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The Silver Way: Techniques, Tips, and Tutorials for Effective Character Design Paperback – April 7, 2017

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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.
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“After talking with Stephen I was reinvigorated and hungry to get back to drawing. . . . He is honestly only concerned with teaching and helping other artists improve. Stephen’s work has always inspired me to be a better artist, but it was Stephen himself who inspired me to be a generous one.” ―From Foreword Mike Krahulik, Cartoonist, “Penny Arcade” -- Mike Krahulik

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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.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Design Studio Press (April 7, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 248 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1624650341
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1624650345
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12 x 1 x 9 inches
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Stephen Silver was born in London, England on August 30th 1972. Aspiring to be a

professional artist his whole life and knowing drawing would be his vocation, Silver got

his professional start in 1992 drawing caricatures in amusement parks. In 1993 he went

on to establish his own illustration company called Silvertoons. By 1997 Silver was

hired by Warner Bros. Television Animation as a character designer, and has been

working in the animation industry ever since.

He has worked as Character Designer and Supervisor for Disney Television Animation,

Sony Feature Animation and Nickelodeon Animation, designing characters such as

"Kim Possible", "Danny Phantom" and Kevin Smith's "Clerks" the animated series, to

name a few. Silver is the author and artist of five self-published books on the art of

sketching, caricature and life drawing. In addition to working freelance full time, he also

teaches an online character design course at www.schoolism.com,a character design

course at CalArts (California Institute of the Arts) in Valencia, California, and a quick

gesture figure class at the Los Angeles Academy of Figuritive Arts. In 2000 he received

the Golden Nosey award from the National Caricaturist Network for caricaturist of the

year. In 2007 he was awarded the National Cartoonists Society's television animation

award for the designs on Disney's Kim Possible. Silver names three treasures to success

in life that give him what it takes to keep on drawing: passion, desire and determination.

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Interesting book on character design by the artist who created Kim Possible. I really liked his opening forwards and the 1st several chapters gave me a new perspective on viewing character design, and actually prompted me to get out and find characters in nature.
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C.S.L
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2024
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Okay this is hard to say I love this book because I'm into characters making.

you can't go wrong with this this is someone who may one of my favorite cartoons of all time which is Kim possible and that speaks highly and other cartoon shows from my childhood which is why I got the book just for that nostalgia alone I will say however this book teaches you how to think like a illustrator or a person who's making cartoons or for studios in general or for your own work as a freelancer but he's mostly talking and the more studio direction but the information he has in here is worth it even if you don't go in the direction of your traditional cartoonist or you become a manga artist or you become an illustrator or a game designer learning how to make your characters how to turn them how to use things around your environment to help you continue to grow there are exercises in here that you can do on a regular basis which I've already tried and have been doing I also will say to my beginner artist this is not a beginner book this is not a step by step how to draw cartoons this is not what this is he's already assuming you already know your fundamentals and he's just teaching you what he has learned over the years of doing what he's been doing in the industry passing his knowledge and this is what he put in his book I still think as a beginner artist if you're interested in learning how to make characters and you want to make that at your career or you want to do gaming or you want to do mangas or illustration this is still a good book to have it's still a good thing to have in your collection so when you get to the level that he's already at or where you can actually put this to use you already have in your collection I am a beginner artist so I really can't use the information yet but I've sat down and read it I'll put some of his exercises that are very easy to do into practice and I just let myself do it without getting a worry about mistakes or worrying about oh I can't do this because it's out of my level I just do it he has a lot of examples explains himself very well very easy to understand I haven't even got through half of the book it's a big book so I recommend this book to all artists in my opinion.
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CharacterArtGuy
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful insightful instruction
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2022
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I have had the privilege of meeting Stephen Silver both at a convention years ago and again when I went to a 4 hour instructional he hosted when passing through my city. This book showcases his knowledge and breaks down character design and caricature in a wonderfully clear way that helps you improve your character design skills no matter what level you are at. For a professional level artist such as myself it has reminded me of techniques that I had either forgotten or let lapse on top of giving me new ways to think about my process. There are some tips and tricks I had never heard of that are truly great. For anyone interested in just straight caricature or character design for illustration and animation this is a must have for your studio.
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Adam K
5.0 out of 5 stars The other reviews weren't exaggerating; this book really is THAT good
Reviewed in the United States on January 21, 2020
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I have barely dipped my toes into this thick book and I already love it. And it is indeed thick, one of the thickest/biggest art instruction books I have the pleasure of owning. I was surprised by that to be honest, it is a much thicker book than I expected! There is so much fantastic and useful advice in this book, and it's presented in a nice orderly way with tons of great suggestions, tips, and exercises. It's not just a bunch of art with a little text. This book is truly instructional and it is impossible not to learn something from it.

