Sonic style guides

[Crazy Penguin]

For merchandising purposes and what-not. The classic stuff is particularly interesting, given that Amy and Metal Sonic weren't included in Sonic Jam.

http://spinattack.canalblog.com/archive ... 14427.html

Ever since the height comparison in Sonic Jam I thought it odd just how much shorter Eggman was in the actual games. In Sonic 1 the top of Sonic's head reached just below Eggman's mouth. It was more or less the same in Sonic 2, 3&K and CD. Then they're practically the same height in Sonic the Fighters!

Still, much more accurate than the huge and completely off-model version that was the end boss in Sonic Spinball (or at least until he inexplicably shrunk for the ending).

[Crowbar]

I've kind of got to wonder how much use these see.

I mean, has anybody other than Yuji Uekawa done illustrations for the series for the last...10 years?

Do they make completely new models for each new game?

[Wombatwarlord777]

I never knew that Amy wore a piece of tied cloth in her head-quills. I always though it was one of those plastic hair liner things.

[Shadow Hog]

It is, now. I think the ribbon is cuter, though.

[FlashTHD]

Little late to this, but what's a discussion about proper character styling without a little bit of perspective!



Fear.

[Dasher]

haha, i still have that magazine.

[Malchik]

That could be a lot worse.

[Shadow Hog]

For instance, it could be like this.

[FlashTHD]

But is that one missing a foot? I think not!

[Crowbar]

Oh good god it took me about 10 seconds to realise what you meant.

[Crazy Penguin]

But is that one missing a foot? I think not!

I can't say that's worse than pupils casting shadows on the whites of Sonic's eyes.

[The Turtle Guy]

Uuugh. They look like thumbs.

[Dr. BUGMAN]

To be fair, the cornea is supposed to bulge out from the sclrea.

[Malchik]

To be fair, the cornea is supposed to bulge out from the sclrea.

But not hover above it. That was a lazy mistake.

[Dasher]

3D Studio Max, version zero.

[Dr. Watson]

It's kinda interesting how, according to that hight comparison picture, Amy was a lot taller than Tails even though they were canonically of the same age back then.

[Dr. BUGMAN]

Girls develop sooner than boys, different species, etc.

[Crowbar]

different species

Hedgehogs are bigger than foxes?

I am aware, of course, of the redundancy of this given the context.