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14” x 17” Watercolour (so had to scan four times and then put together using paint shop pro.)
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Well, I was watching this History channel special about Satan and just up and decided to draw him.

I just have to tell you what all went through my head in painting this, because I really read up on Satan before painting this and put alot of thought and time into it:

Satan was once an angel but then rebelled against God and was thrown into the depths of Hell, where Satan said that they (he and the other rebel angels) would rule.

I picture that when thrown into hell his wings would be torn to shreds (can't get back to heaven without wings.)
I made him sort of asexual, because aren't angels all sort of girly and weird? (Am I right, folks?! Hell yeah!)
He has armour because he was one of those fighting sorts, and has the spear because rulers in their portraits tend to have some symbol of power, like a staff or crown, and I figured in hell he would need something functional (and destructive, not stupid like a sceptre.)

I thought he'd be almost pretty (an angel, hello! Not some weird little devil horned thing like those medieval priest made up to scare people into going to church) but have something almost sinisterly weird about him. Also, he'd have to be a inspirational leader to those rebel angels as why else would a third of them go with him in rebelling against God?

Hell is described as being like a lake: ever changing and unstable. I wanted to instil that sense of unease as well as a sort of post apocalyptic look.

My hell would be trapped inside a body, and unable to communicate at all, and just be like that creepy guy in that movie seven who looked dead but wasn't, so I drew Satan standing on top of these almost mummy like people (mummy-like in that they are dried out and shrunken like beef jerky.) Those two demon things were once angels. I figure only Satan really stayed somewhat angel like in appearance.

Description
14” x 17” Watercolour (so had to scan four times and then put together using paint shop pro.)
FULL VIEW!

Well, I was watching this History channel special about Satan and just up and decided to draw him.

I just have to tell you what all went through my head in painting this, because I really read up on Satan before painting this and put alot of thought and time into it:

Satan was once an angel but then rebelled against God and was thrown into the depths of Hell, where Satan said that they (he and the other rebel angels) would rule.

I picture that when thrown into hell his wings would be torn to shreds (can't get back to heaven without wings.)
I made him sort of asexual, because aren't angels all sort of girly and weird? (Am I right, folks?! Hell yeah!)
He has armour because he was one of those fighting sorts, and has the spear because rulers in their portraits tend to have some symbol of power, like a staff or crown, and I figured in hell he would need something functional (and destructive, not stupid like a sceptre.)

I thought he'd be almost pretty (an angel, hello! Not some weird little devil horned thing like those medieval priest made up to scare people into going to church) but have something almost sinisterly weird about him. Also, he'd have to be a inspirational leader to those rebel angels as why else would a third of them go with him in rebelling against God?

Hell is described as being like a lake: ever changing and unstable. I wanted to instil that sense of unease as well as a sort of post apocalyptic look.

My hell would be trapped inside a body, and unable to communicate at all, and just be like that creepy guy in that movie seven who looked dead but wasn't, so I drew Satan standing on top of these almost mummy like people (mummy-like in that they are dried out and shrunken like beef jerky.) Those two demon things were once angels. I figure only Satan really stayed somewhat angel like in appearance.