anyone working on the animation industry in the USA probably knows this character design genius:

Stephen Silver

you can check out his site here:

http://www.silvertoons.com/

and got to his various links

he seems like a nice guy and is very generous with his tips etc. he has some videos to watch and lots of samples. he also teaches a character design clas at Schoolism.com. another artist I blogged about Cedric Hohnstadt has taken his class - it was a lot of work. in his blog archives, I believe CH has some materials on what he did in the class. lots of drawing.

Stephen Silver is not to be missed.

Here's another great Christian artist/Illustrator to check out. very professional. great web site.

here's his main web site:

http://www.autumncountry.com/

and his blog

http://heathmcpherson.blogspot.com/

great character design, cartooning, backgrounds etc. be sure to check out his Biblical art section on the web site.

there's plenty to learn from his material.

Want to see another outstanding Illustrator and Character Designer who's a christian? surf over to:

http://www.alcornstudios.blogspot.com/

and check out Miah Alcorn's blog

he can do it all. cool backgrounds, great character design, drawing skills galore.

what's not to like?

Here is an excellent character designer you might want to check out. super pro, and his blog is awesomely full of all kinds of great links, and tips for illustrators, character designers etc. he's a very neat christian guy, and you can buy materials of his also. superb draftsman. not to be missed.

Blog:

http://cedrichohnstadt.wordpress.com/

Main web site

http://www.cedricstudio.com/home.html

If you want to check out a "pro-as-it-gets" website that features robots, monsters, online comics, sketchbooks and all kinds of EXTREMELY cool design work go here:

http://creaturebox.com/

Dave Guertin and Greg Baldwin are the owners/artists. they both do all the graphics you see, switching off duties. they are professionals in the gaming industry, and CreatureBox is their personal 'property'.

an artist can learn a lot about how to present and produce their own product by tooling around their site, and seeing how they do it.

The artwork is drawn and inked in Sketchbook Pro, using 21" Cintiqs, then colored in Photoshop, as I understand it.

be sure to check out their timelapse videos that show the art production process under the Gallery link.

I have their second sketchbook set which is extremely cool.

in my opinion, this is how it's done.

Here's a link to check out. the blog of a very talented character designer, illustrator etc - Ovi Nedelcu

http://ovinedelcu.blogspot.com/

you can get to his main web site through the blog, but be sure to check out his Bible Storybook link and his Lunchbox comic strip link at the right.

not comic books per se, but he's a christian and super pro. very cool.

he also has a iPhone sketchbook you can buy.