Saturday, 16 May 2026

Tekno the Canary

I'm gradually catching up with the list of private commissions I have to do. I think it was a mistake taking on so many as I don't have the same energy I did when I was younger (plus living with a chronic illness makes me more tired than usual). My apologies for the delays. When I've cleared this backlog I will accept some commissions in the future but they'll be limited to a few drawings every few months, and single character poses, nothing complex. At present though, I'm not taking any more on so please don't send requests yet.

Above is a photo of a commission I did recently of Tekno the Canary. This was a character I created many years ago when I was a writer on Fleetway's Sonic the Comic. Although I never actually drew her in the comic (that was handled by talented artists such as Richard Elson, Nigel Dobbyn and others) I did design her look in an initial pencil rough. So it was nice to do a proper finished drawing of her. 

Tekno the Canary was part of the freedom fighters led by Sonic the Hedgehog although she soon ventured off into separate strips to have adventures with her best friend Amy. In recent times some fans have written their own fiction where Amy and Tekno are in a relationship, and if fans want to think that, its their prerogative, but as far as I'm concerned they were just good pals.

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