Stephen Silver

Stephen Silver was born in London in 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 business and caricature concession company called Silvertoons, where he worked freelance. In 1996 he was hired as a graphic designer for the clothing company “No Fear”. In 1997 he 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 for “Kim Possible”, “Danny Phantom” and Kevin Smith’s “Clerks” the animated series, to name a few. Silver has self published three books on the art of sketching, caricature and life-drawing and is currently working on his fourth book. Silver names three treasures to success in life that give him what it takes to keep on drawing: determination, passion and desire.