a little blotch of paint thats a mout. its circled and says end

Yes, even the mouth layers often get labeled "end." It's often just the expression that the character has at the end of the cut, or maybe the last change of expression before it reverts to the "1" expression.

On some timing sheets I see that the cel containing the rest of the character's face (usually the "A" layer) has a neutral, mouth-closed expression. Then, when s/he has a line, the "B" layer overlaps this expression for a while; then it just disappears and we see the "A" layer again. Animators signal this by putting an "X" in the "B" layer column when this layer disappears.

I have another 3 layer cel ABC all end would that be like a super key cel, or a super end cel?

It's a 3-layer cel, all the layers of which are end key cels.

I also have some multi-layer cels that have one layer that's a key and another that's not. Sometimes it just depends on what looked good to the jobber who riffled through the pile of cels he got from the studio to pick out ones for sale. Here's an example of an B10 end key and a D1 start key combined, the product of a dealer who thought the image would be more saleable than by putting the actual start and end keys together. (He was right: this one's #26 on my "most hit-on" list.)