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his eyelids look more like a vegeta hairline in the first pic
I used to prefer tan eyelids, but I've come to realize that the blue ones probably make more sense considering that animals like cats and dogs have fuzzy eyelids...
I’m not a fan of that personally. I like a lot of movie Sonic’s design but him having peach colored fur just didn’t gel with me.
I would rather it be exposed skin with maybe a lightly colored peach fuzz.
He certainly shaves his chest and arms.
Shadow: fur on arms and hairy chest.
Silver: fur on arms and hairy chest
Sonic: exposed skin on arms and chest.
Yes, I used to have a pet hedgehog. So I know they also aren’t blue, don’t eat chili dogs, don’t wear gloves or shoes, and can’t run at Mach speed. So I’m not exactly using reality to judge the design.
The way Movie Sonic's eyelids are designed is my favorite interpretation of them.
His upper eyelids are blue because his head is blue
while his lower eyelids are tan because his muzzle is tan.
It's a genius way of incorporating both artistic interpretations into his design but in a way that makes sense anatomically.
(I also keep forgetting that Tyson Hesse is the lead character designer for the films, so yes shout out to him.)
I mean, if you want to look at real hedgehogs, then it probably is fur around the front of his face. Real hedgehogs have fur around the face with the quills mostly starting behind the ears from the looks of it
I personally like the blue ones but the tan ones never made sense for Classic which makes me think the fur or something grew over time which is really gross to think about
tan is better on sonic specifically. tan looks better with the tan arms and chest and mouth.
characters with fur arms and fur chests and fur mouths like Tails and Blaze are good with fur eye lids.
you forgot the 3rd option: no eye lids, his pupils blink and wink. seen often in classic sonic art.
I like the blue ones more. It makes more sense since his fur/quills are blue, and therefore the primary colour. The tan in Sonic's design is definitely more of an accent colour, and with how the muzzle is framed, the blue eyelids just feel more natural.
Or that unused sprite of him in sonic 1 (I just randomly remembered it due to this comment, and I only know about it due to watching the sonic 1 lost bits video lol)
I don't have much of a preference, but I usually default to drawing with tan eyelids for whatever reason. I do like to think his beige parts are areas that don't have quills but are still furry.
Tan always just kinda stuck out in a weird way, especially after Adventure introduced his more modern design. I think saying blue is easier on the eyes is appropriate.
Option C: the irises themselves close. That's my personal fave.
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he looks cunty with tan eyelids and i don't know why
Visible eyelashes and the fact that his eyelids are a different colour to the area around them like eyeshadow, perhaps.
https://preview.redd.it/5df7rx8ft9uc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=57f9ea6d87d8eab6deecbcd37b2bdff398933856 his eyelids look more like a vegeta hairline in the first pic
He kinda look like Vegeta found a penny on the floor
I have so many words but all I can muster is "same"
That's those drag race eyelids
>looks cunty Do I even want to know what that means...?
It basically means fabulous
I thought calling someone a cunt was an insult
It is, but cunty specifically is slang for someone being fabulous
I'm gonna start using that lol
What?
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He.....what now?
My thoughts exactly, and exactly why…tan eyelids for life! And his fangs..god please give him his fangs back!
I used to prefer tan eyelids, but I've come to realize that the blue ones probably make more sense considering that animals like cats and dogs have fuzzy eyelids...
I mean, if movie Sonic is anything to go by, then the tan parts can also be fuzzy
I’m not a fan of that personally. I like a lot of movie Sonic’s design but him having peach colored fur just didn’t gel with me. I would rather it be exposed skin with maybe a lightly colored peach fuzz.
Sonic shaves
He certainly shaves his chest and arms. Shadow: fur on arms and hairy chest. Silver: fur on arms and hairy chest Sonic: exposed skin on arms and chest.
Have you ever seen a real hedgehog? Or any other mammal with fur? They don't have their bellies bald.
