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Pan

Pan in Greek religion & mythology, is the god of shepherds & flocks, of mountain wilds, hunting & rustic music. He is often identified with a flute, pipe or some other wind instrument. I just made up the set of pipes in my drawing. I'm sure Pan could figure out how to play a tune on it, eh?

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The Making of Pan

How'd I do it? Watch how I work! Here are scanned images of the illustration in development! See Pan in the works, from preliminary pencil sketch to the final pen & ink drawing! These phase-by-phase drawings may also give you some ideas for your own drawings!

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Phase 1

A friend suggested that I draw Pan. It's an awesome idea as I have always wanted to draw a satyr but I never got to it, somehow. Well, now is the time!

A satyr is a mythological creature, half-man, half-goat. The goat's hindquarters is a bit tricky, so I did some research (looked at photos, etc.) before sketching. I found that by comparison, goat hindquarters are quite similar to a wolf's, save the cleft hooves.

Here's the outline - notice that his arms are ready to receive a musical instrument.
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Phase 2

Added facial features, pointy, like that of a goat.

Added horns & goat ears on his head.

Changed up the position of one of his legs. It was bent awkwardly in the previous sketch.

Added details to figure.

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Phase 3

Drew in thick, wavy hair.

Drew in Pan's set of musical pipes.

Added fur on hindquarters & a belt of vines around hips.

Added string ornaments on horns, bands on arms & rings on fingers.

 
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Phase 4

Outlined pencil sketch with ink. I made a few minor changes as I inked:

Added beads on horn ornaments.

Changed up the eyes, so they slant & look exotic.

 
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Phase 5

Shaded-in torso & face.

The face turned out awesome - I'm happy with the outcome.

I'm not too happy with the forearm resting on the pipes - needs more shadow.
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Phase 6

Shaded-in fur on lower extremities. It looks pretty good for my first time with this type of texture.

Corrected the forearm problem, mentioned in previous phase.

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Phase 7

Shaded-in hair.

 
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Phase 8

Shaded-in jewelry, ornaments & instrument.
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Phase 8

Shaded-in jewelry, ornaments & instrument.
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Phase 9

Added background with varied elements of trees, shrubbery & weeds.

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Phase 10

Shaded-in background.

Added some rocks & another shrub in the foreground as an afterthought.

Finished!

  

 
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