Four hippos fill this family scene: two stand among tall reeds, and two show their heads and backs in the water behind them.

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Hippo Family in a Reed Clearing

Four hippos fill this family scene: two stand among tall reeds, and two show their heads and backs in the water behind them. Lily pads, broad leaves, rocks and a tree divide the scene into foreground, river and distant bank.

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Green reeds around lavender hippos

Use green borders and blue water to separate four hippos.

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Digital example: Four lavender hippos among green reeds and lily pads in blue water.

1. Lavender-gray — hippos
2. Blue — water
3. Green — foliage
4. Beige — rocks and bank
5. Brown — tree trunk and branches
6. Pink — inner ears and nostrils

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 on broad leaves, grasses, bushes and the tree crown.
Color rocks and distant hills beige.
Color the tree trunk and branches brown.
Add pale pink inside ears and the small nostril openings.

Check four readable bodies and keep the lily pads distinct from the blue water.

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