Roy Besser was born in Philadelphia. By the age of 16, Besser established his own art studio, where he improved upon his skills by attempting to reproduce works by notable illustrators.

In an attempt to further his artistic career, Besser moved to New York. Almost immediately he was able to obtain a job doing touch up work for an ad agency. As time went on, Besser worked for several notable publications as an illustrator. He later landed work with several major movie studios were he continued to work for several years.

After Besser furthered his education studying at several different schools, he began moving towards fine art. He began painting images of beautiful woman and incorporating aspects of fashion. Besser was later approached by a group of Japanese are dealers who had him paint for their galleries where he has had a very successful career.