How To Draw In The Sonic Adventure Art Style (How I Make My Thumbnail Art)

[@chaomix]

I'd love to see your drawings, so please share them in the art channel in our Discord server! (Link in the description) Also, huge thank you to Skillshare for sponsoring this video! The first 1,000 people to use this link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: skl.sh/chaomix06211

[@ArtsyAlbert]

@chaomix thanks for the tutorial

[@cpmc1164]

Ok

[@goku9569]

Do you a mouse or something else?

[@thischanneldoesntexist6132]

I sure will man

[@Sup_nw85]

Keep up the good work 👍

[@castform7]

Fun story: In art class, my teacher wanted us to draw something that looked like it was in motion. So since I really liked Sonic I decided to draw Sonic running. I used an image of Sonic running in the Mania opening as a reference and tried to replicate it as closely as possible. It is, to this day probably my best and favourite drawing and I hold it as my magnum opus.

[@gamingnubs7628]

I did something similar with the japanese SA1 running animation. In that SA1, his legs blur when in motion.

[@WeirdToYourMother]

I've only ever read a single issue of the Sonic comic book but the one I did was full of incredible examples of simulated motion, including a moment where Sonic punches something and his fist is just a streak. I bought the issue for visual references and must have stared at it a hundred times. Good times

[@Cstuff]

What grade did you get

[@jaypoww]

Can you post it?

[@Fricktendo]

I’m making cool super sick sonic the hotdog comic bake

[@kaistudios5536]

Whenever I see tutorial videos saying it's okay if your sketch looks messy, their sketch looks like the final linework. Yet, yours ACTUALLY LOOKS LIKE A SKETCH! I praise thee with BENEVOLENCE!

[@chaomix]

Work smart not hard, LOL

[@TechnoTheBozo]

@@chaomix SEGA SAW THIS COMMENT AND PUT IN SONIC 2 LOL

[@Artistic__]

@@TechnoTheBozo it's a saying

[@Starry_Horizons]

​@@TechnoTheBozo 💀💀💀

[@KwartOrSomething]

@@Artistic__wooooosh

[@SONICSTA]

MY MAN SHARING THE SECRETS W U GOATED

[@rayjenboi]

Now I can draw his posters instead of buying it HAHAHA

[@schnitzel-mn4xb]

Yoooo

[@SonnikkuGamer6969]

wussup

[@zadock6370]

HIIIIIIIIIIII

[@KatelynJewel]

10:16: "It's gonna be a little more 'advanced" and requires you to be 'x-tremely' clean" XD

[@NebulaNonsens3]

My man reference two sonic games without relising

[@Huwitto]

@@NebulaNonsens3 Actually, it’s 3 as there was another game that wasn’t released called Sonic Extreme (with an E lol). It was about Sonic and pals skating in a skate park

[@NoNamex1412]

@@Huwitto Chaomix also made these references in hIs wOrLd

[@SRGProductions]

@@NoNamex1412 bro

[@SRGProductions]

Wow, my heroes. There speed are super sonic.

[@Nactendo]

I have never seen an artist that can replicate the adventure style so well, it looks official! Great job chaomix!

[@NebulaNonsens3]

When the world needed to draw sonic so badly he came

[@55_Ford_F·250_LB]

The cool thing about drawing Sonic the hedgehog is that he's actually made out of simplistic shapes so if you were to draw with his classic design or whatever design you like to draw him in his shapes are just simplistic enough for you to draw them

[@chaomix]

Exactly!

[@jimmy2dumb105]

When I draw sonic's full body I mess up at the proportions, Probably because I don't draw him with simple shapes, I draw him more round like.

[@linkous101]

@@jimmy2dumb105 you just need practice. Simple shapes are round too

[@KwartOrSomething]

@@chaomixheya

[@boykingelias]

sonic adventure's art style has crept into my coloring style lately, and I'm not mad about it lol great video, by the way !! :)

[@chaomix]

Can't go wrong with it! 😅

[@koro394]

@@chaomix can’t go wrong with that 😃

[@imagery5425]

Me to… kinda. My art has become a lot more exaggerated once I saw the Adventure art. :)

[@severianlyctor]

Thank you so much for this. I'm very amateur when it comes to art - I'm dyspraxic, so my fine motor control and coordination isn't the the best, and I've gone my entire life not really drawing so I'm starting from scratch. Following your tips actually helped me learn how to draw something that actually looks like Sonic. Certainly not too well yet, but I'm gonna keep practicing!

[@chaomix]

I’m glad to hear, keep at it and you’ll continuously see improvement!

