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Published: 2004-08-30 10:23:23 +0000 UTC; Views: 3416; Favourites: 40; Downloads: 695
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Imagine yourself in an unknown land, back then in time, where dragons were flying in the air, crystal grew in the grass, fairies travelling the country using their magic, and salamanders and other lizards being able to change into precious looking emeralds.This would be the time, when Toby, Sylvana and Lolly didn't even know each other, in fact, Sylvana and Toby merely met, scouring and exploring the forest (discovering two fairies on the way
), whilst Lolly (being the teal-coloured fairy-kitty on the right), unbeknown to them, would scamper, well hidden, from scrub to scrub, trying to figure out who the two strangers, exploring 'her' forest, were (and of course, as a fairy she would be really shy, careful not to be discovered, but at the same time curious to find out what's happening and why they were there).No idea whether she would actually show up and greet them (and probably wouldn't take a closer look before dusk, even) - but who wouldn't want a fairy kitty on their side in an enchanted forest?
The size is pretty large, I know, I scaled it down to a little less than half the size and figured sizing it down more would lose a lot more details - so apologizes if you had to scroll (which is likely ^^). The eye-styles of Lolly and Sylvana don't quite match, I'm aware of that, but that's mainly because I cannot imagine Sylvana with huge eyes, and likewise I can't imagine Lolly with small ones
Oh - and Lolly has no collar here, she's a free fairy-kitty XP - but she does have a little diamond around her neck, on a string. Lolly belongs to =Christmaslolly , Sylvana belongs to *ChocolateCoveredLupe , both very nice artists on deviantArt ^-^
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*Squeals* ;o; omg that's so cuuuuuute!! I lov elittle furry things T___T Its sooo cute! and the picture is so well drawn! I love the lineart and the shading you used. I really think this is so adorable! Great job! *grabs furry and huggles it* ^_______^
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AAAAAAAAAwwwww. that is the cutest thing i seen today! nicely done with the coloring and background too 
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Kawaii
Wow, exelent use of color & Detail overload
Good job on the story line to go along with it
Diffrent sized eyes are common in anime, and you did a great job on them
And the size is perfect... Kinda a pain looking at "small" images all day on my 1600x1200 monitor ^^
I can only imagine how long this picture would have taken to draw
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so beautiful and cute! 
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Gigi
Is this the garden of paradise? He he the reason I ask, is because of the snake on the branch and nearby apples...it reminds me of Adam & Eve. Like I mentioned before I love the little details like the spiderweb, ladybug, the castle/fortress in the background, the bees, etc,etc. It's all beautifully done and really gives this painting character.
The characters looks as great and furry as ever...personally I don't see a problem with the eyes being different on the two characters you mention. They both look great.
There are a few things I would like to point out: The characters have no shadows. Are they vampires? 
The other thing is the round ball like object near the mole, I don't understand what it is...I will probably kick myself when you tell me.
Overall this is a great enchanted forest full of magic and and a sprinkle of fairydust
Great Work.
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Wow! It's so colourful and detailed! Must have taken forever to do! Vunderful!
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Very nice use of texture effects, especially with the background and the fur/scales on the animals :3 The background itself amazes me so much, the details you put into it (refer to that rose bush: the LEAVE OH THE LEAVES 
I think you're right about the eyes :D Some characters just dont look right if a different style is applied, and in this case I think you made the right descision because the eyes give the characters very different personalities which makes the whole thing look much more realistic :3
I would also like to point out that your colouring job whacks me straight off my chair XD Its definitely something I'd see in a childrens book, such bold colours and very well put together (as in there are no awful colour contrasts
I do hope you're enjoying your vacation, even though we all miss you so much! 
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Holy cow.. hopefully you had fun doing the leaves... those can be quite addicting at times for me, but wow... such wonderful quality and quantity. 
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Well, first off I must congractulate you on this picture. The way you've brought the characters into the foreground with reference to the background with such elegant intensity is truly great. Even the small details such as the snake having eaten the apple was a very nice feature to see in this. I'm glad you put it forward into the prints and I hope someone is lucky enough to have a print from you.
Tom
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wow, they are soo adorable toby 
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your characters are so cute. i've looked at this a couple of times now and just realized that the snake swallowed an apple. i wonder what i will notice next? you've done a wonderful job on creating an interesting and unique environment for this scene.
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This drawing looks like a cover from a story book. It's simply adorable, very sweet colours used. Nice dressing on Toby for a change. ^^ Good job with the colouring, effects and imagination. I wish these places existed.
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omg so colorful and like enchated-ish xD
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This is absolutely stunning. There's so much... life, for lack of a better word, in this. Stunning. You've paid so much attention to detail, and I'm particularly fond of the snake's digesting apple. I love this. Keep up the amazing work!
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Wow i really like alot of this. but im only going to be able to comment on so much. Cute as always. I love the flowers on the bushes, and then the spiderweb, it really sticks out from the way the rest of stuff is made out. and Then i really think its cute that you can still see an apple inside of the snake.
*hugs* good job as always on the detail.
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Now this... this...
This looks like a lot of fun!
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that's one of the cutest pictures i've stumbled upon.
all the little details that make this piece unique..
seems to me it jumped right out from a children book.
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Oh boy, what happened to you? Almost five months ago we were actually talking a good relationship (even if it was through notes) and you just... stopped. Poof, never said a thing to me sense. Hell, not even replied to the question I had asked you. (Which I then found the answer to a couple weeks later.) I really started to question you when I didn't see your name on my Watched List a couple weeks ago. You were still here, but you never talked to me.
^^^ That sounds too much like I have some serious issues, hyuk hyuk. 'Eh.
ANYWAYS... I'll start at the bottom-right and go counter-clockwise. First thing off is that I the dirt trail is a hit and miss. It's a hit because it looks swell with the texture and whatnot. Miss because the white "scratches" on it. You probably have a reason for it and all, but I think the pic would look more appealing without it. My habit of picking at smaller things grew significantly over time, but I'll leave the coins and the 'shroom spots alone. The plants are good as well, but something about their bases and the grass it's connect doesn't seem to click. My guess would be that the grass look blurry and the plants look solid. Mega bonus points goes out to leaves and everything else on the right side. I'd kill for that amount of paitence to do something like that. Seriously, I would.
Going left now across the top half The same for the last part about the leaves can go here, which now ups my Killing Intent Level to 2. Mega kudos goes out the tree branch texture and it's textureness.... Yeah. The sky's alright- it's good, but nothing really "OMG wow!" Herb the Herbivorous Snake is also snazzy. The thing I said about the dirt trail can apply to the bush (if that is one) as well. Hit because it looks good- TOO good. Miss simply because I don't know what that's supposed to be. A tree? A bush? I dunno, I'll change that once I get some verification on that. The castle in the back is spiffy even if it does has some symmetrical and alignment errors, but it's good nonetheless.
Yes, I said Herb the Herbivorous Snake.
Working our way back down, the hills are great. Good use of transition on that. The edges on the branch aren't that hot. Why? Blurry and/or smudgy. If it were more solid to show it was more in the foreground, it'd be set. You went outside the lines when coloring your head, it's mainly on the hair on the outer edges if you're wondering. Everything from that spot on down looks splending.
Now for the Super Spiffy Center! (or Centre) The only thing I wanna pick at here is that Sylvana's (if that's the name) eye(s) look like buttons. But that's more of a personal quirk I've already seemed to have. The hat she has on reminds me of Pac-Man a lot. So um... yeah. Personally I wouldn't put this as a Print just yet simply becaus of that blurb on Toby's head. (It shouldn't be too hard to clean up, if at all.)
Overall: Awesomeness. Awesome awesome awesome.
*goes back to his hole*
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A vegetarian snake! Who would believe it? XD; Anyway, Sylvana looks really great here... his fur is just awesomely done x_x; I lurve Lolly too... expression and all...
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There are a lot of snakes that eat plants, actually.
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Of wow, this is sooooo cute!! All your art is just mind-blowingly squishifull!! *hugs it* I could quite honestly stare at this for hours, there's so many little details and things to look at!!
The spider web looks reeeeeaally nice, and I just noticed the little ladybug just there above it, it's so cute sweet!! The ridges in the tree trunk are awesome, and so are the bottom of the mushrooms. You havn't forgotten anything, and every little bit of the picture is done to perfection. The leaves and the little glowing faeries are amazing, and you really captured the feel of happiness and freedom!! The little animals you've added in are adorable too. =^^= Oh, and I looooove how you did the crystal ball!!
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This is the same Kazzy, only I changed accounts. =^^=
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Fantastic, Tobi. Your work never fails to enchant me anyways.. the title sums this one up perfectly...
Man... if i had the cash.. i would so buy this print for the wall of any future children i have. Hopefully, by the time Mistie and i have kids... you'll still be producing amazing works like this.
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How adorible! It took me a minute to see that little green face popping out of the jungle. 
Wonderful details,a s you always have. I love how bright and clean your worlds are. The expressions are well done, also. ...I would type more, but my hand hurts horribly right now, so excuse this terrible comment.
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My that's a lot of detail packed into a huge picture! Very nice! I'm liking the lines on the leaves best...This must have taken tremendous effort. The expressions and poses of the characters are very vivid and lifelike. It's like concept art for a video game! That'd be so cute to have a video game about small animals in a fantasy world, especially with designs like these.
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This is a beautiful and well detailed picture. it was fun to full veiw it and look at all the little things like the insects on the flowers etc.
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That snake done ate an apple! I love it!
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Really cool picture. I especially love those little fairy things.
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wow the picture came out amazing toby, i love it ever so much, and its so full of detail too:3
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Such talent, don't let it go to waste Toby. 
The datail, the cuteness, It's so awesome.
What's that on the snake.........oh , an apple. 
Have a nice day.
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Such talent, don't let it go to waste Toby.
The datail, the cuteness, It's so awesome.
What's that on the snake.........oh , an apple.
Have a nice day.
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Your work never ceases to amaze me, Toby.
The colors are rich and vibrant, very eye catching. The amount of detail is supurb, from the fur of the characters to the textures in the hat and cape. The whole piece feels so dreamy and calm. Like walking to an enchanted land, and getting swept away by the magic within. The castle in the background really helps to draw the eye in from the forground and make the viewer look deeper for hidden treasures. Jewels, mushrooms, adorable creatures, and an overall feeling of complete happiness.
So well done.
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Nice picture!
I really like the colors!
Good job ^-^
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Looks so cute ^_^ I love that lil snake XD
This looks so amazing, how long did this take to make?
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Awesome Toby ^^ I saw this on your site and I knew it would be here as well. You do very detailed images and I like the textures you put into them
I like that when the image loaded, I spotted the snake that I think just ate an apple whole ^^.
I like the colors on the image too (I know that the character colors are a set color kind of thing, but I'm referring to the surrounding colors). They are bright creating a somewhat happy feeling to the environment 
Very nice work Toby =3
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Wow, you're lucky to recieve such amazing critiques/commenters like that O.O Amazing job on the background, and the level of detail is awesome. Cute and colorful, and the CG work put some nice texture into it.
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I'll type this here too, just so you can read it in both places and I don't forget I commented =3
Wow, this is amazing! I'm serious, your art improves so much with each picture...on each one I think, "This has to be the best anyone can ever do!" But you always manage to prove me wrong on the next submission. X3 This is definetely your most detailed piece yet(and I'm viewing with Firefox, so I see everything). They're all so cute and really add a lot to the picture(the apple in the snake, the fairies, the crystals and diamonds, the hidden wand, etc). The lizard and mole are adorable too, and the purple mushrooms are beautiful. They just really caught my attention, for some reason. ^^ You did an awesome job on the characters and caprtured their expressions perfectly(Tobias and Sylvana looking happy and adventurous, and Lolly looking confused and even curious about the newcomers). Sylvana reminds me a little bit of Lenore here, because the floppy ear and red eye. The teeth make her look somewhat fierce, but also more wolf-like, so I'd say it's a good addition.
As for critiques; I can barely find any
*originally typed on icyworlds.net
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Lovely image, the details amazing. I love the expressions on everyone's faces, as well. You can really see what they're feeling =3 I still love the details. Very very very very nice x3 Keep up the loooooooooovely work n__n
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I love the fact that the sname has eaten an able (atleast that looks like what it has swallowed)
It's great and I really like it.
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Toby, this is too cute
I really like the expressions but Tobias' eyes look a little odd... As if they're not on the right sort of angle, if you can see what I mean. Lolly and Sylvana's eyes look so cute though! I love the difference in the two pairs of eyes. It really gives them a look of unique-ness, and it also shows that you're not restricted to one style
I also really like the texture in Tobias' cape! [grins] However it doesn't appear natural. Unless it's joined to the little knot at the front with string, there should be some of the fabric hanging over his shoulders. ...Do seals have shoulders? [o_O]
I'm still astounded by the amount of detail there is in this picture! 
Overall... Overall this is another fantastic picture. You've done really well and I can't wait to see your next pic. [^^]
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I simply love this! The way it looks like it belongs in a kiddie's computer game, or book or something- the bright colours and characters match the simple 'cartoony' feel of this ^_^
It's a pity we don't see pieces like this around DA more often. This is a definite 
Keep up the amazing work!
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