BIOGRAPHY
Stephen Silver
Character Designer and Teacher
I was born in London, England on August 30, 1972. Aspiring to be a professional artist my whole life and knowing drawing would be my vocation, I got my professional start in 1992 drawing caricatures at Sea World in San Diego.
I have designed characters for a variety of animation studios including, WB Animation, Disney Television Animation, Sony Feature Animation,
Nickelodeon Animation and many more, designing the style of the shows such as "Kim Possible", "Danny Phantom" Kevin Smith's "Clerks" the animated series, and many more.
I am the author and artist of 8 self-published books on the art of sketching, character design, caricature and life drawing. In addition to working freelance, and doing lectures, I am the owner of Silver Drawing Academy, an art school, located in Simi Valley, CA. I also teach two character design courses online @ schoolism.com.
Stephen will create a workshop for your company, school, or club. He can do a two hour lecture or a two day workshop, and anything in between. He will tailor the event to your needs. His workshops are designed to help artists develop drawing skills, self confidence, and give artist the ability to develop their own style. He will help increase the artists ability to create new ideas and communicate with clients. The in-depth lectures are designed to help artists become more professional and successful in their careers. Both workshops and lectures show artist how to build a positive attitude, increase enthusiasm, reduce anxiety and to achieve a greater enjoyment out of life as a creative person.
Each seminar covers the importance of practice, persistence, patience, passion, concentration, and much more. This is a great opportunity and a chance to watch and learn from Stephen's experiences and techniques to creating appealing, energetic character designs.
Participants will learn useful techniques, how to stimulate creativity, solve problems, and become better decision makers, which will guide them through their artistic journey.
Thousands of individuals worldwide have attended Silver's lectures, seminars and workshops. He has been hired by many companies and organizations in order to help develop the artist within. Silver’s methods of teaching and experience throughout the years have awarded many artists careers in their fields, from publishing, creating their own companies and landing studio jobs.
