art+tarantula=fun!

Caramell

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I took my love of sewing and tarantulas and made this:






Its legs, pedipals, and chelicerae are posable, thanks to a wire frame:


Pen for size comparison:


And I made threads come out of the spinnerets as if it were silk:


I tried to make it as anatomically correct as I could without making it too difficult for myself. I did this all by hand and not a machine, so it was very time consuming.
It is modelled after a terrestrial T, and I'm planning to paint it with the colors of a certain species, so I am looking for suggestions.:)
 

violentblossom

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That's adorable! I'd buy the hell out of one! Way to go, can't wait to see the colors.
 

dukegarda

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Cute. {D

Is it a particularly defensive species? Looks terrestrial. Are those it's adult colors? :D
 

bakaichi

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haha omg i want one tooo

i acutally made something similar before with those fuzzy wires hehe

but the one u made looks awsome
 

rustym3talh3ad

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thats great, i bet if u made enuff of them u could get some people to buy them, of course with time and material its probably not cheap. probably cost as much as a real T to ship lmao.
 

whitewolf

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Me 3

I want one two. I can't sew for anything in the world. I'd def buy one or two.
 

Exo

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That's awsome! :D

But if you painted it, wouldn't the paint crack when you posed it? :?
 

Caramell

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That's awsome! :D

But if you painted it, wouldn't the paint crack when you posed it? :?
If I put a thin layer of acrylic paint on, it won't crack. And I don't plan on moving it around that much.
 

zes

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its awesome, I sew too but there is no way I can make that :clap:
Maybe instead of acrylic you can try dyes? Some good fabric paint would probably work better than acrylic and you won't need to worry about paint cracking or tearing =)
 

Tapahtyn

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I would soooo buy one from you!!! Let me know if you'd like to make another
:)
 

SCORPIONNOOB

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AWESOME!! Now.... what species shall you color it?! Better take a poll! I vote... P.metallica or any kind of pokie! {D
 

s__i__v

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My Wife would like one as well!! You could very easily sell those to many people on here! If you ever make more please let all of us know!
 
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