Blue Red Ink Spider - 26 Oct 2024

Seen this before somewhere

Yes, this is very similar to the previous one I did here but purely in red/blue ink - well crimson and prussian blue. The crimson is underneath and then blue layers alternating with varnish on top. This is what it started out looking like:

Design on paper, and initial painting of red blue spider

More of a filled-in version of the original tattoo design, but also trying to get the legs crossed slightly to give some dynamism to it lol. Partly based on a spider that was living in a hole above the door in the bathroom.

Layers on layers

Given my current (still) obsession with layering varnish and paint, the final version had a lot of layers. Conveniently I was painting it next to an open fire, so I could dry each layer quickly. The final result looks like:

Final version on a mantlepeice of a red blue spider

It ended up very dark, so really needs to be in a bright light (or backlit) to see anything, but I quite like it.