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

Paperback – April 7, 2017
248
English
1624650341
9781624650345
06 Apr
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.

Reviews (165)

The other reviews weren't exaggerating; this book really is THAT good

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.

Solid Advice for Animation Artists

This book has solid tips and techniques for those seeking to work in the animation industry as a character designer. Most of the book covers styles of design that are popular with the top studios but animation is a big field that still has room to grow so don't think that this is the only way to explore design. This book is a helpful tool for both beginning or professional artists. Since animation design is based on observations from life you will want to pick up foundational books on Life Drawing and perspective as well. I recommend all (particularly Drawing for All its Worth & Successful Drawing) of the Andrew Loomis books and the Vilppu Drawing manual for those seriously considering a career in art.

This is a NECESSARY book for illustrators

As a professional illustrator, this is a MUST HAVE for artists. Definitely more specifically for character designers, but it does have a lot of lessons for general illustrators. I graduated college with very basic knowledge on character design. I saw that the great Stephen Silver was creating a book for it, and I instantly bought it. A couple of hours of reading and I already learned more about character design than what I learned in college. One of the most important things that I learned from this book is necessary communication through silhouette and shapes. These things will give your characters variety and will help them stand out from the rest. I'm still going through and trying to absorb all the knowledge that it has. Thank you Mr. Silver, I hope to meet you one day! You rock!

Wow--really top notch

so good--I'd compare it to Preston Blair's Animation book since it is another simple but densely informative classic by a master of the art form. So much is covered so clearly--you can read it in a day but will want to re-read it a hundred times since the info is that solid & profound. I have a lot of character design books and this is organised the best--concepts are broken down in a meaningful way and explained well. So much is covered, from process to rendering to turnarounds to character types, basic drawing principles and sources of inspiration. Silver's outside in design approach is mind expanding. This book shows that the author is a real pro who has taught before.

Inspiration for character designers

I have purchased a number of drawing books throughout the years, but while most books focus on technique alone, this book also provides considerable space to enhancing the transition from daily thinking about drawing to creating a daily drawing practice. I find this book incredibly inspiring and feel like I have my own personal drawing instructor at my side every time I open it. This book really stands out to me as something incredibly unique and valuable for learning/enhancing skills used in character design. It is the first drawing book I have purchased that made me stop reading and start drawing.

A little review

Awesome book, great tips for drawing and useful guides on coming up with a good character. I'd recommend this to anyone interested in making new characters who needs help designing them. I even took it with me to my professor and I had referred it to my classmates

This is one of the best cartoon illustration books I have read!

As an illustrator for the past 15 years, I am often looking for ways to improve. The Silverway breaks down various ways to approach, line, shape and color that help construct characters with personality. Pushing the concepts to show action and creating unique and fun cartoons. This book is the most comprehensive book on the subject. If you are going to buy only one book on drawing cartoons... this is it.

Essential for animators and illustrators.

The book is one of my favorite art books. It has clear process for drawing forms, and great advice for developing characters. I love that his text is limited to the nuts and bolts of the skills, and doesn't have the feel of an academic tome with a tedious explanation of concepts. There are more drawings than words in this book. The diagrams and grids are easy to understand and implement. I can't say enough good things about his methods.

Just awesome. Stephen Silver is a legendary caricaturist and character ...

Just awesome. Stephen Silver is a legendary caricaturist and character designer, and this book is great. I much prefer this book to the online lectures and tutorials because it's tangible and I can use it more as a reference guide and linger in the sections I like.

Solid techniques for beginners and experts

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.

The other reviews weren't exaggerating; this book really is THAT good

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.

Solid Advice for Animation Artists

This book has solid tips and techniques for those seeking to work in the animation industry as a character designer. Most of the book covers styles of design that are popular with the top studios but animation is a big field that still has room to grow so don't think that this is the only way to explore design. This book is a helpful tool for both beginning or professional artists. Since animation design is based on observations from life you will want to pick up foundational books on Life Drawing and perspective as well. I recommend all (particularly Drawing for All its Worth & Successful Drawing) of the Andrew Loomis books and the Vilppu Drawing manual for those seriously considering a career in art.

