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Concept art – Research Below are several pieces of concept art for the creation of the original Sonic the Hedgehog in 1991. The first image shows the artists early concepts of the game environment itself, putting particular detail in how the stage works... More

Concept art – Research Below are several pieces of concept art for the creation of the original Sonic the Hedgehog in 1991. The first image shows the artists early concepts of the game environment itself, putting particular detail in how the stage works and the mechanisms within it. This is shown by the use of arrows and motion lines to give a feel to how the game would play. The art is also used to depict the mechanical feel that is supposed to come across in the level ‘Cyber City” using lots of straight lines and bolts. Here is some development shown from the original sketch Oshima made on a napkin, you can see the progress from black and white sketch to a full digital rendering, plus concepts that were dropped before the games release. Less