A hippo places a front foot on the riverbank while its back feet remain in the water.

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Hippo Stepping onto the Bank

A hippo places a front foot on the riverbank while its back feet remain in the water. The broad body has a few curved folds, with small toes, nose dots and rings around the feet.

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Lavender hippo, blue water, sandy bank

Use three broad colors to show the step from water onto land.

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Digital example: Lavender-gray hippo stepping from pale blue water onto a beige bank.

1. Lavender-gray — hippo
2. Pale blue — water
3. Beige — bank

Color the hippo lavender-gray, keeping the toenails and eye highlights white.
Fill the water around the rear feet pale blue; keep the ripple lines visible.
Color the bank beige below the sloping shoreline; leave the upper background white.

Check that the front foot sits on beige land while the rear feet remain in blue water.

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