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	''~~Through~~ the years''		''Homestar through the years''

	Over the years, [[~~homestarrunner.com~~]] [[Characters\|characters]] have undergone a number of changes to their appearance. ~~Below are links to charts for individual characters~~ as ~~they have changed~~.		Over the years, [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]] [[Characters\|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\|the Brothers Chaps]] familiarized themselves with [[Flash]] and developed their signature art [[Style\|style]].

	~~=== Main Characters ===~~		Below are links to charts for individual characters as they have changed.

	* [[Homestar Runner Evolution]]		== Character evolution pages by category ==
	* [[Strong Bad Evolution]]
	* [[Pom Pom Evolution]]
	* [[Coach Z Evolution]]
	* [[Bubs Evolution]]
	* [[The Cheat Evolution]]
	* [[Strong Mad Evolution]]
	* [[Strong Sad Evolution]]
	* [[Marzipan Evolution]]
	* [[The King of Town Evolution\|The King Of Town Evolution]]
	* [[The Poopsmith Evolution]]
	* [[Homsar Evolution]]

	~~===~~ Old-Timey ~~===~~		* '''[[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]]
			* '''[[Old-Timey]]:''' [[The Homestar Runner Evolution\|The Homestar Runner]] · [[Old-Timey Strong Bad Evolution\|Old-Timey Strong Bad]]
			* '''[[20X6]]:''' [[Stinkoman]] · [[1-Up]]
			* '''[[Storybook World]]:''' [[Mr. Bland]] · [[Señor]] · [[The Robot (storybook)\|The Robot]] · [[The Grape Fairie]]
			* '''Other:''' [[The Announcer]] · [[The Umpire]] · [[The Knight]] · [[The Yello Dello]] · [[The Goblin]] · [[Visor Robot]] · [[The Sad Kids]] · [[Nebulon]] · [[Preshy and Rafferty]]

	* [[The Homestar Runner Evolution]]		== General design trends ==
	* [[Old-Timey Strong Bad Evolution]]

	~~=== 20X6 ===~~		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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	~~=== Storybook World ===~~		When [[The Brothers Chaps\|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 gradients:

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	~~=== Other ===~~		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:

	* [[The Announcer\|~~The Announcer Evolution]]~~		{\| class="wikitable"
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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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			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.

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

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Over the years, [[homestarrunner.com]] [[Characters|characters]] have undergone a number of changes to their appearance. Below are links to charts for individual characters as they have changed.

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=== <span class="mw-headline">[[Characters|Main Characters]]</span> ===

* [[Homestar Runner Evolution]]
* [[Strong Bad Evolution]]
* [[Pom Pom Evolution]]
* [[Coach Z Evolution]]
* [[Bubs Evolution]]
* [[The Cheat Evolution]]
* [[Strong Mad Evolution]]
* [[Strong Sad Evolution]]
* [[Marzipan Evolution]]
* [[The King of Town Evolution|The King Of Town Evolution]]
* [[The Poopsmith Evolution]]
* [[Homsar Evolution]]

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=== <span class="mw-headline">[[Old-Timey]]</span> ===

* [[The Homestar Runner Evolution]]
* [[Old-Timey Strong Bad Evolution]]

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=== <span class="mw-headline">[[20X6]]</span> ===

* [[Stinkoman|Stinkoman Evolution]]
* [[1-Up|1-Up Evolution]]

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=== <span class="mw-headline">[[Storybook World]]</span> ===

* [[Mr. Bland|Mr. Bland Evolution]]
* [[Señor|Señor Evolution]]
* [[The Robot (storybook)|The Robot Evolution]]
* [[The Grape Fairie|The Grape Fairie Evolution]]

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Other</span> ===

* [[The Announcer|The Announcer Evolution]]
* [[Visor Robot|Visor Robot Evolution]]
* [[Nebulon|Nebulon Evolution]]
* [[The Goblin|The Goblin Evolution]]
* [[The Umpire|The Umpire Evolution]]
* [[The Sad Kids|The Sad Kids Evolution]]

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== <span class="mw-headline">See Also</span> ==

* [[Minor Character Variations]]
* [[Stylized Character Designs]]
* [[Other Costumes]]

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[/wiki/Special:Categories Categories]: <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Character Evolution|Character Evolution]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Lists|Lists]]</span>

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