the end of the dream
you may have heard already but... the 2024 IDW Sonic Annual is out!! thank you all for waiting patiently. the whole team poured our hearts into this book, and i found it a joy & honor to contribute to it.
For My Destiny is a story close to my heart — it’s soft but strong, and i hope yall enjoy it and resonate with it in some way. and not only was it wonderful to write, it was also wonderful to color Adam Bryce Thomas's amazing art. happy reading!
Preview for Sonic the Hedgehog Annual 2025
Hero's Calling Story: Ian Flynn Pencils: Thomas Rothlisberger Inks/Colors: Rik Mack (@rikdraws)
For My Destiny Story/Colors: Iasmin Omar Ata (@iasminomarata) Line Art: Adam Bryce Thomas
Shattered Diamonds Story: Gigi Dutreix Pencils: Mauro Fonseca (@maurofonseca) & Gigi Dutreix Inks: Mauro Fonseca & Matt Froese (@mattfroeseart) Colors: Leonardo Ito & Valentina Pinto
Letters: Shawn Lee Associate Editor: Bixie Mathieu Editor: Thea Cheuk Production Design: Johanna Nattalie
it's happening!! i wrote a story for the Sonic 2024 Annual, and i did the colors, too! my story, For My Destiny, is a story close to my heart in a personal way, and i look forward to sharing it with everybody. not only that, it was also a joy to provide colors for adam bryce thomas's amazing art, and he totally crushed it. the whole 2024 Annual team put so much hard work into this book, and i hope you all enjoy it!
Sonic Mania Adventures 4 - Part 4 (END) 🌠
Hey, this is going to be weird, but I really like the color palettes you use in your backgrounds.
I wanted to ask you if it wouldn't be too much trouble to, where you get the palettes from? or how you make them?
not weird at all! i don't have a particular source for my palettes -- unless it's for something that i need to keep on-model, like Sonic work -- i just pick what feels right to me! i tend to gravitate towards sunset colors, like purple/pink/orange, especially when scenes take place outdoors or in a city. and for more pop-like backgrounds, i just go off the rails and have fun with every color that i enjoy!
Sonic Mania Adventures 2 - Part 3 💥
here it is: the logo-less version of my cover for the Sonic 2024 Annual! while drawing it, the thought in my head was "can you feel the sunshine?" -- and i hope it shines through!
Sonic the Hedgehog Annual 2024 1:10 Incentive Variant
Art: Iasmin Omar Ata (@iasminomarata)
hello hello, here's my 2nd-ever sonic cover! more details + logo-less version to come 💙