Realistic Sonic Movie Character Design Attempt
Finished my own realistic design take on the Sonic character.
We all know Sonic, an anthropomorphic hedgehog, the iconic blue character that marked a generation.
In short, here are some of the difficult design decision I had to face when I took this challenge upon my self.
Original Sonic is heavily stylized character. As such, if you stayed true to the form, you could only do so much with it in terms of movie genres.
I can see a realistically rendered original Sonic, true to it's form in a family adventure fantasy, or even comedic genre.
But it would not work well in a serious, dark sci fi super hero thriller.
And so, that was my target. To try and make Sonic design that might hold up in those types of movies.
For that reason, I had to move away from the original iconic cartoony Sonic and push it more towards humanoid side with regards to anatomy and certain details.
Final composition is inspired with wonderful art done by Ry-Spirit, over at D.A.
Just like the original Sonic, my version has gloves which are equipped with composit padding to help Sonic avoid injuries as he's blasting around at supersonic speeds. Movie version Sonic might be impervious to road rash, mine is not.
I might create a "making of" blog entry where I'll dive bit deeper behind creative decisions and share what I learned while I was making this character. For example, The ribbed suit design is not done by chance. It's inspired by "Sega" logo.
Notice "hexalite power cells" on the inner thighs. They generate electricity and magnetism by friction, enabling Sonic to run faster. The more he runs the faster he is.
I had to sacrifice certain recognizable details to be able to move away from the stylized original look and make it more physical and plausible. Shoes are completely redesigned and I shaped wording "Sonic" into the side of the sole for the heck of it :)
The final composition is inspired with an already existing wonderful rendition by Ry-Spirit.
