SPEAKING
CHARACTER DESIGNER • AUTHOR • CREATIVITY SPEAKER
Born in London, England and now residing in Los Angeles, Stephen Silver has been a character designer and teacher in the Animation Industry for over 20 years developing Intellectual Properties for some of the largest companies in the world such as, Disney, Warner Bros, Nickelodeon, Sony, MAD Magazine, Reel FX, Bento box, Hasbro, Universal, DreamWorks and many more. Stephen is responsible for the visual character development and design of some of animations most iconic and cultural hits such as Disney’s, Kim Possible, Nickelodeon’s, Danny Phantom, Disney’s, Clerks the animated series to name a few. Having designed characters for multiple studios, owing his own company, Silvertoons, Inc. and the art school “Silver Drawing Academy”, Stephen has now taken his knowledge to train and conduct workshops and seminars worldwide for corporations, schools, animation and gaming studios teaching the participants mindset for creative development and character design in order to help spark creativity and innovation. He is the author of 12 published books on the art of sketching, conquering artistic struggles, character design, caricature and life drawing.
UNLOCK THE BLOCK
TAPPING INTO CREATIVITY
Description: Creativity plays an essential role in innovation. Discovery, drive, exploration and determination are the core points of the lecture. Learn why incorporating a clear vision into what you wish to achieve becomes a vital ingredient to the growth as an individual and a company. Stephen shares his life long journey into animation, how he took ideas, discovery, drive, determination exploration and formulated them into existence. The lecture is set up to help create individual growth and awareness of why trying counts. Step outside the box, your comfort zone. Often times just using the left side of your brain can become, draining and repetitive. By learning about a new skill, a new hobby, a new industry leads to combinations for new ideas and personal growth. The attendee will have a chance to partake in an artistic exercise which will help spawn and boost a new scene of trying something, you didn’t think you could do and in return help create a new perspective. Stephen will discuss his personal strategies on finding purpose and tuning into creativity. This lecture will share methods and tips to unlocking creative blocks and will show you how to draw, when you never thought you could.
Length: 60 minutes
Target Audience: entrepreneurs, students, managers, faculty, staff, business professionals
Learning Objectives: After attending this class, attendees will be able to:
Recognize the importance of why creativity will lead to innovation
Acquire knowledge of taking ideas to the next level
Preparing a positive mindset to follow through on ideas
Identify new ways to break you out of creative ruts.
Defining your ideas and implementing them on a daily basis
TOOLS FOR LIVING A CREATIVE LIFE
Description: From college dropout, to artist to entrepreneur, Stephen walks you through the artistic mind giving you the tools for living a rewarding life. You don’t have to be an artist to understand the mindset. Believe in yourself, be productive, live a confident life accessing your hidden gift and purpose. This talk taps into the importance of breaking down parts of the journey ahead. From passion to acquiring patience. Rewards in life aren’t just given, they are created. This informative lecture will give the attendees a rejuvenated sensation of what it means to start ideas and see them all the way through their own journey which is unwritten and to be discovered. Let Stephen show you how.
Length: 60 minutes
Target Audience: entrepreneurs, students, managers, faculty, staff, business professionals
Learning Objectives: After attending this class, attendees will be able to:
Create the right mindset for taking on unthinkable tasks
Discover what it means to follow up and through ideas
Understand the importance of discovering a passion
Develop new ways of approaching business marketing
THE ART OF
SELF-PUBLISHING
Description: The internet has opened up many avenues for growth, one of those avenues is Self- Publishing. Stephen is the author of 14 books from which he self-published, sold and distributed throughout the world. In this talk Stephen will discuss the mindset of what it takes to get your ideas from your head to book. Learn about the steps required to publish your own book, whether it’s a life-story, company literature, children’s book and more.
Length: 60 minutes
Target Audience: entrepreneurs, students, managers, faculty, staff, business professionals
Learning Objectives: After attending this class, attendees will be able to:
Learn what subjects will be best for you
Understand the importance of research
Develop a structured plan of procedures to take
Determine if self-publishing is the right path for you
