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This Artcast is about Getting involved in the art community and joining cartooning organizations.
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Here are some rough sketches I have done trying to figure out Pedro and Kipp for Napoleon Dynamite. This is always the toughest stage and the funnest.

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This Artcast is about Getting started in the animation industry, what to put into a portfolio.
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Here are some recent life drawing sketches.

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This Artcast is about my philosophies on drawing in a sketchbook.
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My third book, "Stephen Silver’s Sketchbook", will be debuting at the 2006 San Diego Comic-Con. I am starting to take pre-orders now so that I will be able to ship books the week of July 17th, before leaving for San Diego.
The book is 11X14, contains 32 pages filled with over 400 sketches and is completely uncut. It is spiral bound to make it look like a replica of my lunchtime sketchbook. You can see more images on my website @ www.silvertoons.com

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I thought I would attempt to try something new. This is the first of many to come. Please leave any questions in the comments for me to answer in the next cast.

Creative Cow

Just last week I was invited to do an interview with Franklin McMahon (Creativecow.net) . Franklin does a podcast show which I find to be greatly inspiring. It is a great show that helps motivate me and I am honored to be a part of it. There is a bit of computer program talk in the beginning, but the rest is the interview. If your interested you can go to this site. http://cowcast.creativecow.net

I am starting the process for my fourth book. My third one will be coming out at the San Diego comic-con. I thought what would be the best way for me to find something I'm looking for besides an internet search. Well it is this, I am hoping to get some personal recommendations. I am looking to find out if anyone out there knows of a studio photographer they can recommend. I live in Los Angeles, so that would be preferable. Thanks for any help you can provide.

I just came across this on my computer looking for some other stuff, It was an old project I was developing. So I figured I would post it since I don't have anything new right now.

Just wanted to let you know I have added a mailing list feature on the right side of my blog. So feel free to put in your e-mail if you would like to receive seminar dates, gallery showings, convention updates and new book information.
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Sorry for the delay in posts, it's been pretty hectic. The auction was awsome. I aquired an original drew Struzen and an original Hank ketcham dennis comic strip. these are just a couple sketches, I love drawing those heads.

For over a year now I have been a member of a great organization called CAPS "The Comic Art Professional Society" It is a los angeles based group for cartoonists, artists and writers working in the comic print, animation industry. Meetings are held the second thursday of every month at the Burbank Board of Realtors. For membership info. please contact CapsMembers@aol.com. This auction is open to Industry professionals only. It is going to be a great event, and if you are a fan of art you are going to be in heaven. Hope to see you there.

Some more lunchtime fun, This was drawn with a red col-erase and brushpen.

just a little Mark Twain action, along with the photo reference.

every morning before I start work, I do what I call my morning pages. At least three. On these pages I draw anything, hands, people, animals. whatever comes to mind. I have lots of photo books which often help me get started. This is an excersise I do to help me through my artistic blocks.

Napoleon Dynamite the animated series

Here is my first sketch, Kipp and Pedro coming soon. This isn'nt really going to happen, but why not.

Saw some supermans floating around on some great blogs, so I thought I would give him a whirl. please don't be harsh, it is the first super hero I think I have ever drawn. Christopher reeve was my favorite as a child. for some reason When I am too attached to things it is harder for me to draw, it explains why I have never done a caricature of my favorite band. "The Beatles"