This is a NECESSARY book for illustrators

As a professional illustrator, this is a MUST HAVE for artists. Definitely more specifically for character designers, but it does have a lot of lessons for general illustrators. I graduated college with very basic knowledge on character design. I saw that the great Stephen Silver was creating a book for it, and I instantly bought it. A couple of hours of reading and I already learned more about character design than what I learned in college. One of the most important things that I learned from this book is necessary communication through silhouette and shapes. These things will give your characters variety and will help them stand out from the rest. I'm still going through and trying to absorb all the knowledge that it has. Thank you Mr. Silver, I hope to meet you one day! You rock!

Wow--really top notch

so good--I'd compare it to Preston Blair's Animation book since it is another simple but densely informative classic by a master of the art form. So much is covered so clearly--you can read it in a day but will want to re-read it a hundred times since the info is that solid & profound. I have a lot of character design books and this is organised the best--concepts are broken down in a meaningful way and explained well. So much is covered, from process to rendering to turnarounds to character types, basic drawing principles and sources of inspiration. Silver's outside in design approach is mind expanding. This book shows that the author is a real pro who has taught before.

Inspiration for character designers

I have purchased a number of drawing books throughout the years, but while most books focus on technique alone, this book also provides considerable space to enhancing the transition from daily thinking about drawing to creating a daily drawing practice. I find this book incredibly inspiring and feel like I have my own personal drawing instructor at my side every time I open it. This book really stands out to me as something incredibly unique and valuable for learning/enhancing skills used in character design. It is the first drawing book I have purchased that made me stop reading and start drawing.

A little review

Awesome book, great tips for drawing and useful guides on coming up with a good character. I'd recommend this to anyone interested in making new characters who needs help designing them. I even took it with me to my professor and I had referred it to my classmates

This is one of the best cartoon illustration books I have read!

As an illustrator for the past 15 years, I am often looking for ways to improve. The Silverway breaks down various ways to approach, line, shape and color that help construct characters with personality. Pushing the concepts to show action and creating unique and fun cartoons. This book is the most comprehensive book on the subject. If you are going to buy only one book on drawing cartoons... this is it.

Essential for animators and illustrators.

The book is one of my favorite art books. It has clear process for drawing forms, and great advice for developing characters. I love that his text is limited to the nuts and bolts of the skills, and doesn't have the feel of an academic tome with a tedious explanation of concepts. There are more drawings than words in this book. The diagrams and grids are easy to understand and implement. I can't say enough good things about his methods.

Just awesome. Stephen Silver is a legendary caricaturist and character ...

Just awesome. Stephen Silver is a legendary caricaturist and character designer, and this book is great. I much prefer this book to the online lectures and tutorials because it's tangible and I can use it more as a reference guide and linger in the sections I like.

Solid techniques for beginners and experts

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.

Excellent, Highly Recommended

This is the perfect book to add to anyone's collection who is searching for some small yet life-changing tips for improving your art and character design. So many little things here and there that are substantially useful and bring your work above and beyond. Definitely recommended to any animation artist working to improve their character designs in any way possible. After all, as artists, we always have room to grow.

A fun, creative, and genius approach to designing characters !

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.

Thank you so much for making this great book for artists

This book will be a character design bible book. I have never seen this kind of book before. There are so many important and practical design principles and drawing exercises. Thank you so much for making this great book for artists!!

The content is really good. But no packaging for protection.

I love the content of the book. I feel like I’m going to learn a lot from this. The only downside is, when it was delivered to me, the book itself doesn’t have any cover for protection of any kind. And the front & back cover is full of dirt marks. Another thing is, the pages had dog-ears. Because of that, I had to straighten everything out and clean it out myself that’s why it looks neat now.

Best informational book for my sixth grader

My sixth grader is into art. And hates reading in general. I told him it's impossible to hate reading even for school. Bought it hasn't put it down since I gave it to him

This is the ULTIMATE book on Character Design!

I'm a professional Illustrator as well as an avid book reader and every time a new book on this topic comes out, I order it from Amazon and although there are a couple of good ones out there, Stephen Silver's is BY FAR the BEST of them all. Here you will find not just a wealth of information on sketching techniques, gestures and construction but also easy-to-follow exercises on every chapter. I have been familiar with Stephen's work for several years now and was excited to find out that this book was about to come out. Just take a look at the table of contents to get an idea of how complete it is! This work is for character designers what Tom Richmond's "Mad Art of Caricature" is to caricature artists. DON'T HESITATE TO ORDER IT!

Great book

This is a great book to get into character design with. You can’t go wrong learning from this author.

