Making Our Version of Lion King Masks

My friend Patrick asked for my help in painting these masks that his team will be using in an excerpt performance of Disney's Lion King musical. Patrick's a medical representative. He and his colleagues will join doctors in a musical competition that serves as entertainment in a convention (by a national organization of medical oncologists). Others teams will do Grease, Hairspray and Moulin Rouge.

Anyways, I must say that there's an artist in Patrick. He made these lion masks himself with wire mesh and paper mache. The manes are made of various indigenous materials. I painted all the face details. We had three dear people (Cholo, Chogie and Avee) help us out in painting and assembling.

In the picture (above), from left that's Chogie holding the Scar mask, Patrick wearing the grown Simba mask, on the table is the young Simba mask, Cholo wears the Mufasa mask, and I'm wearing the Nala mask.

Actually the doctors will get to wear the lion masks. Patrick and some of his colleagues will be a pack of hyenas. We made 9 paper mache hyena masks from a mold. I taught him how to make a mold-model out of epoxy.

We actually had fun making these mask here in our garage. We thought of starting a costume-making business. This isn't really the first time my friends made stuff like these.

We completed all 14 masks just today. The musical event happens tomorrow. Good luck, Patrick!