Skulltula by Nate Hallinan

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image showing Skulltula by Nate Hallinan

One_Giant_Nostril on May 4th, 2017 at 17:32 UTC »

It was submitted to r/ImaginaryMonsters too - disclosure: I'm a mod there.

About this piece, the artist says,

My version of what a real Skulltula might look like. If you haven't played any of the Zelda games, Skulltulas are nasty spiders in the land of Hyrule. These awful enemies like to drop down and ambush their prey from above. If the fall doesn't knock you out, their deadly venom will. Generally, they like to feed on the contents of the head (brains, eyes, etc.) and if they need a new shell, they’ll carve out the skull and use it as armor like hermit crabs. The larger they grow, the larger the skulls they have to obtain.

Here's his early concept drawings of it.

u/NateHallinan's deviantArt gallery, ArtStation and website.

CringeAnarchyTool on May 4th, 2017 at 17:58 UTC »

That's honestly very impressive and realistic.

RachyRachington on May 4th, 2017 at 18:17 UTC »

r/zelda would appreciate this!