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Crustysaviour @crustysaviour.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

Here's a comparison of illustrations I did of Sonic and Tails on January 4th last year and today. Having drawn Sonic fanart almost non-stop, my designs of the two have changed quite a bit over time, as well as added a couple new things... #fanart #sonicthehedgehog #tails #milesprower #comparison

[Jan. 4, 2024] Tried my hand at drawing Sonic characters in my own style instead of replicating their official designs. I took some inspiration from Sonic's movie design, mostly in proportions and muscle definition. Sonic is naturally a fast runner who hits like a truck, so I gave him both small curvatures in his legs, sharp lines in his arms and a square torso to balance out the stylistic and realistic aspects of the design. Head spikes were made more flowy to make it look like they're floating in the wind, and small spikes jot out between bigger spikes to make him look more scrappy.

Tails was much easier to redesign because he lacks some of Sonic's design quirks like the conjoined eyes and the side mouth, and he lends himself better to my more realistic drawing style. Since he's a young boy half Sonic's age, I drew him pudgier and with next-to-no muscle definition in his limbs. I also emphasised the mechanic side of him by giving him thick work gloves and blue steel-toed boots that complement his orange fur.

[Jan. 4, 2025] Proportions are lankier to work better with action scenes. Sonic's design takes more inspiration from his movie design, with added details to the glove cuffs and outer parts of the arm being made blue so they look more furry. Shoes are a combination of movie versions and the Light Speed Shoes from Sonic Adventure, while the soles reference dash pads from various games. Head spikes are less flowy and bigger, and the ears are bigger and pointier. The tan fur also streams to hands and feet in reference to Shadow the Hedgehog.

Tails's hair is slightly more fuzzy and voluminous and grows out in the back like in his early Classic design. Boots have white squares on the heel, and the belt buckles are made simpler and switch the colours from silver to dark blue.

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