BELOW: A selection of storyboards by Raúl Monge show the toad in the tree sequence as it was originally conceptualized.
El Laberinto del Fauno
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Early concept art by Raúl Monge for the monolith at the bottom of the pit.
Hourglass concept art by Raúl Monge.
Ofelia at the bottom of the pit by Carlos Giménez.
Ofelia makes her choice at the tabernacle, sketch by Raúl Monge.
An early concept for the Pan’s Labyrinth theatrical poster by Raúl Monge used to drive sales of the film at the Cannes Film Festival in 2005.
A concept sketch of the sabotaged train by Raúl Villares.
A “napkin” sketch by del Toro used as the basis for the Faun’s ingenious zig-zag shaped leg design.
Tunnel interior concept by Carlos Giménez.
A full-color rendering of the Faun by Sergio Sandoval fleshes out his initial sketch.
Sketches that formed the basis of the fearsome frescos in the Pale Man’s lair by Carlos Giménez.
A page from del Toro’s notebooks featuring his early concept for the mill.
A notebook page by del Toro features his initial concept for the fig tree.
An early concept for the Pale Man from del Toro’s notebooks.