This is one of the best book about comic techniques

I was very lucky to get a copy of this book... if you are serious about doing comics it's a must have...

There's definitely lots to learn and some great tips if you like to draw more cartoonish features

Not what I was expecting but without being able to 'peek inside' I took a chance. There's definitely lots to learn and some great tips if you like to draw more cartoonish features.

Great resource to fine tune your character development

Amazing, maybe a not so begginers book, it start with drawing excersices so you had to know or have some knowledge in how to draw, but this book subject cover so many technics for character development and for that it's amazing. I REALLY recomend it!

book is fly

user-friendly layout and powerpacked with info. what more do you want?

A wonderful book from a very talented artist

A wonderful book from a very talented artist. The author is very generous in sharing the knowledge he has gained over the years. There is much to be learned within these pages -- highly recommend.

A must have if you are a artist or even just a Western Animation fan

FANTASTIC TECHNIQUES AND A MUST HAVE FOR ARTISTS OF ANY LEVEL

Best book on character design

The most amazing book on character design I have ever purchased. It's filled with everything you need to know for crafting better characters. Of course, you do have to put in the work and effort into it. If you read it and practice what Stephen Silver teaches you, you'll see huge improvements.

Great stuff

Awesome book! I get lots of inspiration from it.

Five Stars

love it

I’m glad to meet you Mr

I am very new to Stephen’s work. After watching several of his Art Talk videos on YouTube I just had to get this book. Stephen’s advice and common sense wisdom makes him a valuable teacher to me. I’m glad to meet you Mr. Silver. Your book feels like it was written for me.

WYSIWYG!!!

This Guy is the real Deal!

Five Stars

Excellent, a very detailed step by step book with great tips, 100% worth the money

A MUST for people interested in character design

This is an excellent character design/caricature book. It's a hefty book for sure, but its packed with creative and valuable lessons for people of all expertise.

Pretty much perfection

There are more drawings in this book than what I've drawn in my entire life. Easily the best book on cartooning and effective character design.

Stephen Silver is amazing and so is this book!

Amazing book! I love Stephen Silver's style and he does a fantastic job breaking everything down in this book. I'd recommend this book to any artist!

Get it

Best thing and very useful tips

The best book to study character design.

This book offers a broad range of information,examples and exercises to application. I've learned a lot since I bought it.

Great book.

A Must have!

Best art book ever

Okay, that's a big statement, but I love this book, the content, the illustration, the amount of concepts, the exercises, etc... Thank you for being who you are Stephen Silver!

Five Stars

Great book, I highly recommend it!

The most complete, inspiring and mind-blowing chracter design book I've ever seen!

The most complete, inspiring and mind-blowing chracter design book I've ever seen!

Jam-Packed!!!

Phenomenal! Almost too much information. Well worth the price. Highly recommended.

This is a good book to learn from if you’re looking to draw ...

This is a good book to learn from if you’re looking to draw a more cartoony style if you’ve never done it.

Five Stars

The best of Stefen Silver!

Five Stars

Awesome Book, clear, practical and so beautifully illustrated examples.

Five Stars

Everything I needed

Totally worth it

The contents of this book are an incredible source of learning for beginers and advanced artists as well, with clear and straight forward intructions. There's lots of examples of Steve's work. My only complain is that the paperback version is too soft for a book of this dimensions but gets 5 stars anyway because the content is priceless. Great job Steve!

Must have for artists

Amazed at how much information is packed in this book!

Five Stars

amazing book

Five Stars

Excellent book!!

One of the best artist I've ever seen

One of the best books on character design a genius at his best.. he is inspiring .... silver thank you for bringing this master piece to life..

Excellent book. I'm learning a lot with this magician ...

Excellent book. I'm learning a lot with this magician of character design. It comes with a lot of exercises and useful lessons. Thanks to Silver for this jewel :)

JAMMED packed full of learning.

WOW, this is JAMMED PACKED full of information.... I love it. I can't wait till I really get into building my skills now. This book is SO SO worth the money.

The Book Deserves The "Spiral-bound Treatment"

Stephen Silver is the teacher's teacher. I've taken his course a few times in-person and on-line and there's a reason why I've dropped cash on many of this man's products. Art is a very challenging subject to give insight into. I mean, how do you have people see things the way you do? Stephen Silver has a knack for that and this book does it well. As an art teacher myself, I love the fact that this book is filled with activities. That's ultra critical and the problem with most guides. Most art tutorial books just give a few easy steps, but this book further breaks down those steps into activities. This book is a total gem and since I've revisited the book so much I spiral-bound it. Do yourself a favor and get it.

