Decided to give it another twist, and started to work on a "Baby" hippo, and  here is the result so far:

BlenderGuru is hosting a Christmas image competition,and since i was working with hippopotamuses i thought to use them.

 Go here to find out more : Blender competition

Comments/suggestions are welcome as always.

Small adjustment... made some ridges in front of the face to insert whiskers.
First attempt at direct mesh painting.
Removed clothing items, and added modified back feet.
Made small adjustments to the glasses frame in order to allow anchoring on the back of the ears.

Added a couple of shirt cuffs and reworked the legs and feet, also added glasses , everything needs major adjustment thou :

What is would be your grade about "character nicety"  1 to 10 ?