I only have ONE complaint and it's not about the content of the book or Mr. Silver's art, but instead it's about the shape of the book: it's quite wide and not tall. I saw the general shape before buying it, but when you combine the shape of the book with the thickness and overall weight, the wider-than-taller shape is both impractical to hold and also makes it difficult to fit in with the rest of the books on a shelf. I really really wish they had not designed the book this way, and I hope future editions will be a more standard shape.

That said, if you are on the fence about this book, BUY IT! It is wonderful.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A fun, creative, and genius approach to designing characters !
Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2019
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This books approach is very systematic in a way that will Organize your thoughts towards creating many different iterations of a harmonious character design. Very helpful tips and tricks to assist you when you feel as though you have exhausted your ideas to the fullest, only to see that there's other avenues and ways to go into many different routes in telling great stories through creative and appealing characters. In my honest opinion one of the most informative books on the subject out there. If you have Disney's the illusion of life. This book might be the perfect pair to study the art of animation.
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Rabscuttle
5.0 out of 5 stars Solid techniques for beginners and experts
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2017
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The book provides more than ample examples and techniques for character design. It is appropriate for beginners as well as advanced designers. A well-structured, thick read of a book. Silver is generous with his knowledge sharing. The main point of his theory is using simple, strong shapes to create a structure for your characters. He exposes how these shapes work in his designs. HIs rough drawings show how he "draws through" the shapes to create depth and a believable cartoon anatomy for a design. I have taken a class from him in person and his books are as informative as his lectures.
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Panda
5.0 out of 5 stars Great!
Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2023
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I had to buy this book for my college class, but it’s probably my favorite book! I love to draw and do character designs and this book is helpful!
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Natalia
4.0 out of 5 stars Very informative
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2024
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Interesting book on character design by the artist who created Kim Possible. I really liked his opening forwards and the 1st several chapters gave me a new perspective on viewing character design, and actually prompted me to get out and find characters in nature.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Very informative
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2024
Interesting book on character design by the artist who created Kim Possible. I really liked his opening forwards and the 1st several chapters gave me a new perspective on viewing character design, and actually prompted me to get out and find characters in nature.
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George Kalashnikov
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book with great tutorials and exercises
Reviewed in Canada on January 21, 2024
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Perfect for animation students , our teacher recommended it for us. Arrived in 2 days, Perfect condition. Pretty heavy book so
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Guillermo
5.0 out of 5 stars Exelente libro, muy ilustrativo, aunque esté en inglés
Reviewed in Mexico on December 26, 2022
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Llegó en caja con otros dos libros que compre es grande y apresar de que está en inglés , es muy hermoso
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Lucian m.
5.0 out of 5 stars indispensável para todos que queiram aprender mais sobre design de personagens
Reviewed in Brazil on August 25, 2022
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O Livro é simplesmente perfeito, bem didático e com ótimos exemplos e ideias
na parte de imagens de apoio ele trás sempre exemplos de cada ideia que apresenta, o que te ajuda a ver o fundamento apresentado em prática
trás conceitos Básicos para um bom personagem, fala sobre proporção, sobre movimento, sobre criação variação de personagens, sobre a anatomia de crianças bebês e adultos,
Também vai ajudar você a evitar erros que podem causar certa estranheza em seu personagem
se vc não sabe por onde começar a sua jornada de desenvolvedor de personagens, esse livro é um ótimo começo, um manual indispensável.
se tiver mais duvidas, veja meu review no canal no YouTube, Lucian Ramos.
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John Joyce
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reading for any serious cartoonist.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 21, 2023
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I got this book to improve my cartooning/book illustration and was not disappointed. If you only want to invest in one serious book on cartooning characters, then this is it!
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Prasenjit
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on Character Design I've come across. Disney Style
Reviewed in India on December 24, 2022
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Well-rounded, covers a lot of material, easy to read through, clearly organized, and comes with tons of examples , this is the best if you want create new Disney style characters.

1. This is a book about fundamental concepts, Once you have learned them you won't need any outside help. You will be able to create endless characters , you wouldn't need another character design book or course.
2. He covers all the aspect of Disney style character design topics . Why and how they look good. Why they are attractive. From Body proportions to facial expression. I can't remember a topic he didn't include in his book.
3. Pretty much all rounded book about character design.
Some important fundamental concepts about characters design are covered in this books are

Dynamic poses
Style development
Body proportions
Drawing body forms
Drawing faces
Gesture & Poses
Facial expressions
Hair & Costume
Using basic shapes to generate limitless different characters with personalities.
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