Hey there, is that a cute polar bear hiding in the snow powder or...?

First time participating in a Weekly Challenge! Got enroled by my friend DaaWeeD who convinced me to participate and try this out!

The concept I went with originally tried to mimmick the real-life aspect of an Hippopotamus hiding in water, replacing the water with snow instead to fit the "polar" theme. In the surface, our creature might look like a cute bear hiding in the snow powder but the mouth reveals the real deal! The snout peeking out of the snow was a decoy! Had a lot of fun animating the small particles of snow falling to the side of its big mouth.

Had a busky week but I didn't want to left my friend Daa alone so I managed to make it in one-sitting the night before deadline. Originally I didn't want to animate but it's so hard to resist and give in.

Took around 6 hours to make counting the research phase with other ideas that obviously didn't make the cut.