[@bub_or_whatever2060]

You'll get better the more ya do it, guaranteed

[@skepbeans]

hi, fellow person with dyspraxia here! as a person who started drawing at a young age, it will take some time to improve your art. so I hope you’ll get better each day you draw! :D

[@duoge9139]

Drawing Sonic is something I probably could never get tired of and this tutorial really inspires me to continue drawing in this style.

[@aleksaaleksic4353]

20:08 missed opportunity to say "the possibilities are never ending" lmao

[@arisxipo]

I SEE IT I SEE IT NOW IT'S ALWAYS BEEN INSIDE OF ME

[@ZaneDaBold]

@@arisxipo Endless POSSIBILITYYYY

[@arisxipo]

@@ZaneDaBold KICKING ASS FAST- oh my bad wrong song

[@ZaneDaBold]

@@arisxipo His World Is Still 100% Best Part Of Sonic 06 Especially The Zebrahead Version

[@arisxipo]

@@ZaneDaBold nah the regular version is better

[@dragonick2947]

Protip: Characters like Sonic usually have official palettes, so you can pull up the official reference sheets and colour-pick from those.

[@dspeedYT]

20:07 you missed the opportunity to say "the possibilities are neverending"

[@stooopendous]

"Endless" works too, cause Endless Possibilities

[@Kenzee]

Your Art is just amazing man. This video is gonna help a lot artists who want to draw in The Adventure Style.

[@ChroniclZ]

Mfw sus land

[@Kenzee]

@@ChroniclZ sus land

[@LilSkott]

I'd love to see you do the Sonic 1 American boxart in adventure style

[@rapappathepepper3996]

"sonic 4 ep 1" jk, it isn't.

[@HEXlDEClMAL]

This helps a lot! Not only with learning this particular style but also some quick notes about using certain features for art programs.

[@cliffturbo2146]

Leave it to the ChaoMan to Live and Learn and Open Our Hearts to Drawings!

[@elenasgaard7770]

i got that 🤗

[@datcoolguyyouknow1233]

Now I can go find my old 16 year old drawings of sonic as a kid and draw him in the art style

[@MLPPixel727]

Nice-!

[@PelosDePastel]

This video is over a year old but you can also alpha lock ur layer on most of these programs. I couldn’t find it in photoshop but fire alpaca and CPS have this feature! That way you don’t have to add another layer in order to color over the green for the white glove highlights part. You can just repaint over the green and it will not go over the lines :>

[@NoNamex1412]

The only thing is that i can't draw limbs. Only heads

[@chaomix]

Yeah, I can understand that it’s pretty difficult. You’ll get it with practice though, I know it!

[@NoNamex1412]

@@chaomix thanks man! The only sources I have to draw on is my iPad with the notes app and on paper so yea

[@NoNamex1412]

@@chaomix hey man I joined the discord and posted my art there!

[@SonicSammich]

You've got this style down perfectly. Awesome!

[@crh6001]

FINALLY a video talking and teaching about this

[@BlakkFlash]

The only problem is that you tell us what to do, but you don't tell us how to do it.

[@lightspeedchaos8420]

?

[@HEROINEOFRHYMES]

Thanks Chaomix, ive been trying to replicate the Adventure/Advance artstyle but couldnt get it quite right, your process really helped me out alot

[@chaomix]

Glad I could help!

[@namson2005]

Yo chaomix get a sponsor, congrat 👏

[@ChuckE.CheesesIllinois]

Chaomix, thank you very much, you are officially my favorite Sonic KZbinr

[@chaomix]

Glad to hear it!!

[@trevinodude]

I would love to see you do some more art pieces like how tripplejazz has those Sonic timelapses... seeing how you get your art done is super fascinating. Thanks for posting this awesome video btw.

[@christosdoesthings]

this is some of the best emulation of the adventure artstyle ive ever seen, bravo!

[@indigomage2833]

I wish I had this when I was younger! Seriously, this makes my 11 year old self so SO happy! Godspeed to all the young artist!!! Seriously, yall are all doing great and keep going!!!!!

[@HYPERxSONICxFANx2012]

Finally someone explained the highlight fade

[@shadztheone]

What is the name of the brush? Do you have a download for it?

[@shonenbois]

Respect. From one Sonic Artist to another👍🏿

[@TheRealDustinNunn]

I draw, too. I enjoy drawing Sonic as well. I like Classic Sonic better.

[@chaomix]

Fair enough. I might make a classic JP tutorial eventually too so stick around!

[@MLPPixel727]

This is great! Also, you do so well with your thumbnails that it's hard to tell the images are fan-made!

[@nicolascosta1349]

It would be so cool if exist a 2d game that use this style like Sonic freedom

[@kyro8228]

What marker are you using for "uekawa marker", or is it a custom? If so, would you mind sharing the settings on it?

