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I can't thank you guys enough for this. I think I've already expressed a lot of gratitude and excitement before uploading. Just know I love you both.
As always, Xie's a treasure to work with - super patient and cool. Definitely recommend him~ He added Tum's pink hibiscus without me mentioning it. :3
And Rolo... like wow. Paying an artist for me to work with is a seriously cool gift. I've no idea if I can express my appreciation. >w<
Oh, yeah, the nudes. You probably want those, right?
They're in this post on my Baraag :3
So yeah, shota Tum! AKA Humelo, or the much worse, Tuman.
It's something I've talked a lot about but never got around to getting.
I've always had ideas for it somewhere in the back of my mind, but I've always struggled with picturing exactly how he'd look. For a long while I considered him being Melanesian, since the bright blonde afro-textured hair was inspired by blonde Samoan people. I eventually settled on him being Melanesian and Polynesian mixed, since he's always been written as a Polynesian fur.
We used some concept art from Disney's Moana to get his face right. And he's freckly, of course. Cheetahs never lose their spots~ :3
With this pic, I decided to finalise some updates to Tum's design - human form notwithstanding - such as dropping the, well, honestly, touristy looking flower print shirts in favour of some Maori and Hawaiian inspired designs. There was a very minor amount of Rapa Nui in my design refs that didn't quite make it in, too. I also decided to keep his hourglass figure, so he doesn't have the 'adonis' thing going on. I like Tum being a bit feminine bodied - it hits an even ground for me, since both him and I are enbies.
Also, Xie did an amazing job drawing Tum's locs here. This has to be the best they've ever looked! They're absolutely beautiful.
With this pic set I've also updated Tum's necklace(s) and bracelet. I've let artists draw them how they saw fit before, so it was nice to get them solidified - for instance, the stones on his bracelet are all sea glass. And wow did Xie do an amazing job rendering the textures! It looks like real sea glass! :D
I figured some subdued autumn colours would look better with his darker skin tone as a human and bright blonde hair, rather than using the blue in the Wind Waker style commission. I might get an updated ref of him in his normal Cheetah form with other shirt colours, and different marine animal designs in future. c:
Green is still probably his best colour though. Earth tones, goes well with his blonde fur and hair, matches his eyes... I didn't want him to be wearing green in both outfits. x3
I have no idea what his right ear looks like as a human. Probably a little gnarly. idk.
Long Dress Version
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Humelo Sketch Portraits
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