Some time ago I saw some Sonic FC that was just a poorly made recolors of original Sonic artworks. I was kind of surprised that some people have no idea how to do that at least accurately.
So I made myself a challenge: to make a decent-looking Sonic FC using original Sonic artwork. I've used an artwork of Amy for that.
So this albino echidna character came out of that challenge.
And, to be honest, it wasn't really that difficult.
The design is not really that original-looking, the idea of it came to me fast (I was inspired by design of Tikal) and I wasn't really thinking about changing it much... But still, if I'll think about some redesigning, it could be a not bad looking character!
Such way of making yourself a character can be not bad if you're trying to make a concept of the character. You can make a fast concept of your idea, then you can edit or remove some parts of it, and then draw it yourself.
Here are some tips that I’m using myself. They might help you if you ARE thinking about using an original Sonic artworks for making your character:
It will be much better if you’ll use a black-and-white picture (like coloring pages). It’s not a problem to find it.
To make it normally colorable in MS Paint, re-save it as monochrome BMP and save it back to 24-bit BMP (THEN you can save it in whatever format you want). Now you can color it without any problem.
If you want to change some elements of the picture (like changing clothes, adding hairstyle, etc), it’s better to use “line” and “curve” tools instead of “pencil” and “brush”. It’ll make your edits look more accurate.
More MS Paint tips: For Windows 98/XP ; For Windows 7
Also, it’ll be much better and more creative if you won’t be using standard MS Paint colors. You can look for some color palletes at some websites, like COLOURlovers (I know there’s lots more websites, but it’s the only one I know and using), or you can even use photos and take colors from them to make your own color pallete.
If you’re thinking about designs of clothes, hairstyle, etc, you can look up some on the web instead of making something primitive. You’ll have lots of choices and ideas.
Also, I would suggest you to look for more animal species instead of using hedgehogs/foxes/bats/cats only. There’s lots of other good species to use, just check them out. No, I’m not telling you that you CAN’T use those species, I’m just telling you to look for more. What if you’ll like a seal instead of hedgehog, for example?
Well, that’s all.
(And if you found any grammatical or any other mistakes, I’m sorry)
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