Character Evolutions

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This will be a graphical timeline of the animation style of all the major Homestar characters.
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[[Image:hs_wallpaper.png|thumb|250px|Homestar through the years]]
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Its being started by Piscez, but anyone can help. The format I'm using is high quality jpgs, 250 pixels tall (variable width) and cropped tightly around the character. Individual images for each version of the character, so they can be shuffled around on this page as it grows.
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Over the years, [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] [[characters]] have undergone a number of changes to their appearance. The first two years of [[homestarrunner.com|the site]] saw particularly dramatic shifts in appearances, as creative duo [[the Brothers Chaps]] familiarized themselves with [[Flash]] and developed their signature art [[style]].
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== Strong Bad ==
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Below are links to charts for individual characters as they have changed.
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== Character evolution pages by category ==
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*'''[[Main Characters]]:''' [[Homestar Runner Evolution|Homestar Runner]] · [[Strong Bad Evolution|Strong Bad]] · [[Pom Pom Evolution|Pom Pom]] · [[Coach Z Evolution|Coach Z]] · [[Bubs Evolution|Bubs]] · [[The Cheat Evolution|The Cheat]] · [[Strong Mad Evolution|Strong Mad]] · [[Strong Sad Evolution|Strong Sad]] · [[Marzipan Evolution|Marzipan]] · [[The King Of Town Evolution|The King of Town]] · [[The Poopsmith Evolution|The Poopsmith]] · [[Homsar Evolution|Homsar]]
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*'''[[Old-Timey]]:''' [[The Homestar Runner Evolution|The Homestar Runner]] · [[Old-Timey Strong Bad Evolution|Old-Timey Strong Bad]]
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*'''[[20X6]]:''' [[Stinkoman#Character Evolution|Stinkoman]] · [[1-Up#Character Evolution|1-Up]]
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*'''[[Storybook World]]:''' [[Mr. Bland#Character Evolution|Mr. Bland]] · [[Señor#Character Evolution|Señor]] · [[The Robot (storybook)#Character Evolution|The Robot]] · [[The Grape Fairie#Character Evolution|The Grape Fairie]]
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*'''Other:''' [[The Announcer#Character Evolution|The Announcer]] · [[The Umpire#Character Evolution|The Umpire]] · [[The Knight#Character Evolution|The Knight]] · [[The Yello Dello#Character Evolution|The Yello Dello]] · [[The Goblin#Character Evolution|The Goblin]] · [[Visor Robot#Character Evolution|Visor Robot]] · [[The Sad Kids#Character Evolution|The Sad Kids]] · [[Nebulon#Character Evolution|Nebulon]] · [[Preshy and Rafferty#Character Evolution|Preshy and Rafferty]]
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== General design trends==
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Kids' Book
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Many characters were initially designed for [[Original Book|children's books]]. These hand-drawn designs were simple and loose, with thin outlines and bold, solid colors:
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File:firsthomestar.png
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File:tinyhandedstrongbad.png
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File:The cheatachu72.PNG
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When [[the Brothers Chaps]] began using [[Flash]], character designs still kept the hand-drawn feeling with thick, irregular lines (as drawings were often digitized with {{w|Adobe Streamline}}); coloring made use of either flat, bright colors and simple shading or gradients:
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Homestar Mario Paint
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Around the time of [[A Jumping Jack Contest]], characters began to be drawn in Flash and appeared with cleaner vector lines with more precise shapes. This art style primarily used black outlines, flat colors, and limited shading:
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The Yello Dello (original)
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Characters' current designs are typified by colored outlines and the use of shadows, highlights, and varying line width to add depth:
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Marshmallow's Last Stand
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Most character designs have not significantly evolved since 2001. Post-2001 changes typically include minor adjustments to facial or body proportions, additional facial expressions, or reworking how a character is animated, not major changes to how the character is drawn.
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A Jumping Jacks Contest
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==See Also==
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Strong Bad Sings
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*[[Minor Character Variations]]
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*[[Stylized Character Designs]]
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*[[Other Costumes]]
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The first six or so SB emails.
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[[Category:Lists]]
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Kids' Book
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The Yello Dello (original)
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Marshmallow's Last Stand
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Current revision as of 16:09, 1 November 2025

Homestar through the years

Over the years, Homestar Runner characters have undergone a number of changes to their appearance. The first two years of the site saw particularly dramatic shifts in appearances, as creative duo the Brothers Chaps familiarized themselves with Flash and developed their signature art style.

Below are links to charts for individual characters as they have changed.

[edit] Character evolution pages by category

[edit] General design trends

Many characters were initially designed for children's books. These hand-drawn designs were simple and loose, with thin outlines and bold, solid colors:

When the Brothers Chaps began using Flash, character designs still kept the hand-drawn feeling with thick, irregular lines (as drawings were often digitized with Adobe Streamline); coloring made use of either flat, bright colors and simple shading or gradients:

Around the time of A Jumping Jack Contest, characters began to be drawn in Flash and appeared with cleaner vector lines with more precise shapes. This art style primarily used black outlines, flat colors, and limited shading:

Characters' current designs are typified by colored outlines and the use of shadows, highlights, and varying line width to add depth:

Most character designs have not significantly evolved since 2001. Post-2001 changes typically include minor adjustments to facial or body proportions, additional facial expressions, or reworking how a character is animated, not major changes to how the character is drawn.

[edit] See Also

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