Okay so, one thing that's always bothered me when it comes to releases of The Lion King...are the goddamn covers. Not once have I seen a truly well done TLK cover for a visual media release. Ocassionally, a special edition blu ray steelbook will have a nice simplistic image, but the widely released home media ones? Whhyy? You're a multi-billion dollar company, Disney! Hire more competent artists for your covers...PLEASE!
The soundtrack covers on the other hand? Gorgeous! 10/10 beautiful art pieces that really capture the film's majesty. An amazing example being both the original 1994 release: ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion… )
And the 'Rhythm of the Pridelands' CD: ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythm_o… )
I want posters of these to hang on my walls they're so dynamic and colorful!

So what's with the covers for the film itself? Some even look like bootlegs. This cover in particular is a classic and has well rooted itself in people's memories/childhoods, but (while the composition is nice) it looks very rushed in places. What's with the proportions? Where are Sarabi's ear rims? Baby Simba is enormous! Mufasa's jaw looks like it's made of putty, and his ear is way too far down his head. The colors are distorted, the lighting is too intense on the characters etc.
So, I'm going to try and fix it a little the best I can. The background is lovely, I don't want to touch it too much, I just want to fix the characters' colors and proportions.
I know this is only a chopped portion of the cover, I'll piece it all back together when I'm done.
I've already fixed Mufasa's ear and jaw slightly, and I'm currently working on Sarabi. The poor girl didn't have her ear rims and looked skinny as hell!
This is the original I'm working with: sta.sh/0hk6x3p6sju

The Lion King (c) Disney
I claim NO ownership of this property.

https://www.deviantart.com/nostalgicchills/art/Trying-to-fix-TLK-s-VHS-cover-WIP-866572060