Cecil the lion, whose recent death at the hands of a hunter sparked global outrage, has received a moving tribute from an Oscar-nominated animator who worked on The Lion King.
Aaron Blaise, who has worked on Disney classics such as Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin, posted an Instagram picture of his drawing of Cecil.
My homage to Cecil the lion. #cecil #cecilthelion #Thelionking
A photo posted by Aaron Blaise (@aaronblaiseart) on Jul 30, 2015 at 10:21am Pdt
Alongside this was a time lapse video of how he drew the lion, which resembles Mufasa, Simba's father in The Lion King.
Blaise also includes a quote from Mufasa: "Look at the stars. The great kings of the past look down upon us from those stars."
Cecil, who was being studied by Oxford University, was killed in the Zimbabwe national park in July by American dentist and hunting enthusiast Walter Palmer. Since then,...
Aaron Blaise, who has worked on Disney classics such as Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin, posted an Instagram picture of his drawing of Cecil.
My homage to Cecil the lion. #cecil #cecilthelion #Thelionking
A photo posted by Aaron Blaise (@aaronblaiseart) on Jul 30, 2015 at 10:21am Pdt
Alongside this was a time lapse video of how he drew the lion, which resembles Mufasa, Simba's father in The Lion King.
Blaise also includes a quote from Mufasa: "Look at the stars. The great kings of the past look down upon us from those stars."
Cecil, who was being studied by Oxford University, was killed in the Zimbabwe national park in July by American dentist and hunting enthusiast Walter Palmer. Since then,...
- 8/5/2015
- Digital Spy
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