This us a wonderful book that gives great insight to creating characters full ...

I picked this up at Wondercon a few weeks ago as I missed out on the Kickstarter. This us a wonderful book that gives great insight to creating characters full of life and solid design. Definitely a good book for those looking to hone their craft.

good purchase

great book! and it has helped my skills

Works for all art styles

Very helpful

Learnt so much!

I haven't been able to put this book down ever since it arrived in the mail. This is very informative and the best illustration book I've ever bought. Didn't expect it to be as big as it is (if any potential buyers are reading this, each page is a landscape A4) but it didn't disappoint me. 100% would recommend.

Fantastic book

Really helpful book. I'm only halfway through it and my drawing has improved. Very clear and informative. Wish I'd bought it sooner, rather than struggling for ages to get more life/movement into my drawings. I highly recommend it.

Amazing seller

Very nice seller, ordered book as a gift, it is very nice and beautiful..my plan changed and I wanted to return it, and seller refunded it no questions asked :)

Excellent

Excellent reference for the illustration student or anyone interested in creating original characters

ESSENTIAL INFORMATION

This book is ESSENTIAL INFORMATION for any Artist/Designer! Written so simply and effectively that it feels like Stephen is just talking to you one on one about all of his years of experience and fine tuning his craft. ...I will no doubt be flicking through my copy until it falls apart from over use... and then I'll be sure to buy another :) ~ Nick Crimmen @Crimmenal

Five Stars

a great guide on the character design process, really recommended.

Five Stars

Nothing less than the excellent Silver quality! Happy with my copy :)

Brilliant book with tons of really useful tips for anyone ...

Brilliant book with tons of really useful tips for anyone who really wants to progress in drawing! Steven is a wonderful teacher and he knows what he's talking about.

Very good

One of the best ones I've bought about character design.

Vale cada centavo!

Os personagens mais marcantes das histórias animadas ou graphic novels só são tão inesquecíveis graças ao seu character design. E Stephen Silver traz todo o conceito por trás disso. Como?! Descreva pontos comportamentais dos seus personagens, traçe formas, comece a atribuir mais características, poses e voilá!!! O livro não é um passo a passo de como desenhar, mão, olhos, pés, bocas e etc...mas é sobre a produção de personagens de forma consciente. Trazendo para ilustração traços que remotem a pesonalidade da personagem. Livro bastante rico, em conteúdo e exemplos (isso você vai encontrar de montão!!!!). Eu ja disse que vale muito a pena?!

Just what I was looking for! 😃👍

I'm a professional caricature artist since 1992, but I'm always learning and experimenting with styles, techniques, different approaches, etc. Just recently, along the last 5 years, I have been working on making my caricature art look more cartoony and funny. I have been looking for someone or some book to teach me how to make my caricatures be more appealing for the general public, but at the same time appealing to myself as a demanding artist looking for clarity in design, beauty and the fun factor in my creations, and I found the answers to all that in this book. I love the way it is structured, full of very useful tips, many of which are easily applied to the art of caricature too, not just for character design, and that is fantastic! A good dio I recommend to anyone interested in the art of caricature would be Tom Richmond's "The Mad Art of Caricature" and this book by Stephen Silver "The Silver Way". Sincerely. Robin Crazy

Want to be an Animation Character Designer?? This is THE book for you.

I've been in animation for over 30 years myself, seen a lot of books on a lot of aspects of animation come and go. This one is different. Stephen Silver is an acknowledged master character designer and caricaturist, he's done dozens of TV cartoons and made numerous characters stand out and stand apart. He simply knows his stuff. This book is thick, heavy and chock full of info, tips, guidance and is like sitting right at his elbow being mentored on this stuff. In my opinion, any 10 pages are worth the price of the book, and it's over 240+ pages long! Look....get it, read it, learn from it, make it yours. If you want to become a cartoonist, become a BETTER cartoonist, his book is 100% win

a great book to get into character design

Compared to many other books about this theme - it really decribes the way good how to come up with good designs. It includes a pile of good examples how to gerate a ide and you can see how the mwthod works and helps yourself to come up with your own routine to do so. The book has more Illustrations than text what I personally prefer. It is NOT about realistic drawing, Just to point out the main points: basic of character design (storey, obseration), some sketching technics,(caricature, flip-it, blur, diferent media, ) his technic he teachs: story, gesture, design, form and details, And the following 5 chapters go into the detail of that. And that very good. If you more into technical general or want to deepen this, with more usefull knowledge, I would recommend you the books from "Scott Robertson" "How to render" or "How to Draw: drawing and sketching objects and environments from your imagination" and one of the force books from "Michael Mattesi" like "Force - Drawing Human Anatomy". With this set of books (this and the others) you have all the necessary help to come up with your own art and style for character and other design.

