Join Stephen Silver and Thomas Fluharty in an interactive and immersive drawing workshop that will be different from any other workshop experience you've had before.

WHAT IS THE WORKSHOP ABOUT?

Drawing • Observation • Design

An interactive workshop with 1 on1 instruction and group collaboration.

This is a two-day workshop with Stephen Silver and Thomas Fluharty that is focused on drawing, observation, and design.  Together, we will unpack how we draw, how we think and see, and how we design compelling characters and bring them to life.

Stephen is bringing a masterful approach to shape language in character design and how to simplify a design, while Thomas is bringing an illustrative approach to character design blended with a mastery in exaggeration mixed with classical education.  Therefore, we believe that Stephen and Thomas’s strengths combined will change you as an artist in the ways you draw, how you think, and how you design your characters for all your future projects.

Through live demos, participant exercises, and one-on-one feedback, attendees will learn how to add more life and feeling to their characters from concept to value understanding, with a focus on caricature techniques that can improve their skills. The workshop aims to provide attendees with clear direction and tools to succeed in various facets of the industry, such as design, illustration, comics, or animation. Additionally, the workshop will provide a community-based experience, allowing participants to explore characters together in groups, foster creativity, and encourage imaginative problem-solving.

APRIL 28 - 30, 2023

NEW YORK CITY

IN-PERSON WORKSHOP

LIMITED TO 40 SPOTS

FOR ALL LEVELS 

Who is this workshop for?

Any type of illustrator, studio designer, hobbyists, People who want to get out of a drawing rut

About Stephen 

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 30 years. He developed 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 animation’s most iconic shows; including Disney’s Kim Possible, Nickelodeon’s Danny Phantom, and Disney’s Clerks: The Animated Series, to name a few.

Having designed characters for multiple major studios; Stephen founded Silvertoons, Inc. and subsequently opened The Silver Drawing Academy. Stephen conducts workshops and seminars worldwide for corporations, schools, and studios teaching character design and guiding participants towards achieving the creative mindset. He is the author of 12 published books that explore character design, sketching, conquering artistic struggles, caricature, and life drawing.

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About Thomas

Thomas Lively Fluharty Jr., is an American illustrator and art educator. Fluharty's work has appeared on covers for Der Spiegel, Time, Mad, and The Weekly Standard, in The New York Times, U.S. News & World Report, the Village Voice, and in books for children.

After investing more than thirty years of editorial and storyboard work creating images for clients, I decided to create a body of work for me, and for the enjoyment of others, painting what I love and focusing on pop culture icons.

I was classically trained in oils in the Dutch and Flemish technique, and have been heavily inspired by painting icons William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, and Rembrandt. Their methods seemed like a logical way to portray contemporary pop-culture icons, who have transcended into a larger than life type status.

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STEPHEN SILVER CHARACTER DESIGN CREDITS 

THOMAS FLUHARTY ART