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.

pencil sketch interpreting Sonic the Hedgehog's mini-form from Sonic CD. very very small guy
Illustration of Sonic the Hedgehog as he appears in Sonic Frontiers, relaxing in a Chaos Island hot spring at sunset. He's joined by several Koco.
A drawing of Sonic the Hedgehog as he appears in Sonic SatAM, as a centaur. He now has four shoes. Sonic is saying three different bad puns: "Hold yer horses, Sal!" "Let's hoof it!" and "Pony up, Ro-butt-nik!". The sprite sheet the drawing is based on is placed below it.
A close-up detail of a painting of Amy Rose, focusing on her eyes.
Drawing of a spectral centaur. He holds his own severed head by the hair out in front of him as he gallops through the dark.
Eight panels, each depicting a selfie-style snapshot of Tangle the Lemur interacting with characters from sonic: drinking tea with Vanilla the Rabbit, hugging a very stiff Kit the Fennec, running away from Surge the Tenrec, working out with Gemerl, bothering Jewel the Beetle as she does paperwork, posing with Belle the Tinkerer, sticking her tongue out at Clutch the Opossum, and putting an arm around Lanolin the Sheep, who struggles to muster a smile.
Illustration of a selection of Sonic characters in festive winter wear
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.
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
Screencap of Princess Elise, wearing her signature diamond necklace.
Redlines over rough sketches of Surge the Tenrec to improve the model accuracy
Simple shading for Surge the Tenrec, in purple.
A rough sketch of Surge the Tenrec.
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.
Close-up of a very detailed painting of Surge the Tenrec's eyes. Electricity arcs out of her white-hot pupils.
A green Bohrok standing in a decidedly silly pose on a white background
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.
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?"
Colored rough sketch of Susie from Deltarune, crouching with her axe resting on one shoulder.
a simple doodle of a frustrated looking woman, resting her chin on the top of a desk.
Illustration of Kris Dreemurr floating in a black void, holding their sword in front of them with both hands.
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.
The guy putting a stick in his bicycle's spokes and hurting himself meme
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.
A child's colored pencil drawing of Miles "Tails" Prower, smiling and waving.
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.
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.
screenshot of of a Discord message from a user named Evan, reading "aw beans". It has been reacted to with six different emojis of Bean the Dynamite, and one of pinto beans for good measure.
A cropped comic panel featuring Fang the Hunter standing next to his flying bike the Marvelous Queen, looking around bewildered.
A man heavyset man sits hunched at a desk in a cluttered wizard's workshop with a nautical bent. Every available surface is cluttered with books, candles, dried herbs, crystals and other preserved reagents. Fishing nets hang from the ceiling, and a macrame tapestry resembling a spiderweb decorates the wall. A worn surfboard and skimboard lean against the desk's bookshelf hutch.
Rough pencil sketch of Silver and Shadow the hedgehogs on the golden gate bridge, drawn by a young teen. Silver takes the foreground, looking with surprise at the audience. Shadow kneels on top of the bridge's railing, while a ball of light swoops past him.
Illustration of Sonic, Silver, and Shadow the hedgehogs as they appear in the fancomic Ghosts of the Future, standing on the Golden Gate Bridge at sunset. Silver takes the foreground, turning to look at the audience in surprise. Shadow sits on the bridge's railing, smiling slightly. Sonic hovers above him, lounging in the air.
a rough pencil sketch of a heavy-set, bearded man. He hold his hands out in front of himself, looking down at them with a serious expression.
WIP pencil sketch of a skeletal man in 1800's dress. He frets, running a hand through his bangs.
quick doodle of a woman in a large green sweatshirt. Her red hair is up in a messy ponytail. She holds a mug decorated with a stick figure of Silver the Hedgehog. She looks tired, but content.
Sonic the Hedgehog drawn as a ghostly goat.
Sonic the Hedgehog in a horrific Christmas themed look; he has goat's legs, glowing eyes, a long red coat and hat with black fur trim, and reindeer antlers decorated with candles with eerie blue flames.
Sonic the Hedgehog in a Santa outfit with golden deer antlers.
Silver the Hedgehog in a teal winter coat and boots evocative of traditional Laplander dress.
Silver the hedgehog in a dark fur half-cape, black boots, and a golden crown made to look like goat horns. The boots and cape are trimmed with gold bells and red ribbon.
Charmy bee in a purple snowsuit, riding an inner tube sled.
Espio the Chameleon, wearing a purple, teal, and black snowsuit, teal goggles, and riding a red snowboard. The underside board is decorated with the iconic sprite art from the title screen of SEGA's Shinobi.
Vector the Crocodile, on skis and wearing an orange jacket with a yellow collar and zebra-print sleeves.
Color illustration of the Chaotix with snow sport gear; Espio wears a purple and black snowsuit and rides a snowboard. Vector has skis and an orange jacket. Charmy is in a purple snowsuit and rides an inner tube sled.