Bello, ma non bellissimo

Un manuale completo, ma non mi ha pienamente soddisfatto. Speravo di trovare maggiori riferimenti ai lavori dell'autore, ma probabilmente per questione di diritti non ha potuto inserire immagini di Kim Possible & Co. Peccato. Un testo ottimo per l'introduzione al disegno, poco utile per chi già conosce le tecniche di base.

Overall great but might overwhelm a beginner

Might overwhelm a beginner but overall great content! Then again, I am not sure if the intended audience of this book are total beginners - most likely, it is not - as the book is for character design approaches... Some prior drawing experiences, experimentations, etc will help.

Desde las primeras páginas empiezas a aprender

Desde el primer capítulo algo se mueve en tu mente y empiezas a obtener mejores resultados al dibujar. Este no es un curso de dibujo, es una guía de como diseñar un personaje a partir de la observación y del ordenamiento de ideas y formas. No me considero un dibujante, pero lo poco que se, empezó a adquirir carácter con las primeras lecciones. Si tu sabes dibujar, wow, no me imagino lo que podrás lograr. Lo recomiendo.

A must have for any character designer and visual development artist

Recently got this book. And man do I love it. It is a treasure for me. The exercises and examples given in this book are really great and helpful. They have been explained properly. Stephen Silver is an amazing character designer and I have been a fan of him since Kim Possible. So this book was a sure buy for me. Highly recommended for any character designer or vis dev artists.

The Silver Way : Ce très bon livre est un must !.. Merci à son auteur ! 👍 💖 🕊

Stephen Silver et Designstudio press ont réalisé un livre remarquable à tout point de vue : la qualité de l'enseignement dispensé est tout simplement réjouissante : pour qui veut apprendre ou améliorer ses compétences en conception de personnages, ce livre apporte de précieux conseils ( en anglais, facile à comprendre ) : l'auteur connait son sujet et expose clairement à la fois par le texte et par l'image tout ce qui est utile à connaître et à pratiquer : pas de blabla, que du concret !.. Ouvrez ce livre, je vous assure que vous aurez le sourire : c'est une mine d'Or !.. ou d'Argent ( Silver ! en anglais )

Un imprescindible

Estoy muy contento con la compra. Me parece un auténtico libro para estudiar por la cantidad de tutoriales y ejercicios que vienen dentro del libro. Muy recomendable para los dibujantes tanto principiantes como los más profesionales y quieren dar un empujón a su dibujo de caricaturas.

Un excelente libro para artistas

Ya me he hecho de varios libros de Design Press Studio y nunca me han decepcionado los contenidos. Silver sin duda sabe mejor que nadie su negocio. Puede que ya conozcas varios principios que vienen, pero el los lleva al siguiente nivel. me ha encantado. Un must en la biblioteca.

ottimo venditore

ho comprato per conto di mio figlio questi The Silver Way: Techniques, Tips, and Tutorials for Effective Character Design a suo dire sono utili, venditore veloce e preciso nella spedizione

Superior

No esperaba tanto del libro, pero superó mis expectativas, muy bueno y completo, brinda una metodología efectiva para el diseño de personajes sea cual sea tu estilo. Muy completo y llega en buenas condiciones y en tiempo.

Buena opción

Otro de los clásicos si quieres dibujar, seguir aprendiendo y tener nuevas referencias, este es uno de tus libros.

Excelente

El mejor libro de diseño de personajes que he visto. Te lleva paso a paso por su metodo para crear personajes. En la primera seccion te explica como moldear el personaje completo y explica alguna reglas importantes de diseño. En las secciones posteriores habla del diseño de caras , niños y por ultimo, animales.

Un must per animatori e character designer!

