Adult Sonic Concept Art: Head

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by KiwiKiss

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Sonic has gone through quite a few tweaks and renditions over the years. There's a mohawk type look for his quills with the American Sonic cartoons or the shade of blue for his fur a darker shade from the Japanese side. Yet one of the most consistent aspects of his design is the shape of his head.

Panel #1: In his official design, Sonic's quills is longer compared to his classic self. Next is the narrower uni-eye and slightly longer ears. The longer quills gives emphasizes he is older and experienced along with extra range when he attacks. His narrower uni-eye displays his free-spirited, masculine nature while his pronounced ears shows he is very self-aware. The round-shaped head still shows he is young and maintains a sense of familiarity. But I don't think it would work for adult Sonic.

Ideas: To mature Sonic further, I wanted to change the shape of his head to a reasonable compromise other changes I'll make. I picked an slightly narrow, oval shaped head because it'll extend his muzzle and allow his mouth to fit well in the middle instead of strictly to the side. The slightly lowering of his quills is to also display his age, yet keeping the overall integrity of his look.

Result: The youthfulness of his round-shaped head is replaced and now looks like an adult.

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