Taff Rocks: Simple Spider Tutorial

This simple little spider will be at home an any bugline, critter conga or even Halloween! He's so easy to create.

Your rock would benefit from a fantastic background or base before you paint the spider. Taff Rocks has a growing list of background and base techniques for you to try, or try one of your own. Click here to see our list.

You will need:

A rock
Black paint (for body)
White paint (for eyes)
A little red paint (for mouth)
Paint brushes or paint pens of the colours listed

1. Draw the outline and paint the body in black

2. Now paint in the legs

3. Whilst waiting for the black paint to dry, add a little web for your spider to hang from (optional)

4. Eyes

Using white paint, paint in some eyes. I used a dowel to just dot it on, you can use the wrong end of a pencil, cotton bud or something similar to dot on the eyes if you don't want to paint them on.
When that's dry, paint in a thin line of black to outline the eyes

5. Pupils and mouth

Using a dowel, cotton bud or pencil, dip in it the black paint for a pupil, then allow to dry
For the mouth, use a thin paint brush and some red paint to add a smiley mouth