Born in Shropshire, England in 1960. On leaving school Tim Webb completed a 5-year apprenticeship in Dental Technology before returning to full time art education in 1982. On completion of an Art foundation in Shrewsbury, Webb undertook a BA in animation at The West Surrey College of Art. From 1986 he has been in and out of work in animation. His break came in 1991 when commissioned by Channel 4 to make an animated documentary, A is for Autism, for a season of programmes on disability. The film continues to be well received and one outcome being offered visiting tutoring work at his old college the West Surrey College of Art and Design. This led to teaching on many other BA courses in animation. Webb also started overseeing various workshops in animation. He took up his current post of Senior Tutor at the Royal College of Art in 1996. Webb is currently researching into the possible development of creative editing software, which would give a new approach to learning film editing.