I was not pleased with the overall look of the hippo (and the stork also, and... and...) , so i started  to sculpt a different head for my hippo.I´m aiming for a more realistic character and also it to be an "elderly" hippo.
 The body will also be "upgraded" for the more realistic look, skin sagging on the front legsand all over the body , as it is characteristic in this animal.
 So this is what i come up with , about 2 hours sculpting (head only in Blender):

I´ve also made a paintover , to start working on ideas for the environment , will start with a "forest of the fear", ence the haunting trees:

The hippo model was an early one just to get some basic proportions...

Comments/Critics are most welcome, as  i´m looking for ways to improve the main character´s appereance.

Changed the "Staff of Balloons" for a more bamboo look ,or at least i´m trying to make it look like so :o)