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[Scheming Minor]

Oh, I was waiting for a fun topic like this to pop up. Browsing through my large folder of Eggman Sonic X images (why do I have a large folder for Eggman? Just...just...shut up! Reference! ) I can see how wildly the style swings from one screenshot to the next. Comparing some of the profile shots and the animation idea that I held from five years ago to now, many of the proportions and perspectives on the characters are just downright off center and terrible. It's amazing that practicing perspective in your drawing can help you spot major flaws that would be seen as "normal" in times past.

This is how you do Eggman's nose in a front-quarter profile:



Compare to how they mainly draw it in a flat side profile, stemming from laziness:



I swear episode 18 ( which our abstract Eggman above is from) has the absolute worst animation of any of the episodes, hands down. http://www.teamartail.com/sonicx/18/

Then there is just the downright sexually subliminal:



Ladies and gentlemen: Eggman molests a banana for your viewing pleasure.Leave your hats and personal belongings at the front desk. No minors allowed in the burlesque house.

I'll have to compose an Eggman style guide later.

[Xenos]

Oh dear God what the hell happened.


Sonic looks horrid, and everyone in the background looks like they got a polygonal makeover.

Here's a picture to get your mind off of that...thing above:

It's ironic how one of the better pictures...is of, Chris....

[JezMM]

^ I dunno, I think they drew his eyes a bit wide there. I always thought Chris had slightly more circular eyes (obviously very rounded-square circles but still). I know his eyes are half-closed but imagining them open in that proportion would make them anime girl huge.

Edited by JezMM, 17 October 2011 - 09:47 AM.

[Little T]

I definitely like the cartoony style best. It makes the character redesigns look friendly and lively instead of stiff and lifeless.

Also:


...is adorable

And while we're on this topic:



Wut?

[DarkLight]

^The latter one was from a drawing board from "To Catch a Hedgehog," when they were trying out stragedies on how to trap Sonic, I believe.

[batson]

Wut?

That is what season 4 would have looked like.

On another topic, i like that Chris image that Xenos posted. Sure, the characters eyes might look slightly of model, but i still like the design. Is a male, human character aged 12 to old for a 24-year old male to call, well, cute, without it sounding perverted? You know, even if one uses the term in the same perfectly innocent way that one would when refering to a small child or an animal? Hmm... yeah, i think it might be to old, so im not gonna call him that... But still, nice design.

Edited by batson, 17 October 2011 - 04:42 PM.

[Vertekins]

Oh, I was waiting for a fun topic like this to pop up. Browsing through my large folder of Eggman Sonic X images (why do I have a large folder for Eggman? Just...just...shut up! Reference! ) I can see how wildly the style swings from one screenshot to the next. Comparing some of the profile shots and the animation idea that I held from five years ago to now, many of the proportions and perspectives on the characters are just downright off center and terrible. It's amazing that practicing perspective in your drawing can help you spot major flaws that would be seen as "normal" in times past.

This is how you do Eggman's nose in a front-quarter profile:



Compare to how they mainly draw it in a flat side profile, stemming from laziness:



I swear episode 18 ( which our abstract Eggman above is from) has the absolute worst animation of any of the episodes, hands down. http://www.teamartail.com/sonicx/18/

Then there is just the downright sexually subliminal:



Ladies and gentlemen: Eggman molests a banana for your viewing pleasure.Leave your hats and personal belongings at the front desk. No minors allowed in the burlesque house.

I'll have to compose an Eggman style guide later.

On the ugly Eggmen front, I think this takes the biscuit;



He has a very big oval head. Actually, he looks morbidly obese in this one. Just look at the size of that gut 0_o;;

[JezMM]

Wut?

Just to not cause confusion with non-Sonic X faithfuls, that's a kind of unfair "wut". That was from a deliberately simply animated chibi-fied imaginary sequence in which the characters were describing a plan before they performed it.

[BlazingTales]

I swear episode 18 ( which our abstract Eggman above is from) has the absolute worst animation of any of the episodes, hands down. http://www.teamartail.com/sonicx/18/

DERP DERP

I cannot even fathom why any animator thought that looked OK.

Edited by BlazingTales, 17 October 2011 - 09:05 PM.