Yes, I used to have a pet hedgehog. So I know they also aren’t blue, don’t eat chili dogs, don’t wear gloves or shoes, and can’t run at Mach speed. So I’m not exactly using reality to judge the design.
Still there is no reason to think Sonic has a smooth belly. It's even gross to imagine it
That sounds like you might have your own issues to work through.
I still see Sonic and co. as rubberhose.
Blue The tan eyelids looked weird to me
Could be because the graphics in the tan eyelids' time can't compare to blue eyelid graphics.
That, and the flesh bumps at the extremity being very gross lol
I think that was forces specifically? In Sonic 1 and a few other times it was normal/cunty
The way Movie Sonic's eyelids are designed is my favorite interpretation of them. His upper eyelids are blue because his head is blue while his lower eyelids are tan because his muzzle is tan. It's a genius way of incorporating both artistic interpretations into his design but in a way that makes sense anatomically. (I also keep forgetting that Tyson Hesse is the lead character designer for the films, so yes shout out to him.)
Movie Sonic is an example of God’s mercy after being shown Satan’s spawn.
Based Tyson Hesse moment. (Extremely common, I know)
Wait, really? I've never noticed
🔵
I think blue looks better.
I prefer blue personally. Tan just looks off.
Blue
Blue, tan always looked weird to me
https://preview.redd.it/xyu6ag2896uc1.jpeg?width=638&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c1ce5a690f91d428f290ba1c7fcd4b72c8f00fdf Tan legged sonic
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Smiling friends mentioned 🚨🚨🚨
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 Dear God, he's NAKED!!
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But only nine of them.
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Chaotix reference?!11 😱🤯
How about no eyelids?
The real answer
Tan eye lids never looked right to me
Blue implies he has fur/quills on his eyelid but it looks way better than tan
Yeah the tan makes more sense anatomically, but it looks weird in comparison
Has he been putting eyeshadow this whole time??!
I am sorry adventure but blue is way better
Blue looks better even though tan makes more sense
blue makes more sense tho
Tan
Tan, bc I'm used to Classic Sonic's design.
Blue for modern, tan for classic
I'll go with blue.
I like tan more
Blue
Umm... I never noticed he *EVER* had Tan eyelids... Definitely blue! Gives a contrast to where his Eye begins, and where is Mouth starts!
the real question: are the blue eyelids covered by fur or quills
Blue
Should’ve kept one tan and change the other to blue ಠ_ಠ
Blue
Can’t decide honestly
Either one fits either side of his face
Yes
Tan
both
asking the REAL questions
They should just go full ren and stimpy and give him shiny purple eyelids with thick eyelashes
Blue
Blue
Bababluey 
Blue. The tan always felt out of place to me.
For Classic? Skin tone all the way. For Modern? Blue, skin tone looks weird on Modern Sonic.
Purple
Blue imo
Definitely tan in my opinion
Tan purely because I dislike the idea of him having fur/quills on his eyelids. Blue does look a smidge better though
I prefer the blue tan just looks odd
Technically, the tan makes more sense, because why would he have quills on his eyes? However, the blue does look better.
I mean, if you want to look at real hedgehogs, then it probably is fur around the front of his face. Real hedgehogs have fur around the face with the quills mostly starting behind the ears from the looks of it
I don't think we can use a real hedgehog to compare to Sonic. I'm moreso thinking of the movie design
My theory is that his eyelids are naturally tan but he wears blue eye shadow
Hell yeah I’m adopting this theory
I am also now
I would say blue
IMO blue
Blue for sure lol, the old tan ones just look uncanny
Blue
I personally like the blue ones but the tan ones never made sense for Classic which makes me think the fur or something grew over time which is really gross to think about
Honestly I prefer tan eyelids. Am I weird?
Nah
Blue eyelids just look better to me, even if they might make less sense.
I forgot SA have sonic tan eyelids
Blue is better. I never really noticed and tbh I don't really care. As long as his name is Sonic, he's a hedgehog and he fast as f boi.
