Thanks
to IceKnight, Jagboy, Solly, and Reala for finding these sketches
from the Dreamcast Digital Presskit given away at the Nürnberges
Spielwaren Messe in 1999
Here is some concept artwork for Big. Looking at this, it looks
like they originally were trying to make him look like the cat-like
figure seen in Miyazaki's japanese animated features. Click
the image for more artwork of Big.
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Sketches
of the 4 returning heroes showing their height differences,
like some of the artwork back in the Megadrive days. Click the
image for a larger version.
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some concept artwork of E-102 Gamma, showing that at one point he
had a very different look to him. Here he looks much more like the
Eggbot from Sonic R, and some other images show that he once had
a lump on the back of his head, and his arms were attached to the
black part of his body. Click the image for the full size. |
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for the classic fanatics, this shows some Eggman sketches before
he got his new clothing, with his original red shirt, goggle-less
head, and Mickey Mouse pants. It also shows the transition between
this and his final design. Click the image for more. |
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artwork shows off some of Amy and Knuckles' character design changed,
most likely pinpointing certain attributes they have. Click the
image for the larger scale version. |
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quick sketch of Sonic in his new, Sonic Adventure styled form. It
also points out his his torso works. Click the image for the full
version. |
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Here
is a very 'How to draw Sonic' - like sketch showing the bits and
pieces of Sonic's new head. Click the image for the full version.
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| Heres
an interesting new find, the only character sketch of Tikal in the
world! No Tikal imagry was found in any other internet releases.
Kojichao with her graphical prowess has recreated the image to look
like final Sonic Adventure artwork. Click each image for their full
sizes. |
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