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Evan Stanley
@spiritsonic.bsky.social
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(She/her) Lead artist of SEGA of America's Sonic Lore Team, lead writer for IDW's Sonic the Hedgehog comics.
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They should just let me draw Halloween stuff all the time
Halloween-themed illustration of Sonic the Hedgehog in a cape leaping in front of an autumnal moon, flanked by a Shadow Chao and a Sonic Chao. The pumpkin-shaped mountains of Pumpkin Hill loom in the distance. Halloween-themed illustration of Sonic the Hedgehog in a cape, sitting on top of a large jack 'o' lantern. A twisted pumpkin vine curves above him, framing the full moon. Chao climb around on the vine. Halloween-themed illustration of a group of six costumed chao carrying a jack 'o' lantern-shaped candy bucket. A gnarled tree and wrought-iron fence sit at the top of the hill behind them, framing a colony of passing bats. Halloween-themed illustration of Shadow Chao, Sonic Chao, and Chaclon all leaping at the viewer. The word "BOO!" is set behind them.
October 20, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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Sonic (for scale)
September 9, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Floornado
Photo of a toy plane (the Tornado) on the floor. A classic sonic figure is driving, while a were hog figure and a Bayonetta amiibo ride on the wings
August 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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WILD thrift haul!!
Screencap of Princess Elise, wearing her signature diamond necklace. screencap of Rouge the Bat holding up a diamond necklace with a smile.
August 13, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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An important addendum; @ppdppl.com redlining my thumbnails to fight my bad habits and make sure Surge could look her best!
Redlines over rough sketches of Surge the Tenrec to improve the model accuracy
August 6, 2025 at 6:08 AM
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Part 2: ambient occlusion shading, rim and bounce light, details, and final polish
Simple shading for Surge the Tenrec, in purple. Rim lighting and bounce light added to a WIP painting of Surge the Tenrec Details added to an illustration of Surge the Tenrec Final polish added to an illustration of Surge the Tenrec.
August 6, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Part 1: Sketch, pencils, flats
A rough sketch of Surge the Tenrec. A tidy pencil drawing of Surge the Tenrec Basic flap colors for Surge the Tenrec
August 6, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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It's out in solicits, so here's my cover for Sonic the Hedgehog Collection Vol. 6!

Process pics below~
A painted illustration of Surge the Tenrec. She leans in close, grinning as she throws a "devil's horns" hand sign. Electricity arcs between her pupils.
August 6, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Caught the metal virus at the signing RIP in peace y'all
July 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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WIP
Close-up of a very detailed painting of Surge the Tenrec's eyes. Electricity arcs out of her white-hot pupils.
July 18, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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Counterpoint: whatever these little guys got goin on
A green Bohrok standing in a decidedly silly pose on a white background
June 17, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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heard something cool happens tomorrow
Colored illustration of Susie, Kris, and Ralsei from Deltarune on a black background. Susie crouches, grinning, her axe resting on one shoulder. Kris is perched on her other shoulder, ready to leap off and strike. Ralsei stands at their side, mouth open and hands raised as he prepares to cast a spell.
June 2, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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SparkFLAME #1 is ready-- come and check out all the cool stuff we've put together!

My contribution is a five-page Ensouled preview story!
a black and white comic book page illustrating a montage of a young woman crashing her car into a body of water, and being visited by a dark specter as she's drowning. Text over the montage reads "You've heard this one before, surely. It's simple. You live... but I get a bit of your soul. Oh it ain't so dire-- you won't even know it's gone, believe you me. So, do we have a deal?"
May 21, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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can't stay up late tonite so have a WIP Susie
Colored rough sketch of Susie from Deltarune, crouching with her axe resting on one shoulder.
May 21, 2025 at 5:57 AM
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a simple doodle of a frustrated looking woman, resting her chin on the top of a desk.
May 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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Could do more with this but it's bedtime

Deltarune two weeks :)
Illustration of Kris Dreemurr floating in a black void, holding their sword in front of them with both hands.
May 19, 2025 at 6:28 AM
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a discord screencap reading "jobbers don't get to drive the egg minivan, that's a big responsibility", with a speech bubble drawn to attribute it to a stock image of Metal Sonic. Next to him a stock image of Orbot and Cubot have sloppily drawn-on tears. A transparent image of the Metal Carrier from Sonic 4 Episode 2 overs behind them all.
May 15, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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I have once again searched my own name on social media and gotten upset about what I saw
The guy putting a stick in his bicycle's spokes and hurting himself meme
May 1, 2025 at 4:33 AM
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I'm really here to post the Objectively Better Sticks Version
May 1, 2025 at 4:05 AM
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Just remembered that I did some cover thumbs for Archie Sonic's Worlds Unite, which were then handed off to other artists to finish. I was paid, but uncredited.
May 1, 2025 at 4:03 AM
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They're going to 7/11 for snacks
Shadow the Hedgehog riding a black and red motorcycle with a spectral, skeletal version of Sonic the Hedgehog hovering him. The motorcycle's wheels blaze with bright blue ectoplasm.
April 23, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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Got reminded of my first-ever drawing of Tails today-- also my first Sonic-related drawing, period. I was looking at a Sonic Heroes game case, 'cause I didn't know how to turn on my cousins' PS2 to actually play the game.

I was instantly hooked on Sonic art :)
A child's colored pencil drawing of Miles "Tails" Prower, smiling and waving.
April 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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I fixed the buckles
April 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Get you a man, etc etc
Two flat-color drawings of Sonic the Hedgehog as he appears in the fancomic Ghosts of the Future. In the image on the left he appears friendly and nonchalant, grinning slyly. As a ghost, he floats in the air and glows slightly. In the image on the right, he appears as a frightening, half-skeletal specter, swiping at the viewer.
April 21, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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had fun coloring today
Crop of a larger illustration featuring Sonic the Hedgehog and Miles "Tails" Prower on a purple background. Sonic grins and points forward. Tails hovers at his shoulder, looking at his handheld computer with surprise.
March 26, 2025 at 3:28 AM