Wonder what he's thinking?

I haven't the slightest, although I'm sure it's something unpleasant. XD

He might not look very happy but he does look awesomely drawn! I love how fluffy the fur looks <3

Aw, thank you! <3 I love to draw fluff. :3

hmmm... there's something beguiling about him, he seems to be a creature of culture and taste, at least that's what I gather from just this image... curious and curious...

I'm pleased to hear that the image relays those messages, as that is exactly what he is. XD Thank you!

Pleasant!

Thanks!

Heheh! I'm so glad! :}

What a great looking picture for a great looking fox.

Haha, thank you!

Anytime!

And yet again your digital piece is looking confident enough to contend with any real media counterpart of the same content. The grass in particular beguiles one into mistaking it for painted vegetation, and the same goes for the delightful stump. The colour synergy here is really fortunate - Olivander's intense and glowing orange against the earthy palette of the forest and the rainy background stresses his presence and firmly catches the onlooker's eye. The fox's posture is wonderfully arranged, and every anatomical concern is attended to - the crossed leg is a highlight of the piece, in my eyes at least, due to having problems figuring out the limbs relative position. You managed it enviably. Despite the deceptive simplicity of his ears, you have given them volume with but a hint of shading here and there.
The rest of the shading in this picture is pleasantly smooth and unobtrusive, while doing its job.

Olivander's expression is very intense as well, owing to the intricate finesse of the lines defining his mouth, and his softly perturbed glance hints at how much is weighting down his mind. Knowing the character, it's either a fiery moral conundrum about his past and present activities, or a feverish computation of the nuances of his ongoing or future enterprise. One could assume that he would approach the planning of his projects with the same meticulous discipline as he shows in their execution.

It is reminiscent of "The Tale of Jemima Puddleduck", seeing as the protagonist had happens upon the villain in a similar setting, but Olivander asserts his individuality firmly, and despite the lack of exotic markings, garments and chromatic deviations, maintains distinctiveness from any other nefarious foxes.

Having just finished "Macbeth", I can say that Olivander would constitute an outstanding Shakespearean villain.

I'm glad you like the textures I give my work -- I really think it adds an extra something to my otherwise flat-looking digital pieces. I'm sure I'm not fooling anyone who's used digital textures before, as it's relatively easy to do (and even moreso, I've done it very simply compared to some other complex texture techniques), but I feel that my art looks almost naked without it sometimes.
Crossed legs are extremely hard for me to draw, haha. I knew I had to finish this piece, because it came out looking much better than my previous thousand attempts.

I definitely based the setting and pose off of "The Tale of Jemima Puddleduck," as our conversation some days ago reminded me of how much inspiration I took from the sandy-whiskered gentleman. And I'm pleased to hear that Olivander is distinct from other foxes, thank you. I always worry that he is too generic, but then I'm reminded that for all practical purposes, that is what Olivander himself would want, probably.

I bet Olivander loves Shakespeare and would be flattered to hear that. I loved "Macbeth."

Thank you as always for the wonderful, encouraging and thorough comment! :D

He looks almost pensive here. I wonder, even with all he does, if he doesn't feel a touch of guilt afterward sometimes when he really stuffs flapper?

It's possible! His methods of stuffing can range from callous force-feeding to an almost tender, nurturing sort of act, so it's difficult to say if he really connects emotionally to his prey or has the capacity to feel guilty. But I think in the very least, it may fatigue him to behave the way he does.

My new idea for why he's like that is that he's indecisive about actually eating flapper when he enjoys stuffing him so, since he might not find it so easy to get another animal to go along with what he does.

Also plausible, although he's usually manipulative enough to persuade other animals to go along with him for a little while, at least. His cooking is good enough that he never lacks companionship, if he really wants it. XD
But I would agree that he's become fond of Flapper, though his fondness is usually directly related to how much meat he's going to get out of his little friend...~ :9

He looks like the definition of wily, and he looks exceedingly dangerous and not at all to be trusted. So why am I drawn to him so much, dangit?! x3 I guess I should be glad I'm not a prey species. >3>

He is all of those things, indeed! Thanks for your kind compliments :3

You're very welcome! ^^

I really like the look on his face. He looks very thoughtful, as if he's considering a plan.