#Thalia Humor

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I did a BTS for Souri, but I haven’t talked about the designs for any of the main Humor Family.

Thalia Humor:

The Monochrome Matriarch of the Humors and my favorite OC, Thalia is a Pierrot in her early 30s. Designed as a contrast to her colorful, chaotic husband Ronaldo, she embodies the elegant, old-world artistry of the Commedia dell’arte. Her cabaret/doll-like design reflects this refinement. A former acrobatic prodigy, she is flexible, precise, and often overcompensates for Ronaldo’s bumbling antics.

Thalia’s History: Born Thalia Legrand, she was raised in the prestigious traveling circus Commedia dell’Grand, known for its artistry and craftsmanship across the "Old World" (a clown analog for Europe). Her strict, humorless grandfather, Dottore Legrand, demanded perfection. Despite mastering the trapeze at four, Thalia felt stifled by his impossible standards. She found joy for the first time when she met a raggedy young tramp, Ronaldo. Knowing her grandfather would never approve of their love, they eloped to build a life in the New World.

Thalia’s Design: Thalia’s look blends influences from 1920s, 1940s, and 1960s fashion, inspired by vaudeville and silent films. Initially envisioned as a mute, black-and-white pantomime like Charlie Chaplin, her style evolved to a more modernized, Mary Tyler Moore counterpart to Ronaldo’s Dick Van Dyke. Her sepia-toned palette evokes vintage celluloid photography while contrasting with Ronaldo’s cooler colors.

Her hairstyle, between a shingle bob and a bouffant, mixes 1960s stay-at-home mom and 1920s flapper. (I never draw it consistently) Her features, inspired by Claudette Colbert and Clara Bow, include a small mouth and spidery eyelashes. True to Pierrot design, her costume emphasizes a sleek silhouette with minimalistic shapes—tight-fitting jumpsuits instead of bulky dresses—favoring clean white space over colorful clutter.

Thalia’s Name: All my characters’ names reference humor types. Thalia, from the Greek muse of comedy and idyllic poetry, reflects her romantic, nurturing nature and vague Mediterranean heritage (French?/Italian??/Croatian???) While 'Koalemos' represents stupidity and 'Atë' symbolizes mischief and ruin, Thalia’s name embodies a natural, simplistic beauty in line with idyllic Greek poetry.

(Stay tuned for Ronaldo!)

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~𝕯𝖔𝖙𝖙𝖔𝖗𝖊 𝐋𝖊𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖓𝐝 ~

Since I drew Ronaldo's Mom, I thought it was only appropriate to draw Thalia's guardian. Thalia was raised by her grandfather, Dottore, after her mother died in childbirth and her father passed away from grief. Dottore is the patriarch and leader of their prestigious family circus, Commedia dell'Grand. He is a strict man, expecting nothing but perfection from all who share his name. He takes particular pride in Thalia, whom he views as a daughter. From a young age, she was an acrobatic prodigy, but Dottore isn’t the type of parent to vocalize his adoration. In truth, Thalia reminds Dottore too much of her mother (his daughter), and because of that pain, he doesn’t allow Thalia to see beyond his strict, authoritative persona. But he’s not just Thalia’s guardian. As the head of the entire Legrand family, he has many children, nieces, and nephews. In both name and appearance, Dottore is a direct nod to one of the most famous Pierrot clowns, Paul Legrand. As the figurehead of an entire family of monotone monochrome Mediterranean clowns, I wanted him to embody the archetypal Pierrot as closely as possible. His first name, Dottore, is the title for a stock character from the Commedia dell’arte. Dottore characters are often comedically pretentious and, in some plays, serve as an obstacle between young lovers. Fittingly, Dottore Legrand condemns Thalia and Ronaldo’s relationship, causing them to run away together.

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I had an idea to draw Thalia and Ronaldo as Heat Miser and Snow Miser. I feel like every time I draw these two they're a little different. I'm gonna try to get more consistent moving forward.

🔥 🤡 🧊 She's Missus Flame Blazer. She's Missus Wick... He's Mister Chilly Winter. He's Mister Frozen Dick.

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🎪 Clown Guardians - A bit of a repost. 🎪 《 Dottore Legrand / Majka Humor 》

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There comes a time in every young clown's life when they have to have "The Talk.™" Today, Ronaldo gets to explain 'pegging' to his angsty son, Gelos.

Gelos wants to rizz his preppy mine girlfriend, but he has negative charisma. You know he's down bad if he's asking his dad for advice... What's a juggalo to do? 😔🙏🕊

I'm going to try to post more about my Clown OC Family, The Humors. I don't quite know how clown sex works yet, but both Gelos and Ronaldo are definitely bottoms.

The audio is from thelukeymc on Insta.