Thank you all for the great submissions. The most important aspect of the design in the creation of the Monk/Cat character. Making it more "cartoonish" to accomplish this is perfectly acceptable. Look forward to seeing more ideas. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Hello everyone. We feel incredibly lucky to have received so many high quality submissions. We are very close to selecting a design. We have added a picture to clarify how we would like the monk to be holding the hop. If we have not sent you a message asking to modify your design please disregard. Thanks.