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He is the author and artist of 7 selfpublished books on the art of sketching, character design, caricature and life drawing. I figured it would have some tips and interviews but its actually formatted like a birds eye view of realworld projects. His forte is the ability to create interesting and varied characters. Stephen silver, if you dont know, is an experienced artists, a veteran, who has been working in the art and animation industry for years.
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He is responsible for the visual character development and design of some of animations most iconic and cultural hits such as disneys kim possible, nickelodeons danny phantom, and disneys clerks. The silver way techniques tips and tutorials for effective character design stephen silver 9781624650345 books tags. Stephen silver born august 30, 1972 in london, england, uk is a professional british artist, cartoonist and character designer. Character design lecture by silver on the app store. Techniques, tips and tutorials for effective characte.
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Stephens drawing style may not be to everyones taste although he does include a wide. Silver is the author and artist of five selfpublished books on the art of sketching, caricature and life drawing. Techniques, tips and tutorials for effective character design by stephen silver offers invaluable instruction from one of best teachers in the industry. Stephen silver character designer of kim possible, danny phantom, clerks animated series and more. See more ideas about character design, art and silver. Character design references cdr is a webzine dedicated to the art of animation, video games, comics and illustration and its the largest community of character designers on the internet. Golden ratio in character design, caricatures and cartoons. He is known for his work on kim possible 2002, histeria. Stephen is like yodi when it comes to character design. Silver discusses his methods, techniques and many stories about what it takes to get things done and enjoy this creative journey. The silver way, stephen silver 9781624650345 boeken.
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The aim is to knock out a topic in no more than thirty minutes. Stephen silver, if you dont know, is an experienced artists, a veteran, who has. Art lesson how to use the golden section for character design. Theres a lot to say about the massive 260page book creating stylized characters at first glance its clearly a firm and welldesigned book. Techniques, tips, and tutorials for drawing effective characters by stephen silver. Shipping in march 2017 this 248 page softcover howto book is packed with my personal approach to character design, drawing, and exercises for personal improvement. Bringing you some of animations most iconic and cultural hits like kim possible, danny phantom, and clerks.
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Its a huge book measuring about a foot wide and packed with over 220 pages of tips, exercises, and sample designs. Stephen silver, animation character designer stephen silver has been a character designer and teacher in the animation industry for over 20 years. The silver way, the art of silver, character gesture drawing manual, sketchbook challenge, conquering artist struggles, passion for life, life, stephen. Fundamentals of character design with stephen silver. Up until now, i would have recommended tom bancrofts, creating characters with personality, and preston blairs, advanced animation, as the most relevant resources on the subject. In addition to working freelance full time, he also teaches an online character design course at, a character design course at calarts california institute of the arts in valencia, california. Stephen silver finds kickstarter success for new book. Stephen silver ownerteacher silver drawing academy. Animated films, tv shows, video games, and comicsgraphic novels are considered viable artistic mediums for character designers. Whether youre a professional artist interested in improving your drawing skills, or an aspiring designer fresh out of high school looking to add to your portfolio, the silver.
But one thing that sets this book apart from even those is. I have designed characters for disney television animation, sony feature animation and nickelodeon animation, designing the style of the shows such as kim possible, danny phantom kevin smiths. Over 1400 hidefinition poses based on 4 lively female characters, including full body poses, silhouettes, facial expressions, and hands. And tom covers it all in this 144 page guide to character design. Stephen silver is raising funds for character design with silver, a drawing guide book on kickstarter. Stephen silver golden ratio in character design video stephen silver is a character designer and art teacher who has designed characters for disney television animation, sony feature animation and nickelodeon animation. How to character design book teaching observation, shape language, bringing life to characters, the studio production process and more. Stephen silver was born on august 30, 1972 in london, england. In mere months, his campaign raised 10 times that amount.
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