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Gas-Masked — P. metallica

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Description ...
I guess this is the best thing I've ever created, at least at the moment.
This is a Poecilotheria metallica, a tarantula found in India.
I love this species.
I want one, but due to the higher concentration of poison (which is still not very poisonous, look it up!) it's not calculatable how my body (as I'm only 14) could react.

Anyway:
It took me about 5 hours to draw this ... for most of you, this won't sound like much, but for me, it defintely is, 'specially 'cause 4 of those hours I drew non stop

The picture I used as a reference can be found here (sorry, the site is german, there's no direct link) : [link]

Comments, critiques & stuff appreciated!

Photo rights (c) Dietmar Lenz
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Comments: 50

WingedWhale [2012-11-13 14:12:46 +0000 UTC]

Ausgezeichnet!!!
I have a baby female P. metallica, and when she grows up I can't wait to use her as a drawing reference. Her name is Octavia.

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Gas-Masked In reply to WingedWhale [2012-11-13 19:35:30 +0000 UTC]

Ooh that's really cool! I love P. metallicas, but I don't have one, sadly.
Really nice name for her too!

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Cocosaysloco [2012-10-20 07:44:48 +0000 UTC]

Ah Ah Ah Ah
Weisst du noch als ich dir gesagt hab das ich Angst vor Spinnen hab???
Das lustige ist.
Inzwischen find ich sie KAWAII
Ja KAWAII
Haha
Und die sind einfach so toll *o*
So
BUNT
Und
Ein Teil von mir will eine ahaha

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Gas-Masked In reply to Cocosaysloco [2012-11-01 16:25:11 +0000 UTC]

Jaaa Spinnen sind extremst tollig uuund -hust- KAWAIII <3*__*
Schön dass wir die liebööö zu Spinnen jetz' teilen können DD

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Cocosaysloco In reply to Gas-Masked [2012-11-01 19:01:10 +0000 UTC]

SUPER DUPER KAWAIIIIIIII DESU
SUTEKI
jetz
will ich ein spinnen magical girl designen das super KAWAII ist haha

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Gas-Masked In reply to Cocosaysloco [2012-11-07 21:20:19 +0000 UTC]

OMGGG JAAA
Mach das das könnte lustig werden
Dann design' ich vielleicht auch eins, ich muss sowieso wieder auf dA aktiv werden

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Cocosaysloco In reply to Gas-Masked [2012-11-14 14:39:17 +0000 UTC]

OMG JA LASS UNS DAS MACHEBN
Ich muss sowieso aus meinem kreatief raus haha

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Gas-Masked In reply to Cocosaysloco [2012-11-14 20:33:02 +0000 UTC]

YEEEEAAH

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Cocosaysloco In reply to Gas-Masked [2012-11-15 12:20:55 +0000 UTC]

Plötzlich habe ich das Sailormoon Thema im Kopf OAO

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Gas-Masked In reply to Cocosaysloco [2012-11-15 19:07:20 +0000 UTC]

Haha ich hab auch die ganze Zeit an Sailormoon gedacht

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Cocosaysloco In reply to Gas-Masked [2012-11-17 20:07:41 +0000 UTC]

MEINE KINDHEIT

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ArachnoWolf [2012-04-05 17:18:55 +0000 UTC]

Stunning! Just amazing!

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Gas-Masked In reply to ArachnoWolf [2012-04-05 22:22:46 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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ArachnoWolf In reply to Gas-Masked [2012-04-06 02:09:37 +0000 UTC]

Welcome

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Gluten-Free-Pup [2012-04-04 23:40:46 +0000 UTC]

Ah! Gorgeous!! Wow, very beautiful. <3

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Gas-Masked In reply to Gluten-Free-Pup [2012-04-05 07:33:23 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Glad you like it

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METALMUTANT [2010-09-25 19:03:25 +0000 UTC]

very good job

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Gas-Masked In reply to METALMUTANT [2010-09-29 15:52:41 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I'm glad you like it

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METALMUTANT In reply to Gas-Masked [2010-09-29 19:39:44 +0000 UTC]

no worries and that is a very cool type of tarantula, so cool I googled it after I saw your artwork

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Gas-Masked In reply to METALMUTANT [2010-09-30 16:20:37 +0000 UTC]

They're awesome, I wish I could have a P. metallica, but they're very expensive because they're hard to breed.

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METALMUTANT In reply to Gas-Masked [2010-10-01 13:58:33 +0000 UTC]

that is true and I wish I had one toobut I don't have the money

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Morbosa-Belladonna [2010-09-20 18:57:53 +0000 UTC]

WOW Beautiful! Thank You for the share, its awesome!

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Gas-Masked In reply to Morbosa-Belladonna [2010-09-21 15:06:11 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much, I'm glad you like it!

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Teru-Shinju [2010-04-08 16:53:28 +0000 UTC]

hi there, I love this your drawing but I think you can improve the drawing by not left the center white (it looks half done)
and I can see some part are draw well and soft enough but some part didn't.
stroke your pencils patiencely in every part of it

hey, I never mention this is not a masterpiece!! every drawing is masterpiece. don let my words let you down, kay?

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Gas-Masked In reply to Teru-Shinju [2010-04-08 16:59:27 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the kind words!
I know it looks a bit unfinished because of the missing background
But since I'm not that good in drawing backgrounds, I just left it white.

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Teru-Shinju In reply to Gas-Masked [2010-04-08 17:25:10 +0000 UTC]

no, not the background lol
the background is okay white.