[Semi-colon e]

This looks weird in so many ways I can't even begin to describe.


CHRIST ALMIGHTY

Yeah, this is just... terrible.

[Vertekins]

You want REALLY bad animation? Ep 18 is pretty bad, ep 47 is awful but the unquestionably worst drawing and animation style goes to episode 36 - http://www.teamartail.com/sonicx/36/

It's hideous, repulsive and absolutely disgusting. You know the budget and quality control was completely lost here. This one really sticks out;



My god Sonic! What an enormous swollen head you have!

I also discovered this a few years ago when I was screen-capping for a topic on good old SonicAnime forums. Does this remind you of anything?;



Hmmm, now what does that remind me of? Oh yeah!

[Inferno]

Just making sure that you guys realize that alot of animes have wonky looking inbetween frames that only look worse because they were meant to be seen in motion, heck there's a meme dedicated to it called "QUALITY" (in all caps.)

No I'm not defending Sonic X's subpar animation, but like, alot of these examples I remember being really quick scenes. Though the scenes where characters are just standing around for seconds on end and looking bad, yeah those definitely count. :V That's just plain bad art in general.

I kinda like this actually, it's got that exaggerated "cartoony angle" to it. :v

Edited by Inferno, 17 October 2011 - 09:40 PM.

[Indigo Rush]

COME PLAY WITH ME, SONIC.


COME PLAY.


FOREVER.


AND EVER.


AND EVER.

[Nintendoga]

You know, I was gonna make fun of the Blue Eyelids here,



But hell, even SONIC'S not sure what color his eyelids are!

[Vertekins]

You know, I was gonna make fun of the Blue Eyelids here,



But hell, even SONIC'S not sure what color his eyelids are!

Yeah, that happens infrequently but it does happen. Like in episode 19;



Brings back memories of SatAM/AoStH Sonic's freaky blinking animation, where his pupils/irises blink instead of having eyelids 0.o;;

[Azure Yakuzu]

^^To be fair, a lot of shows do that, I think its a Japanese thing.

[Nintendoga]

There's someone this picture reminds me of for some reason.

"Tails, I beg of you! Give them a chance, to be happy!"
I think it's the Fanime eyes




Sonic, are you okay? You look blue?


"I'm Shadow! Shadow the Headhog!"

Also, Eggman likes to shave, or so I've heard....


Oh god, I'm having too much fun with this!!!

Edited by Nintendoga, 17 October 2011 - 10:05 PM.

[Vertekins]

There's someone this picture reminds me of for some reason.

"Tails, I beg of you! Give them a chance, to be happy!"
I think it's the Fanime eyes




Sonic, are you okay? You look blue?


"I'm Shadow! Shadow the Headhog!"

Also, Eggman likes to shave, or so I've heard....


Oh god, I'm having too much fun with this!!!

Haunting the "Poorly drawn Sonic X scenes" topic on SonicAnime? That whole topic was absolutely hilarious. I actually got the inspiration from that very topic to create this one for the purpose of elaborating on the differing styles. I remember screen-shotting the blue-armed Sonic and big-headed Shadow for that topic all those years ago XD!

[Nintendoga]

Haunting the "Poorly drawn Sonic X scenes" topic on SonicAnime? That whole topic was absolutely hilarious. I actually got the inspiration from that very topic to create this one for the purpose of elaborating on the differing styles. I remember screen-shotting the blue-armed Sonic and big-headed Shadow for that topic all those years ago XD!

GAH, my secret's been exposed!

For anyone else who wants to find some more pics,

http://www.sonickingdom.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=12293

Edited by Nintendoga, 17 October 2011 - 10:15 PM.

[BW199148]

EVEN WITHOUT LEGS I CAN STILL FLYYYYYYY~

(THANKS FOR THE JOKE, SPY)

Hi, I personally really liked that episode!

But that is kinda funny!

Then there is just the downright sexually subliminal:



Ladies and gentlemen: Eggman molests a banana for your viewing pleasure.Leave your hats and personal belongings at the front desk. No minors allowed in the burlesque house.

PINGAS! Banana flavoured PINGAS!

Edited by BW199148, 17 October 2011 - 10:21 PM.