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08-05-2015 05:31 PM
08-05-2015 05:34 PM - edited 08-05-2015 05:36 PM
Feline, I appreciate the sentiment behind it. I wish it looked less like the Lion King and more like Cecil (dark mane).
His heart was in the right place :-)
08-05-2015 05:50 PM
@Bird mama wrote:Feline, I appreciate the sentiment behind it. I wish it looked less like the Lion King and more like Cecil (dark mane).
His heart was in the right place :-)
I think it might have been intentional, Bernie, so that his entire being and essence is as light-colored as a cloud.
It's not meant to be a perfectly-realistic depiction, more of a spiritual one. 8)
08-05-2015 07:17 PM
I guess that's one way of looking at it. It's not my way of looking at it (lol), however I do respect the difference of opinion.
08-05-2015 07:33 PM
@Bird mama wrote:
I guess that's one way of looking at it. It's not my way of looking at it (lol), however I do respect the difference of opinion.
As I always do yours... and most everyone else's. ;-)
Although if his mane was darker, it could represent storm clouds. 8)
08-05-2015 08:41 PM
BEAUTIFUL!
08-06-2015 02:15 AM
What an amazing picture! Thanks so much for sharing it!
08-06-2015 09:01 AM
@Bird mama wrote:Feline, I appreciate the sentiment behind it. I wish it looked less like the Lion King and more like Cecil (dark mane).
His heart was in the right place :-)
I agree, it doesn't remind me of Cecil without his unusual black mane.
Nice sentiment, though!
08-06-2015 09:06 AM
May the Pride of Cecil live on! Thanks for sharing feline!
08-08-2015 02:55 PM
@feline groovy wrote:
Aaron Blaise knows the majesty of lions. A former Disney animator, Blaise worked on "The Lion King", serving as the supervising animator for the younger version of Nala.And it's his profound respect for the species that comes through in digital art he made in tribute to deceased beloved Cecil, the Zimbabwean lion.
"As you may be able to tell, I am a HUGE animal lover, and it drives me crazy when I see these beautiful creatures destroyed for no good reason," Blaise wrote on his website."When I heard the news about Cecil, I got inspired to create a tribute image.It’s not much, but hopefully it will make people think."In the painting, Blaise portrays Cecil's face as appearing in rolling clouds, similar to how Mufasa's face appeared to Simba in The Lion King.In addition to The Lion King, Blaise also contributed to Beauty and the Beast (for which he animated the Beast), Aladdin (he animated Jasmine and her pet tiger, Rajah), Pocahontas, and Mulan.Blaise also co-directed 2003's Brother Bear.He currently works as an animator in Florida.
I understand why he didn't, but I wish he had put more black into Cecil's mane. Just a few strokes would have been enough. It's beautiful though.
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