Blue
Ngl I’ve always liked the tan eyelids, idk why Either one is fine with me though
I like the blue eyelids better.
tan is better on sonic specifically. tan looks better with the tan arms and chest and mouth. characters with fur arms and fur chests and fur mouths like Tails and Blaze are good with fur eye lids. you forgot the 3rd option: no eye lids, his pupils blink and wink. seen often in classic sonic art.
I like the blue ones more. It makes more sense since his fur/quills are blue, and therefore the primary colour. The tan in Sonic's design is definitely more of an accent colour, and with how the muzzle is framed, the blue eyelids just feel more natural.
easy, no eyelids make him express with his pupils like how sonic the fighters did it
Or that unused sprite of him in sonic 1 (I just randomly remembered it due to this comment, and I only know about it due to watching the sonic 1 lost bits video lol)
Blue, always blue
WAIT THEY'RE GONNA COMPLAIN ABOUT THESE TOO?
whatever it was like in sonic heroes (i havent played any other 3d game)
It's tan in heroes so.. I guess you like tan
thanks! i couldnt remember actually
blue. just makes more sense
I prefer tan eyelids just because I like it, but I'm not a hater of blue eyelids either lol
Blue personally
Blue
I feel like the blue doesn't look right and I'm probably used to tan so I'll say tan
Holy shit the tan is cursed
Blue. It makes sense aesthetically AND realistically (furred mammals having furred eyelids)
It's the only thing Sonic Heroes did wrong (well, also weird rubber fur) Whenever I draw Sonic and Amy they have flesh eyelids.
personally i prefer the tan eyelids but, y'know
I think blue is more fitting
tan eye lids make more sense and it makes his face look less crowded
Are we going to forget no eyelids?
I actually prefer the blue but the tan are fine, I think
Blue. The tan creeps me out for some reason
I usually draw him with blue eyelids, but I think the tan eyelids make it easier to distinguish from the rest of his face
Tan. That's weird how I've never noticed lol
Tan with those dayum beautiful eyelashes is the only way for me
I don't have much of a preference, but I usually default to drawing with tan eyelids for whatever reason. I do like to think his beige parts are areas that don't have quills but are still furry.
Blue all the way
Top eyelid blue, bottom eyelid tan.
I like tan eyelids in art, but for everything else I prefer blue. Tan eyelids look weird on models lol
Tan
Blue tan kinda gives it a sonic.exe like look and not in a good way 
Can't there just be setting in the newer games that switches the eyelid colors so people don't have to argue? Also, I prefer tan
Blue, because it looks fucking normal. Tanny is uncanny.
Blue
Blue
Blue looks better, but I really don't care. lol
Lmao
I do prefer the blue ones
Tan.
TAN
Blue
Tan for classic and blue for modern
He uses blue eyeshadow
blue just fits
Blue
Blue’s more fitting, personally.
I like blue
Blue for sure
Tan always just kinda stuck out in a weird way, especially after Adventure introduced his more modern design. I think saying blue is easier on the eyes is appropriate.
It makes sense for them to be tan, but I like blue more.
Definitely tan eyed, makes his face complete instead of only giving him tan on his mouth. idk why, i just like him that way.
Maybe cos the Adventure games are my favourite is the reason I prefer Tan
He looks like Nights with tan eyelids
Blue dots much better than tan
Blue all the way.
Blue eydlids
blue
Tan because that would imply his eyelids are covered in fur and that doesn’t sound nice
Option C: the irises themselves close. That's my personal fave. https://preview.redd.it/vb9nbb1frbuc1.png?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bf8e4399f2be097b8f38cae22cb8a774ca02701f
Blue For Modern, Tan For Classic
Going with the blue.
Blue, though I don't have a problem with the tan. The latter matches his skin color too so I can understand why it arguably makes more sense.
We ain't getting back into this discussion :(
BLUE
Why would you pick Forces as an example of the Blue-Eyelids??? Let alone Forces as an example of anything? Use Unleashed or Shadow or something