All posts by SplashFactor

With Trip the Sungazer, I've seen many modern interpretations and discussions of what she would look like in the Modern Era. Before I showcase my design, I have something to say. I'm happy that the Sonic Wiki Zone has many artists here, each one with a unique style to show. It's fun seeing different artists collaborating and sharing tips to improve and enjoy the passion of doing art. Thank you!

Anyway, to my Modern Trip, here she is.

I've done a Modern Design of her before (it'll be in the comments), but I updated it with the art style I've been refining over the past year. With her design, I wanted to ensure she's not older than Amy Rose as Amy Rose is shown to be taller in scenes of Sonic Superstars and acts as an older guide to Trip. I had that philosophy when I first designed her as well. I also removed certain details from my original design, like the double-layered skirt, and updated her eyebrows to match more with her classic design. Enjoy, everyone!

A reply to KillRoy231

SplashFactor·3d

After the fight with him and Whisker, Johnny abandons Whisker after fearing what the speed lovers will think of him after his defeat to Sonic and Blaze. It’s presume he’s still alive and at large.

Here’s the Sonic Wiki Page’s Guide to The Wave Cyclone. It’ll give you the information you need to track the parts.

https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Wave_Cyclone

Wave CycloneSonic Wiki Zone

A reply to KillRoy231

SplashFactor·3d

It’s late in my timezone, 1:13 AM as the time I writing this comment out. I’ll help you more out when I get some sleep, but I can link pages that can be resourceful:

https://info.sonicretro.org/Battle_Race

Battle Race - Sonic Retroinfo.sonicretro.org

The locations are shown here where to find Johnny, and the wiki has info on how to pinpoint his location.

https://sonic.fandom.com/wiki/Johnny%27s_Race

Johnny's RaceSonic Wiki Zone

You can find the Chaos Emeralds before you fight Whisker and Johnny. If I recall, I remember getting all of them after completing Blizzard Peaks. That was before even entering Sky Babylon. I hope this insight helps.

(Edited by SplashFactor)

A reply to KillRoy231

SplashFactor·3d

Is this about Mr. Joker and what he's doing here? If it is, don't worry. There will be others who will be respectful towards you. You might have differing viewpoints, but they'll understand what you have to say and be courteous towards you.

As for your question, I played Sonic Rush Adventure and have beaten all the Johnny Races. The sixth and seventh are challenging, but if I could beat Johnny as a kid, I'm sure you can do a better job than I did before. If you want to find Johnny, it's best to look at a video to see where to find him because the spots are specific. It's not tedious to find him, at least to me, and the game has plenty of content to keep you busy with the sixteen hidden islands, but a guide can make it faster for you. Also, the game allows you to pummel Johnny later as a boss if you ever want to deliver a bit of payback.

Have confidence in yourself and keep pushing forward. A bit cliché, but it's true.

A reply to BREVS9GAMER

SplashFactor·3d

Neat detail to add to your design of Sonic.

A reply to BREVS9GAMER

SplashFactor·3d

You have to wait a while (about 5 minutes) to post another image. It's a glitch on this part of Fandom for some weird reason.

Anyway, with your art, you did a superb job capturing Sonic's adventurous personality.

A reply to Jorja123

SplashFactor·4d

I hope so.

A reply to FunniMemeBoi2023

SplashFactor·4d

If the scarf had matched Sonic's colors more coherently (like if it was red or a dark blue instead of brown), it could've worked. Nevertheless, nice edit. Did you do this with Adobe Photoshop?

A reply to Osamjoy2

SplashFactor·4d

He's the best team. It's Knuckles & Knuckles.

A reply to Jorja123

SplashFactor·4d

I think during the Summer Game Fest. It will definitely be shown off then. Or earlier when a Sonic Central or a PlayStation State of Play occurs.

A reply to SH4DZFANGZ

SplashFactor·4d

@SH4DZFANGZ You’re welcome!

A reply to SH4DZFANGZ

SplashFactor·5d

Here's an art I did of Metal Sonic. The first one shows my initial sketch, and the second one shows the digital version I created from it. I reference a few materials to make improvements to the sketch I did when vectorizing him, hope this helps!

A reply to SH4DZFANGZ

SplashFactor·5d

Metal Sonic, huh? When I sketch Metal Sonic in his modern form, his design is one of the tougher Sonic characters I've ever illustrated. With his design, the most challenging aspect of him is his arms and 3D shapes due to the amount of detail.

The 3D Shapes

There are also a lot of 3D Shapes to consider when sketching out Metal Sonic, like spheres, cylinders, and rectangular prisms when wanting to draw Metal Sonic. Practice drawing those shapes out before handling the main piece.

His Arms

Metal's arms are tricky because you have to manage his square metal plates and palms, sharp metal claws, and cylinder-like joints, all while adding lines to some of these to ensure that metallic feeling in his arms. Different Sonic artists manage Metal Sonic's arms differently because of how detailed they are. Yui Kasaruno (Sonic PICT and Game Anniversary Artwork) simplifies Metal's arms by doing this:She makes his claws into one coherent group while adding lines. Some artists add multiple shapes and gray areas to connect Metal Sonic's claws to add more detail to the design. She also doesn't say the gray palms too strongly. When shading Metal Sonic, I only did two layers of the gray palms. It helped showcase the design effectively to me.

His Legs

When doing Metal's legs, you're dealing with circles, cylinders or rectangles, and curves. With the gray part of his legs, I draw one circle and three rectangles and connect them to the blue part of his leg. You can do a cylinder when drawing when connecting it with the circle, but rectangles are effective when doing them at the right angle.
As for his shoes, they're not too tough. Try breaking his shoes into simpler shapes. Metal Sonic's shoe angle changes when considering movement, so it can be hard to explain what would work best for what you want to accomplish. Don't be discouraged if you don't get it right on your first attempt. Experiment with different shapes and see what works best.

As for your piece, you doing great, and I'm offering my condolences to what happened to you in your previous post. Metal Sonic's tricky to draw, but if you reference material (Sonic Channel, Sonic Comics, Metal Sonic's gallery, and more), practice, and focus, I'm sure your piece of him will be superb! If you need more advice on drawing him, I would be delighted to give you some.

(Edited by SplashFactor)

A reply to Gigi-SonicandGumball

SplashFactor·1/29/2025

Oh yeah. I've seen some of your art on DeviantArt before. You have such a unique style when doing Sonic characters and other properties. I also like how you captured the panel's tone and presentation with your style.

A reply to Happyguynew

SplashFactor·1/24/2025

When drawing the shoes of Sonic characters, or any character in general, you'll have to deal with curve lines. Shoes have a variety of shapes. It's like character designs with three primary shapes: circle, triangle, and square. With Sonic characters, you can build the guidelines with a right-angle triangle with most characters, but you have to curve lines to get that shoe's image.

Then there's the detail. For a character like Sonic, his shoes are simple. Draw two curved lines around the shoe and color them white to give it detail. With the shoe's sole, you'll have to draw a rectangle and curve the rectangle's sides to align with the rest of the shoe. The same can be said about the gold cuffs too except they're more of a square. I'll link the pages talking about Sonic's design for you so you can reference it.

Sonic the HedgehogSonic Wiki Zone

Sonic's shoesSonic Wiki Zone