Stephen Silver is the Lead Character Designer at Disney, he’s also one of the mentors in Schoolism, he has created the characters of shows like Histeria, Kim Possible, Danny Phantom and many others. He’s worked in big studios like Warner Brothers, Nickelodeon, Disney, Cartoon Network, Fox, Dreamworks and more.
(Be sure to watch the video interview below!)
Stephen seeks to help a lot of people who want to enter the illustration and animation industry, he’s a mentor in Schoolism which happens to have a Kickstarter campaign to allow the people to buy the classes of top designers and directors who are the best in the industry at a world wide level at $10 a month, he even has a Youtube Show called “Art Talk” where he covers all the topics on how to be a professional and the business insights that takes to work at this area which is completely for free.
So let’s not wait any more and get to the interview:
Interview with Stephen Silver
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In this Episode, You Will Learn:
- Stephen’s story on how he started into animation business
- The process of character designs
- The process of creating an animated series
- How to use the internet in your favor
- How much to charge for your services
- What people should be doing
- How to get top education at pretty low prices
Actionable Steps
- Go and draw EVERY DAY
- Learn about business and your art, they’re both equally important
- Define where you want to work and what you want to do and be VERY specific about it
- Look for help of other professionals, ask for help, many people are more open than you think
“LEARNING ABOUT BUSINESSES IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT AS TO HAVE A GREAT TALENT”
Resources Mentioned in this Interview
The Cartoon he made about me in the interview:
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Now it’s Your Turn!
Got questions or any advice or thoughts you want to share about this interview or anything you learned that helped you on your way to freedom? What’s one thing you can take from Stephen’s journey? Please feel free to share in the comments section below!
Thanks so much for watching the interview with Stephen Silver, I truly appreciate YOU!
Until Next Time!
Rodrigo
