Three hippos follow a riverbank path at dusk, with the front one lowering its head to the grass.

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Hippos Heading out to Graze at Dusk

Three hippos follow a riverbank path at dusk, with the front one lowering its head to the grass. A round sun and flat clouds sit above the river, with a broad tree, stones and tall waterside plants around the path.

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A yellow sun over a green grazing path

Repeat lavender on three hippos and let a yellow sun brighten the scene.

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Digital example: Three lavender hippos on a green and beige riverside path beneath a yellow sun.

1. Lavender-gray — hippos
2. Blue — river
3. Green — foliage
4. Beige — ground and rocks
5. Brown — wood and reed heads
6. Yellow — sun
7. Pink — inner ears

Color the hippos lavender-gray; keep the toenails white and facial lines clear.
Fill the river blue, working around bodies, plants and ripple lines.
Repeat green across leaves, grasses, bushes and tree crowns.
Color the path, rocks and distant hills beige.
Color tree trunks, branches and reed heads brown.
Color the sun yellow, keeping the clouds across it white.
Add pale pink inside the ears.

Check three hippos, a clear beige path and white clouds crossing the yellow sun.

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