A scorpion with an arched tail

A study of a scorpion from above with eight walking legs, two pincers and a curved tail on textured paper. Place the narrow head, segmented abdomen and curved tail on a central axis.

A way into the drawing

1. Set the main volumes

   Place the narrow head, segmented abdomen and curved tail on a central axis.

2. Count and connect the limbs

   Fan four walking legs from each side of the body, then add the two larger pincer arms in front.

3. Build the structure

   Connect each angular joint and tail segment before adding the single hooked stinger.

4. Refine the values

   Use gray planes and dark joint recesses to separate the armor, keeping narrow highlights on the upper ridges.

A small thing to tryCount eight walking legs separately from the two pincers before shading.