The Complete Sonic Art Style Retrospective

Let's go over every prominent art style used in the entire Sonic the Hedgehog series' history!

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[chaomix]

Let me know what art style is YOUR personal favorite. I obviously like the Adventure style (totally not biased or anything).
Also, I really want to thank Skillshare for sponsoring this video!

[Wepospalient]

Sonic Adventure era art just oozes so much character and personality, still my absolute favorite renderings of Sonic and company.

[billehifik]

I think the "sketchiness" of Sonic Riders artwork could have been developed and used much more prominently in Sonic artwork. Giving the drawings a free-flowing, gestural quality would reflect the speed and easy-going nature of Sonic.

[aerith]

Evan Stanley is my favorite modern Sonic artist. Maybe it's because I've been following her work since 2009 but I think the way she draws Sonic characters is so charming.

[PokeBlox]

Bro YES the Sonic Battle designs are absolutely slept on. I'm glad someone with a decent audience expressed that 😊

[Sklumbo]

Yo no people ever talk about Spaz, he has such an awesome style and is one of the most underrated artists for the comics.

[WeeklyTubeShow]

Tyson Hesse (Classic or Modern), Junio/Toei, and the JP Classic era overall.

[sanicboom]

Tracey Yardley! is one of my favorite ones because exactly of what you faulted it for, bold lines, square shapes etc. I love them

[SNEV]

We need a full movie with the Sonic CD style.

[davidsondoliver]

the Mega Collection menu music in the art gallery is incredible.

[TeamAPS]

This video made me realize just how much I dislike the Modern Sonic design. I actually really liked it when it was first introduced, but I personally think Generations should have been the last time they used it, as a sort of send-off. Even if we can't get the Adventure style back (which was actually what got me into drawing Sonic characters as well), it'd be nice to just see SOME return to 2D promotional art for main series games. Fantastic video analysis!

[safurahh.]

One of my favorite Sonic art styles is Nathalie Fourdraine’s work for the IDW comic covers. I love the painted line less style and the amazing lighting in these covers! They are honestly so pretty and I love the tweaked proportions of the characters, plus they are always super expressive. It’s actually a style I’m really inspired by as an artist.

[BillehBawb]

its okay man next year when they release sa3 they'll bring back the adventure era artstyle

[SonicBlue]

Sonics battle is definitely underrated sonic Riders animation is one of my favorite i wanted to see Tv show so bad with that art style

[dabluepittoo-aqua]

Everyone praises the Juino look, but I'm moreso a big fan of Uekawa's work. All the Sonic Adventure artwork is just

*P E R F E C T I O N*

[slumberyclub]

Toei sonic is just...* chef's kiss *

[kaplooeygames]

While the Boom design definitely isn't perfect, one detail I love are the smaller quills that make Sonic's quills look more messy.

Also, yeah, Sonic Battle and Riders have *amazing* style

[Person-mktk]

I really like Evan Stanley’s style from 2011/12-2013. The style felt a lot like 06 and I feel it just worked. It made the characters look more like they were actual teenagers (‘cause they were) and the expressions on each character were just perfect. From Shadow’s grumpy face in GOTF 7 to all of Silver’s expressions in GOTF 9.

[LilSkott]

The 3D renders from mid 90s are the most nostalgic

[Bruno-fwnw]

i frickin love how you change the music for each game