I believe this image to be
just perfect.
Nevermind the sketchy proportions,
you can feel Chris poured his heart and soul in equal amounts here.
Very few professional artists are able to achieve that
and he did it in just one go, forever elevating the idea
of Original Character Do Not Steal above and beyond.
I think Sonichu in itself has a huge, phenomenal appeal.
Any web search would show thousands of much better artists
trying to capture
that for more than a decade.
Can't say they failed, but no one I've seen is more iconic
than this original piece from the original author.
In a way it just naturally
connects with your younger self.
Watching the body of work Chris crafted on his passion project throughout his best years
inspired a legion of low-to-mid-tier artists like me to simply
do more and do better.
You can't help but respect that.
It's both admirable and impossible to replicate.
At the same time, Chris work allows you to separate the art from the artist.
After all, SEGA knows who Sonichu is.
Capcom will never know about any of my old Megaman OC Robot Masters.
I don't know if that's clever or endearing, but in my book it's fucking awesome.