My new little project.
Fastest blend i’ve produced so far.
Basic sculpting and rigging of legs and a quick preview with cycles preset velvet material.
Can’t wait to get stuck into the details 
looks cool, I used to see those all the time out in colorado.
looks great so far. very creepy :evilgrin:
Thanks guys. 
Another update.
Added microscopic hairs, SSS to carapace and legs, sculpting and textures.
Hourglass still needs work.
High res with detail Here
Amazing model.
great job. however i will point out that all the hairs appear to be the same length.
Amazing model.
Thanks very much 
great job. however i will point out that all the hairs appear to be the same length.
Cheers. You’re right, With a black widow its actually pretty difficult to even spot any hair. I’m trying to achieve that peach-fuzz, matte effect that catches the light nicely. Will muck around with the hair settings and see if I can’t make it look more organic. Thanks for the input
This is the direction I’m planning on going.
Also think I’d like to add a prey item wrapped up, perhaps just after it was caught.
ah, very nice. You’re quickly becoming the artist that seems to get signifigantly better with each project. Not matter, 2 things, the body could be a tad bit shinier, and probably more bounces/resolution (I can’t remember the name, but the one that effects how many bounces the non-gloss reflections get). But other than that, very good.
I like the idea of the prey. You should definitely do it!
ah, very nice. You’re quickly becoming the artist that seems to get signifigantly better with each project. Not matter, 2 things, the body could be a tad bit shinier, and probably more bounces/resolution (I can’t remember the name, but the one that effects how many bounces the non-gloss reflections get). But other than that, very good.
Thanks very much blender is pretty damn addictive, I’ve been putting off my undergrad dissertation to do this :o Thanks for the input, i’ll try get a bit more dynamic lighting on the shiny/non-shiny parts.
I like the idea of the prey. You should definitely do it!
I’m totally doing it, think a massive bee would be good to compare scale.
thumbs up
I like the blur fx in this last one!
A little rig test
I think you need to turn on premultiply on the leaves.
