"War of the Spiders" WIP

What the title says--WIP shots for War of the Spiders.

...my #cat chewed on my sketchbook.

A photo posted by Mary DeMauro (@marydemauro) on Aug 29, 2015 at 3:51pm PDT

Not sure if I will do this illustration next but it's still a story I want to draw. ...oh and my cat chewed the paper XD #art #drawing #sketchbook #spiders #spider #tarantula #tarantulas

A photo posted by Mary DeMauro (@marydemauro) on Aug 29, 2015 at 7:00pm PDT

Drawing spiders isn't actually as hard as it looks, it's just that they have SO MANY LEGS #spider #spiders #tarantula #tarantulas #art #drawing #sketchbook

A photo posted by Mary DeMauro (@marydemauro) on Aug 29, 2015 at 7:39pm PDT

You haven't known real pain until you've tried to learn to draw centipedes. And that's all I have to say on the matter. #art #drawing #sketchbook #centipede #centipedes

A photo posted by Mary DeMauro (@marydemauro) on Aug 29, 2015 at 7:49pm PDT

Just about ready to draw the background! #art #drawing #sketchbook #spider #spiders #tarantula #tarantulas #centipede

A photo posted by Mary DeMauro (@marydemauro) on Aug 29, 2015 at 9:24pm PDT

Base color down for another painting in progress. #art #painting #tarantula #tarantulas #illustration

A photo posted by Mary DeMauro (@marydemauro) on Sep 8, 2015 at 12:04am PDT

Okay, break's over--time for a new painting! And if all goes well I will be filming my progress! #art #tarantula #tarantulas #painting

A photo posted by Mary DeMauro (@marydemauro) on Sep 22, 2015 at 11:34am PDT

Just finished painting a centipede, and am now in no mood to hear complaining from anyone. When presented with a complaint of any kind I shall respond, "Oh yeah? Well I had to paint a centipede today!!!" #art #painting #centipede #centipedes

A photo posted by Mary DeMauro (@marydemauro) on Sep 22, 2015 at 1:09pm PDT

Probably gonna retouch this guy... #tarantulas #tarantula #art #painting

A photo posted by Mary DeMauro (@marydemauro) on Sep 22, 2015 at 1:48pm PDT

This will do for now... #art #painting #tarantulas #tarantula #illustration

A photo posted by Mary DeMauro (@marydemauro) on Sep 23, 2015 at 3:43pm PDT

This is supposed to be a Brazilian red and white #tarantula . Not sure how her markings turned out... You tell me... #art #painting #spider #illustration #spiders #nhandu #chromatus #nhanduchromatus #nchromatus

A photo posted by Mary DeMauro (@marydemauro) on Sep 24, 2015 at 9:28am PDT

#Tarantulas in defensive positions are dang hard to draw but they always look cool :) anyway this is a Colombian giant #tarantula. #painting #art #megaphobemarobustum #megaphobema #robustum #mrobustum

A photo posted by Mary DeMauro (@marydemauro) on Sep 24, 2015 at 10:50am PDT

Just a WIP shot of the painting thus far. Unfortunately though I haven't been able to film it--I couldn't get a good setup. #art #artwork #painting #spiders #tarantulas #tarantulasofinstagram #tarantula

A photo posted by Mary DeMauro (@marydemauro) on Sep 24, 2015 at 10:53am PDT

So far in this painting we have Goliath birdeaters, a Brazilian red and white, and a Colombian giant. What species of tarantula should this poor dead fellow be... #art #painting #tarantulas

A photo posted by Mary DeMauro (@marydemauro) on Sep 24, 2015 at 10:59am PDT

When did I splatter paint all over the place??? Thank God I can cover it up! #art #artistproblems

A photo posted by Mary DeMauro (@marydemauro) on Sep 24, 2015 at 11:29am PDT

Painting a forest floor. Which basically means layers upon layers upon layers upon layers of various greens and browns. XD #art #painting #watercolor

A photo posted by Mary DeMauro (@marydemauro) on Sep 24, 2015 at 2:59pm PDT

Layers... Layers... Layers... Layers... I'm dying over here!!! #artistproblems #art #painting #rainforest #tarantulas

A photo posted by Mary DeMauro (@marydemauro) on Sep 25, 2015 at 3:41pm PDT

Whipped out the big guns, aka my acrylics, in order to add details like sprouts and sticks. I'm annoyed by how very messy this all looks, but then again what is a forest floor other than layers of dirt and moss and dead leaves and pebbles and STUFF? XD I'm just worried I may have overdone it...

A photo posted by Mary DeMauro (@marydemauro) on Sep 25, 2015 at 3:54pm PDT

Smudging green acrylic paint everywhere in a desperate attempt to make this little bastard feel unified and less of a mess... I think it might actually be working. At least I'm starting to hate this forest floor a little less XD #painting #art #tarantulas #rainforest

A photo posted by Mary DeMauro (@marydemauro) on Sep 25, 2015 at 4:30pm PDT

And the finished piece: