he is more handsome in this

Very fun (and I hope one of the things you love about him is his sense of humor ). These reflect one's own artistic choices, of course. For me, the hair doesn't quite work (but admittedly I have never seen him in 3D): the back is too bushy for the sides or the sides aren't bushy enough for the back. [I would be more entertained by a front-hair emphasis.] His widow's peak seems worthy of further exaggeration and I would consider puffing up his chest some. (Caricatures are not just about the face.)

thanks, for the comments! i will or won't take them into consideration haven't decided yet! this caricarure was made with love and tenderness... so, please, be polite while commenting!

Super cool work author...gl

thank you!!!

Hey! Funny work!

very nice image with great colors...best of luck author

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Yippee.. I wonder where it went.. so happy.. good luck author.. beautiful image

Very creative, great idea

Just like a dream...... gl.

good work author...best of luck

cool work, author! best of luck to you!

Tree reflection is too blurred compared to swan reflections, but this is still a nice piece of work...GL author.

Edit: Thanks CMYK46 to point out.

Too cool execution author...Very very well done!

so mystical, good luck!

Very, very pretty work, author!

Best 1 in the entry..good luck

Lovely view........Great job and good luck Author.

congrats!

Congrats for 1st, nice

Congrats, lovely work

Thanks friends..love you all!

Congrats for winning!

Congrats!

Congratulations for 1st place win....this is awesome work.

The linework outline of the turtle is very choppy and crude. You might want to smooth is some.

thanks for your comment mossy. the lines are very choppy cause their hand drawn. i left it there to leave the cartoon'ish factor on the picture. like a small fary tale in the real world i think if i smooth them i will loose a bit of that effect.

you could put a shadow under the turtle if you want to ground him a bit (not too dark, just a gauss blurred disk underneath him blended into the grass, also your hand drawn lines are awesome.. (you can see them great in HIGH RES) you might want to think about doing the same thing to the background, trace around the edges of the trees with the same type of lines.. just a thought, something I would do to make it look entirely like a cartoon.. love the shading on the turtle... as always IMHO

EDIT: GREATLY IMPROVED.. it really looks like a story book illustration now.. good luck author and good work!!!

thanks for the great advice Drivenslush! hope you like the new version

nice mixed media,good luck!