You South Africa – 08 August 2019

bodyishercanvas.

“I lovetofollowtrendsandkeepupto

datewiththelooksI create,”saysHan-

nah,a self-taughtmakeupartist.“Which

is whyI chosetocreatea LionKinglook

asthenewfilmhasjustcomeout.”

Hannah,whohasa four-year-old

Archie,saysshewaitedforhimtog

sleepbeforegettingouthertools

settingtowork.

“Iuseda mixtureoffaceandb

paintandmakeup,”shesays.

“TransformingmyfaceintoThe

Kingcharacterswasgreatfun,”the

merchefsays.“Ittook 15 hoursint

includingbreaks.”

Simbaandcoaren’ttheonlym

characterstohavegracedHann

body.Woody,BuzzLightyearand

restofthegangfromToyStoryhadt

turnwhenthefourthinstalmento

hitfranchisewasrecentlyreleased.

In 11 hourssheeventurnedherw

headandchestintoRex,oneofthe

Storydinosaurs,andtheeffectis sim

stunning.

She’salsodoneYodafromStarW

andtheJokerfromBatmanbut

doesn’tstopatmovies.

MY FACE,

MY CANVAS

The Lion King is the latest

inspiration for body-painter

Hannah, whose intricate

work boggles the mind

T’Soneofthemostbelovedstories

tocomeoutoftheDisneystudios

andtheremakeis asfreshandfab-

ulousaswhenthefirstfilmhitthe

silverscreen 25 yearsago.

MostpeoplewholoveTheLion

Kingbuya fluffySimbatoyora

T-shirt,downloadthesoundtrack

andwatchthemovieoverandover

• butonefanofthecreatureswho
  prowlthePrideLandswenta rath-
  erdramaticstepfurther.
  HannahChilton(31)ofAndover
  inHampshire,England,trans-
  formedherselfbypaintingthemain
  charactersonherface– andit’squite
  a sighttobehold.
  BabySimbastaresoutatyouwitha
  slightlystartledlook,heldaloftbyRafiki,
  whosehandsreachintoHannah’snos-
  trils.Ontheleftofherface,betweenher
  cheekandear,lionessNalaanda grown
  Simbanuzzleeachotherlovinglywhile
  belowthenecklinelurksScar,
  menacing,meananduptono
  good.
  These extraordinary
  drawingsaretheworkof
  thecreativemomwhose

son,

go to

and

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RIGHT: Hannah

Chilton recently

recreated a

scene from

The Lion King.

LEFT: Harry

Potter vs

Voldemort.

BELOW:

Batman’s

nemesis,

the Joker.

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