Two young hippos gather beside a rounded river stone: one lowers its nose and the other raises a front foot.

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Young Hippos Discovering a River Stone

Two young hippos gather beside a rounded river stone: one lowers its nose and the other raises a front foot. A larger hippo stands in the water behind them, with scattered grass, small stones and a tree farther back.

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Lavender calves explore a sandy bank

Use beige to join the foreground rocks and bank, then repeat lavender on the three hippos.

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Digital example: Two lavender hippo calves explore a beige rocky bank while a larger hippo stands in blue water behind them.

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

Color all three hippos lavender-gray, leaving the calves’ visible toenails white.
Fill the river blue, working around bodies, plants and ripple lines.
Repeat green across leaves, grasses, bushes and tree crowns.
Use beige on the dry bank, rounded rocks and distant hills.
Color the tree trunk and branches brown.
Add pale pink inside the ears.

Keep the raised foot, rock edges and ripples around the adult clear.

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