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)

A small update :

- Major changes to the stork, feet, wings ,beak
- Added the "Staff of balloons"
- Changed the saddle to a saddle-branch.
- Updated the hippo teeth, mouth and tongue.

Been thinking about soap media , so doodled a simple soap bar, i think i´ll arrange several hanging on the side soap-on-a-rope/bunch-of-balloons style.

In the meantime a preview of the model:

Stork basic model done, but there is room for a lot more improvement.Here are the pics:

Made a quick sketch of a stork , maybe it´s nicer than the chicken :) ? 

I´ll try to model it next with lowpoly  geometry :

Been updating several thingys : 

• divided the saddle  into 3 layers , added 2 strapping belts with metal holders for the wooden soap container, and a lower belly strap
• Small teak on the front toenails, also added  a small tail.
• Added some more detail to the ears, made them lean a bit further
• Thinking of adding on the opposite side of the hippo some cans of detergent for refill :P
• Not sure what kind of bird to use as shooter, instead of the chicken maybe a stork ?