I mean the center of the chepalothorax (and other white part as well, except the background). even if it is white, you must color it with white pencil and perhaps a slight gray or slight yellow/orange (if the light are orange/yellow and it is reflected on the cephalothorax a slightest bit) for shadow resulting from light and its bristles. if you leave it blank, it looks like the tarantula have a hole in the head LOL.

anyway, you spent a great job and hour with it, Im impressed

do you get what I mean? or my way of explaining is confusing?

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Gas-Masked In reply to Teru-Shinju [2010-04-08 19:07:31 +0000 UTC]

Oh, I know what you mean. On the original picture I did make it a slight gray, but on the scan you don't see it that well

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Teru-Shinju In reply to Gas-Masked [2010-04-08 20:23:17 +0000 UTC]

I see.

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X-xEmoliciousx-X [2010-03-08 16:35:18 +0000 UTC]

I like this. :P

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Gas-Masked In reply to X-xEmoliciousx-X [2010-03-08 16:37:12 +0000 UTC]

Glad you do. P:

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GothiLalita [2010-02-24 12:20:32 +0000 UTC]

It's a DRAWING?!
At first, I thought it was a picture of one of your pet spiders, done in negative! Whoa, it looks great!

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Gas-Masked In reply to GothiLalita [2010-02-24 17:14:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!
When I drew the lines, I was like "What? Did I just draw that?!"
Lol, I'm pretty much suprised myself, I didn't think I'd be able to make it look so realistic.
But then again, I have 3 living examples of the anatomy, so I guess it's not that astounding.

And by the way.
They really have that color, it's natural.

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schneckomann [2010-02-23 23:00:43 +0000 UTC]

OH GOTT D:
siesiehtmichanundverfolgtmiiiich
Ich frag mich immer noch warum die so blau sind :I
Ich mag keine Spinnen warum faszienieren die mich so? D':
Ach ja!
GOOD JOB! Sieht echt aus

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Gas-Masked In reply to schneckomann [2010-02-24 17:10:13 +0000 UTC]

... Weil blau toll ist? XD
Naja, es gibt auch einige Purpurfarbenen, oder orangefarbenen ... allein bei den Vogelspinnen gibt es um die 890-900 Arten

Danke!

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schneckomann In reply to Gas-Masked [2010-02-25 13:55:37 +0000 UTC]

OHMEINGOTT D:
Na ja Bilder sind Okay...
Und hinter Glas...na guuut....
Aber...DSCHUNGELCAMP D:

No pro <3

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Gas-Masked In reply to schneckomann [2010-02-25 19:01:52 +0000 UTC]

Vom Essen kann ich nur abraten XD (Lol, hab' die Sendung noch nie geguckt :'D)

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schneckomann In reply to Gas-Masked [2010-02-26 01:48:28 +0000 UTC]

Ich auch nich wirklich aber...
Bitte nict berühren okay? D:
Ist nicht gut für mich ODER die Spinne D:

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Gas-Masked In reply to schneckomann [2010-02-26 14:33:19 +0000 UTC]

Berühren ist doof, gibt nur viel Stress für die Spinne D:

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schneckomann In reply to Gas-Masked [2010-02-26 22:38:06 +0000 UTC]

Sag ich ja nich gut für mich nich gut für die Spinne.
Wir kommen und nicht zu nahe und sind alle glücklich : D

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Gas-Masked In reply to schneckomann [2010-02-27 19:38:18 +0000 UTC]

8DDD

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Antixy [2010-02-23 18:33:40 +0000 UTC]

WTF, ich dachte erst diz is'n Foto als ich das in klein gesehen hab XD

Mir gefällt die Coloration total und das Vieh is niedlich ey o.o

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Gas-Masked In reply to Antixy [2010-02-23 19:11:55 +0000 UTC]

... Dann hab' ich mein Ziel ja erreicht 8'D

Danke!
Lol, wie in der Beschreibung steht ... ich will eins
Lol, teilweise kosten die Tiere als auswachsenes Weib um die 500€ ...

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Antixy In reply to Gas-Masked [2010-02-23 19:13:53 +0000 UTC]

Ich dachte erst: 'LUL hat 'se 'ne neue Spinne?'
Ohmaii :'D

...
HILFE ICH WERDE GRAD ALS HEISS BEZEICHNET D:

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Gas-Masked In reply to Antixy [2010-02-23 19:15:34 +0000 UTC]

Lol, danke XD

DAS BIST DU AUCH
ähh ... wenn er das sagt, ich kann's ja nicht bezeugen XD

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Antixy In reply to Gas-Masked [2010-02-23 19:17:42 +0000 UTC]

Einer in meiner Klasse hat auch so eine Spinne wie du.
Und dann noch irgendwie so 'ne blaue oder so.weiß ich nich mehr genau.


Neeein, bin ich nich XD
Aber er will's nich einsehen fffffffff

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Gas-Masked In reply to Antixy [2010-02-23 19:19:07 +0000 UTC]

Du meinst, die mit den roten Knien? XD

Verdammt ...!
Doch! Bist duuuu! >:U

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Antixy In reply to Gas-Masked [2010-02-23 19:20:27 +0000 UTC]

Yeeeesm.

NUUU >:U
er hat glück, dass er nich bei mir is, sonst würd ich ihn verprügeln >:C
Obwohl ... das fänd der eh so geil XD

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Gas-Masked In reply to Antixy [2010-02-23 19:22:34 +0000 UTC]

Ffffff
Lol, okay XD

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Antixy In reply to Gas-Masked [2010-02-23 19:23:42 +0000 UTC]

Jaaa :'D

'DIT KLATSCHT GLEICH'
...
'ohhh, okay '

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Gas-Masked In reply to Antixy [2010-02-24 17:08:07 +0000 UTC]

XD

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