Un libro che ogni animatore/character designer dovrebbe avere ...seguendo i consigli e applicando le tecniche che si approfondiscono in ogni capitolo,si migliora l’approccio che si ha nella creazione di personaggi. Consigliato!

la guía básica

es un libro básico para aquellos que quieran comprender la dinámica y principios básicos para desarrollar buenos personajes pero también es como una especie de biblia para los ilustradores por muchísimos tips que se podrán encontrar en sus páginas una publicación muy bien elaborada.

Increíble, Imperdible

Excelente recurso para diseñadores de personajes, caricaturistas, y gente en general que se dedique a la industria de la animación. Esta relleno de tips desde la construcción hasta el render final para hacer tus diseños con todo el appeal y presentación profesional.

Best book on Character Design by Far

I have over 200 art books in my collection, this is now my favourite book. It explains character design in a clear, fun and precise way. Covers all the theory you need so that you can apply the knowledge to your own characters. Illustrations are great, can't recommend this book enough! Just buy it :)

Completo

Muy completo y con muchos ejemplos. Creo que es el libro más completo para ilustración

Buen libro

Tiene muy buenos tips y recomendaciones para empezar a hacer diseño de personajes, si estás pensando en estudiar animación es perfecto

pra ler e praticar realmente

altamente recomendavel pra quem quer conhecer mais sobre character design...com muitas dicas interessantes e exemplos que fazem a diferenca na hora de criar ou desenvolver um personagem

Excelente

Se puede aprender mucho de este libro, lo recomiendo mucho para aquellos que les gusta dibujar y quieren aprender más sobre el diseño de personajes.

Livro para quem deseja criar suas personagens

Nesse livro o Stephen aborda como ter ideias e passá-las para o papel, criando formas, desenhos e modos para desenhar suas personagens, é um livro magnífico. Super recomendo.

Simply amazing

I find that this artbook is really completed. If you like humoristic art and carachters Silver's art is perfect for you. He is one of the best in the world, in my opinion, with this style!

Five Stars

Definitely recommend for those interested in character design

Big and complete

Seems very complete and with a lot of good information. Nice for someone who wants to perfect character design.

Criar personagem profissionalmente

Só com este livro eu consegui entender como criar personagens. Com bastante ilustrações didáticas e textos explicativos detalhadamente. É um livro para sempre consultar. Ótimo

Great tips

This book is awesome highly recommend anyone looking to hone their skills as a designer or character designer. A definite buy. Book arrived really smudged and the binding damaged due to amazons terrible packaging so lower review. but overall wonderful book!

¡es asombroso!

todo estuvo de maravilla, llego antes y el contenido es el que esperaba. Pero tenia una raya en medio del nombre.

Consegna puntuale.

Consegna puntuale. Libro consigliato agli aspirati charter designers

Ottimo!

Bellissimo libro, l'ho preso usato ed è arrivato in perfette condizioni solo con una piccla ammaccatura sulla copertina come noto nella descrizione prima dell'acquisto. Soddisfattissimo!

buen libro para dibujar estilo cartooning y otros

Mejor que otros que tengo mucha informacion

Hermosas ilustraciones.

El libro es espectacularmente hermoso. Recomendado para todos aquellos que están queriéndose meter en la caricatura.

El libro es maravilloso

El libro es genial, la edición muy chula, se entregó rápido, así que un 10.

Muy útil

Me parece muy útil, lleno de consejos, tutoriales y técnicas para mejorar el diseño de personajes. Lo voy a usar muchísimo para mejorar.

Impresionante

La edición es increíble. El libro es bastante más amplio de lo que esperaba (y grande en cuanto a tamaño). Multitud de contenido y muy interesante. Sin duda, totalmente recomendable

Ottimo

Arrivato in anticipo, imballato perfettamente, nessun tipo di danno. Il libro è molto esauriente e scorrevole, adatto per chi si approccia per la prima volta al character design, sia per chi già se ne intende.

La via di Stephen... :)

Questo libro è semplicemente Irrinunciabile per chi si vuole cimentare seriamente nella creazione di personaggi per cartoni animati, fumetti o games! Bellissimo.

Personagens!

perfeito para aprender mais sobre criação de personagens! com várias dicas e ensinamentos! adorei e super recomendo! ele vem com bastante conteúdo!

Se não pode fazer nenhum curso, comece com este livro

Para quem busca mais conhecimentos em design voltado para personagens, este livro é uma ótima escolha! Certamente achará um norte para começar os estudos no assunto.

Instructivo

En general está bien y es instructivo.

Entrega rapida, no muy buen cuidado o limpieza del libro

el libro se ve increíble y muy interesante. no me gustó que estuviera manchado o abierto. no lo he hojeado al parecer todo està en orden

Un libro imprescindible para el diseño de personajes

El contenido y las enseñanzas de Silver way son de lo mejor. Lo recomiendo ampliamente para cualquiera que se adentre en el mundo de diseño de personajes.

Da comprare

Libro completo e pieno di spunti per chi vuole conoscere le fasi del caracter design.

Me encanto este libro

Es un libro que tiene que estar en toda casa de ilustradores, algunas cosas son muy basicas pero es bueno repasarlas.

I loved it

It helped a lot, if you are character designer have a copy of it. It's worth buying.

Great

The amazing silver way is probably all you’ve been looking for. Step by step you’ll understand the importance of the background of your character

maravilhoso !!!

Um curso completa de criação de personagem.

Genial

Gran libro, tiene concejos muy útiles y gráficos geniales. Llego en perfectas condiciones

Excelente inversión

Me encanto el libro, tiene bastantes y muy buenos ejercicios, explicados de manera sencilla, aporta algunos buenos tips, una compra bastante satisfactoria.

Me encanta

Me encanta

Valeu bem a pena

Ótimo livro, bem completo e com bastante conteúdo; ideal para quem quer melhorar seu desenho e investir na carreira de character designer.

Denso!

Um guia bem completo! Acredito que seja o livro mais completo da área. Muitos exemplos e boa didática. Vale a pena

Five Stars

This Book is the best, from the best. Every character Designer should have this book!

Muito bom!

Muito bom o livro! Bonito e de alta qualidade. Demorou uns 20 dias pra chegar, mas chegou certinho. Recomendo sim!

Genial

Imprescindible si te interesa el diseño de personajes

Recebi o livro

Eu ameiii o livro ficou top demais.. gostei de receber muito rápido bem. parabéns pelo sucesso! Abraços!

Genial!

Se lo compré a mi hermano como regalo de cumpleaños y le ha encantado! Dice que es una joya que todo animador tiene que tener.

Una excelente compra

Excelente producto, es un regalo y me encanto, todo el envío impecable

The silver way

El libro es para mi hijo, porque le hacia falta para lo que eata estudiando y esta muy contento con el libro.Le ha venido muy bien.

Fondamentale!

Fondamentale per chi già pensa di conoscere tutto sul Character design e invece non sa nulla. Vale più di quello che costa, lo consiglio sopratutto per vedere la linea che usa questo illustratore.

Must if you want to go to animation Field

awesome book for character designing .. fundamentals are so clear ..

Imperdível

Ítem obrigatório na biblioteca de quem se interessa por character design.

Great book

Thank you so much, Stephen Silver, for your amazing book and its helpful.

Muito bom!!!

Livro sensacional para estudos!

Awesome

An AWESOME book for those learning character design. No one is better for that than Stephen Silver, is a must

ótimo produto

Amei o livro. Muito maior do que esperava kkk

excellent book

good reference book for animation

great for character design

Love it! Rich content and tons of useful information!

Great reference book.

Full of information and easy to read.

Livro ótimo!

Um excelente livro para quem quer estudar character design!

Ótimo livro!

Ideal para quem quer aprender mais sobre character design.

En anglais, Pour améliorer ses techniques, tres bien

Bien reçu, tres contente de l'avoir trouvé disponible sur Amazon . seulement en anglais

Excelente libro pero mal envío

Llego con las esquinas en mal estado y manchado.

Love it

Love it

ótimo

Ensino completo, vale cada centavo

Excelente!

Qualidade do livro é fantástica.

Exact piece of Book 📚

This is exactly what I am looking for.💌

Um guia perfeito pra persongens!

Uma das melhores compras que já efetuei! Realmente este livro ensina o que promete.

Five Stars

really good resources book and paper & print quality is really good book to have for every artist

Fast

Excellent book and quick delivery

Top

Rien à dire

Five Stars

Awesome book for character designing.

Excelente edición

Excelente edición

The best book that your money can buy!

A must have book if you are aiming for a character design career. Mr. Silver nailed once again!!

Five Stars

Awesome and useful book with a lot of explanations and tips

Awesome!

Awesome!

Five Stars

Excellent !!!

Draw skills

ótimo livro

Five Stars

Great book! Highly recommended!

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