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Sonic is defined by going fast, and only four of these Sonic coloring pages actually show him doing it. The rest have him rock climbing, playing volleyball, holding a detective’s magnifying glass, or standing still holding a very large flower. There are 34 designs.
Twenty-three are Sonic himself, mostly doing something that has nothing to do with running: a skateboard, a dirt bike, a BMX, a motorcycle, a surfboard, a guitar, a DJ booth, a spray can, basketball, volleyball, karate, diving, hiking, rock climbing, a pilot’s cap and a captain’s hat. Six are speed and attitude: dashing, full speed, a peace sign, waving, a trophy, and his sneakers on their own. The last five bring in Knuckles twice, Tails with his plane, Amy Rose singing, and Silver and Shadow.
Every one of these Sonic coloring pages is free. Each design prints on standard US Letter paper, there is no sign-up, and the Sonic coloring sheets can be printed as many times as you need. Click any design below to open the full-size PDF.
What’s in This Collection
Speed and attitude
Dashing, full speed, the peace sign, waving, the trophy, and a page of nothing but his sneakers. Those shoes are worth a word. They are red with a white strap and a gold buckle, and they have barely changed since 1991, which makes them the one part of the character everyone draws correctly from memory.
Sports and wheels
A skateboard, a BMX, a dirt bike, a motorcycle, a surfboard, basketball, volleyball, diving, karate, hiking and rock climbing. Eleven designs, and the biggest group in the set. These are also the ones with the most background, since a bike needs a road under it and a surfboard needs a wave.
Jobs and hobbies
A DJ booth, a guitar, a spray can, a detective’s kit, a pilot’s cap, a captain’s hat, a map and a giant flower. Eight designs that have nothing to do with running at all, which is the point of them.
The rest of the cast
Knuckles with a shovel, Knuckles boxing, Knuckles by a waterfall, Tails with his plane, Amy Rose singing, Silver and Shadow. Shadow is the useful one to explain: he is deliberately the same shape as Sonic but black and red instead of blue, so the two pages side by side make a good lesson in how much color alone can change a character.
Coloring Tips
Blue first, and the same blue every time. Twenty-three of these pages are the same character, and the quickest way to make them look like a set is to use one blue pencil for all of them. A mid blue works best. Too dark and the face disappears, too light and he stops looking like himself.
His muzzle, arms and belly are not white. They are a pale peach or tan, and leaving them white is the most common mistake on these pages. A very light pass with a skin tone or a pale orange is enough, and it immediately separates him from the page behind.
The quills point one way. The spikes on his head and back all sweep backward, which is what says he is moving even when he is standing still. Coloring them with strokes running the same direction, rather than scribbling across them, keeps that.
Shadow and Silver break the rules on purpose. Shadow is black with red stripes, Silver is white and gray with yellow eyes. These two are the pages where the blue pencil stays in the box, and they are worth doing right after a Sonic page so the difference is obvious.
Start younger children on the standing poses. Waving, the peace sign, cool Sonic and the sneakers have few lines and no background. The DJ booth, the plane, the rock climbing page and the waterfall have the most detail and suit an older child.
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