The Silver Way ─ Techniques, Tips, and Tutorials for Effective Character Design

The Silver Way: Techniques, Tips and Tutorials for Effective Character Design by Stephen Silver offers invaluable instruction from one of best teachers in the industry. Whether you’re 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 Way will help you build your confidence and strengthen your work in order to successfully design characters for any project, in any style. Chockfull of helpful—and entertaining!—drawing techniques and easy-to-follow tutorials developed through his decades of experience as an artist on popular animated shows (Kim Possible, Danny Phantom, The Fairly OddParents) and as the owner of Silver Drawing Academy, The Silver Way is the kind of educational art book you’ll revisit again and again for guidance, encouragement, and inspiration.

Stephen Silver is an in-demand character designer and seasoned art instructor who founded the art school Silver Drawing Academy, which has served hundreds of students across the country. Based in Los Angeles, the school offers instruction for artists of all levels, from an array of online and classroom courses, to private workshops and one-on-one mentoring. Silver uses his years of industry experience creating characters for the shows Kim Possible, The Fairly OddParents, and The Penguins of Madagascar, to name a few, and working for Disney Television Animation, Sony Feature Animation, and Nickelodeon Animation, to help other artists realize their creative and career goals.