[@raccoonboi4820]

2 years later I still want to know the settings of the pen 😭

[@hellaiac]

Love how it turned out! Tip to save you some time - you can use alpha lock on your green highlight stage instead of making a new clipping one and recoloring it. I'll try your tutorial myself :D

[@jademonass2954]

you replicate the shading style perfectly!! just for this one piece i think the proportions of the legs are a bit off, maybe a bit lanky?

[@Blu_Moon_VA]

I wish I could draw decently. Do you have any advice for drawing on paper?

[@purpsourpatchguy1092]

No joke I used to think your thumbnails were official art despite never seeing them anywhere else before👁️👁️ I especially find it funny how I literally thought the art for "The Exhilarating Lore of Sonic's Green Eyes" video was real like fr thought an official artist drew him putting on eye contacts💀 Anyway other then that this was rlly helpful! I love the SA arty style It's def my fav!

[@supersonicboy.941]

Hey Chaomix, can you show us how you draw a classic sonic art style from 1991 plz!!!!!

[@speedthehedgehog7881]

I can't join discord or even get it cuz my parents will kill me 😥😥😥. I really wish i could join but i just can't

[@neovortex6421]

No matter how hard I try, I am NEVER able to draw sonics head quills...

[@Kani_7798]

THANK YOU SOO MUCH CHAOMIX!!! YOU ARE A TRUE GOD! I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH FROM YOU! I'M SOO SUBSCRIBING

[@Gamesterr-]

I can’t wait for sonic rangers

[@TheOscarGamer_]

Person who always sucked at drawing in class here, I must say that making my own Adventure-styled design is something I thought I'd never do but here I am, resting from the Line Art section (my hand hurts so bad lol) Thanks for giving me (and others) the inspiration to take up drawing as a hobby after so many years!

[@ChroniclZ]

If your on mobile and don't have a computer you should use ibispaintX

[@ChroniclZ]

You're

[@LexVanguard2004]

Or you can just sketch using paper lol

[@Danis2Fast.]

I draw in paper so when i watch this video for ideas of how to draw sonic it really dosent look like the adventure art style but still looks nice, and sometimes when im bored i just decide to draw a sonic sketch or just a complete drawing and when people see it the freak out of how i draw and it feel a bit awkward just for a simple sketch

[@Insomspotato]

plus here is a playlist of good sonic beats to play in the background while drawing! kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y5OQZaiGeMd5aZY

[@mitte_2592]

this tutorial is awesome! I never could draw the mussel though.

[@ShockHat734]

good art

[@PoisonedOkami]

Could you do a tutorial on other characters in the Sonic Adventure art style? I'd love to see your take on Knuckles

[@ITBURNSHELPME]

I kinda want someone to make Sonic adventure 3 logo with this

[@Fatih_M177]

if you were to tell me you are.. Yuji Uekawa's lost cousin i would... I would believe you XDDDDD

[@KeyleeTamirian]

Why didn't you tell how did you make that awesome scanline effect for background? It's one of things i need to give my art style 00's art touch! >< Awesome Video, though! ^^

[@Mathos7979]

A moment of silence to everyone that draw those with a mouse And a bigger moment of silence for those who use trackpads

[@CKOLO]

How do you do this ;-; Im gong back to real life drawing LOL new sub btw

[@cactusartz1537]

THIS IS WHAT NEED

[@cosmic_keychain2346]

Great video as always, it’s so interesting to see someone else’s process through the same artstyle, I’ll be sure to keep some of these tips in mind. Keep up the incredible work!

[@safurahh.8093]

For people using an iPad, here are some good apps: - Ibis Paint (free) - Autodesk sketchbook (free) - MediBang (free) - Procreate (paid, $10) If anyone else has any apps, add it below!

[@chaomix]

Thanks so much for posting this! I really am clueless when it comes to iPad type drawing apps. I know a lot of people use it and swear by it though.

[@3maic]

Am I the on,y one who likes to draw and make chao oc’s? Is that just me?

[@PudimAbestado]

FINALLY! THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR MAKING A TUTORIAL TO DO THIS STYLE

[@sonicfan6539]

I think sonic is the only thing i draw cuz i draw him a lot i was even drawing him before i watched this

[@abaidaladwan678]

Best tutorial but is hard try draw it in paper first use pencil and then use pen to start

[@kaigalaxy3005]

thanks

[@redspeeder856]

Hey chaomix, you draw with mouse or with tablet?

[@SmrtPhonRtistCF]

Wow, you made this relatively simple and it almost looks quite official, can't wait to try this since I use Ibis paintX.

[@rayjenboi]

I'm honestly very happy to see Chaomix doing this drawing tutorial. Such a pleasure to his fans!

[@KookieStar]

Chaomix my man, thank you so much!! 😭💕💕💕

[@Nonxistent_J]

I was kinda hoping that this would be a tutorial on paper but oh well. This was still a great tutorial!

[@chaomix]

Unfortunately for traditional artists, the Adventure style is extremely digital. You can still do it on paper but it's very digital looking by nature anyways. Best way to emulate the style is on computer, hands down.

[@ThePiggyProductionz]

This was an amazing video! I always love seeing your thumbnails, they always look so great. I draw Sonic a lot too, but was never really able to nail the adventure style, so I can't wait to try this out.

[@chaomix]

Good luck, I'd love to see your finished drawing! 😁

[@christopherthehedgehog7385]

Thanks for teaching me! I just finished some amazing art of my OC Christopher the hedgehog! And I just shared my artwork in the discord server!

[@rollingstart_90s]

I've been thinking about moving away from using paper, pencil and markers, to concentrate on digital art. After watching this tutorial all the way through... I suddenly feel a lot more comfortable with my paper and markers. Drawing with digital tools has a ton of advantages, but it's way too complicated.

[@qwertyzillaofficial2969]

Same, I was hoping this wouldn’t be digital

[@spiderzsonic6581]

In photshop clipping seems to be very different

[@AlexVideoGamesandLongplaysYT]

I Love Sonic Adventure So Thanks For This Tutorial Chaomix

[@danikvelocity3120]

The lineart (aka the most genius part of this style) always gave me trouble. Thanks for this amazing guide!

[@kingthememer]

i draw on paper, but even this helped, like now i know how to do the proportions a lil better and thatll help me do some custom poses, thanks lol also heres a good tip for other paper drawers like me: include the highlights still, and when uve finished the main color, get a black pencil and shade to make the shadows, also whatever ur main color is then get a lighter pencil of that color to do the highlights, or even just draw lightly with ur main color

[@StarBird06]

"Shadow" and "Super" both being used for Sonic Adventure color palette names is beautiful.

[@UrNormalCreator]

Thank you it helped me so much. It really helped me learn and get used the style and I might come back to this video every so often because it’s a good tutorial. But thanks for making this it was very helpful.

[@TheFANTAGEPERSON]

You make the steps very easy to follow! Thank you so much for making this video!!

[@Labor-thegoofiestone]

me being a mobile user using IbisPaint X: 🗿

[@purrfectisepic]

15:41 looks like the album cover for Sonic R

[@gorsvie_v2]

SANKYU SO MUCH Also i use FireAlpaca and MediBangPaintPro

[@chaomix]

Of course! FireAlpaca is fantastic!

[@arkoirisangel]

You're one of my favorite Sonic KZbinrs and I really love this vid...Thank u so much for making something so helpful. Ur so sweet T_T keep making wonderful vids!

[@chaomix]

Glad I could help! Thanks for watching my content! 😁

[@KHPKero]

7:39 Sonic the cat

[@creamfennec1988]

what is the pen he used, surnamed the uekawa pen?

[@MichaelRBurke]

Honestly, I thought your thumbnails were official artwork. Very impressive!

[@nedalomar4216]

I suck at drawing but this video really helps

[@Bawdashone]

Thinking back...I did a drawing of Sonic 3 from the Game Pro magazine write up back in the mid 1990's...I lost that image cause somehow it got wet cause I had a very shit house that i lived in. I'm still bummed about that lol. I miss doing drawing. The tech industry has really killed my time to do hobbies.

[@Naito9874]

I don't even draw but this was really interesting to watch, thank you chaomix ! Love your art

[@chaomix]

Thanks so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it anyways!

[@starmaster65]

7:38 looks like a Bat-Sonic doppelganger to me for some reason 😅

[@Temzy]

Thanks for making this! And congrats on the sponsorship!

[@thefunnybeepman4639]

Sonic without spikes is cursed lol

[@Ye34h]

yes finally

[@XxbussinxX]

a blessing has come upon us all

[@v4603]

Omg this is PERFECT timing, literally earlier today I was drawing a Sonic pride picture and considered doing it in the Adventure style but didn’t know where to start. yet another reason to justify recommending Chaomix to all my Sonic friends lol

[@chaomix]

Yes that sounds like an awesome drawing! Maybe incorporate rainbows into the shading? Like instead of using lighter versions of the base colors for the highlights, try doing rainbows? 👀

[@v4603]

@@chaomix this is great idea 👀 maybe i’ll post it in the discord and tag you when it’s done

[@rriverderch7035]

Pride? Gay pride?

[@UltraVioletLite]

even youtube thinks it's actually sonic adventure

[@jondrawz]

This is the video I've been waiting for lol. Thanks man! Also, What art software did you specifically use for this from the ones you listed?

[@chaomix]

I used Clip Paint Studio for this video. Absolutely love and recommend it.

[@megadrive1996]

What happened to the other tutorials?