0:00:02 > 0:00:03I'm Steve Backshall. This is Deadly Art.
0:00:07 > 0:00:10I'm lucky enough to travel the world tracking deadly animals.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16But in this show, my team of artists take my killer moments...
0:00:19 > 0:00:21..and turn it into art.
0:00:21 > 0:00:26And we'll reveal another unique creation.
0:00:26 > 0:00:29Along the way, you'll pick up some tips, tricks and techniques,
0:00:29 > 0:00:33so you can make some art yourself.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37This is no ordinary art show, this is Deadly Art.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42'Coming up on Deadly Art,
0:00:42 > 0:00:45'I come across a flamboyant fish
0:00:45 > 0:00:46'with a lethal strike.'
0:00:46 > 0:00:50Oh, unbelievable!
0:00:50 > 0:00:52'The deadly artists recreate another killer moment.'
0:00:52 > 0:00:56- You can imagine it about to gobble us up in one gulp...- Wah!- Agh!
0:00:56 > 0:01:00'And you can get creative too.
0:01:00 > 0:01:01'What are we looking at today?'
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Red means danger,
0:01:03 > 0:01:06especially for the victims of today's
0:01:06 > 0:01:09colourfully calculating creature. Meet the lionfish.
0:01:09 > 0:01:13With its extendable fins, like a lion's mane,
0:01:13 > 0:01:15you can see where it gets its name from.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18This fishy predator looks stunning to us
0:01:18 > 0:01:20and very obvious when it's out in the open.
0:01:20 > 0:01:21But those striking stripes
0:01:21 > 0:01:25help to break up its outline against the reef,
0:01:25 > 0:01:27so they work as camouflage.
0:01:27 > 0:01:32Not only that, but those super sharp spines are linked to venom glands.
0:01:32 > 0:01:34This is a fish with a sting.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36I can't wait to see what our team
0:01:36 > 0:01:39will make of this deceptively deadly creature.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44So who is taking on the Deadly Art challenge today?
0:01:44 > 0:01:49I'm Jo, I'm a painter and a general mess maker.
0:01:49 > 0:01:53I'm Mike, a cartoon artist, and I'm up for today's Deadly Art.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56Mike and Jo are representing the Deadly Art team,
0:01:56 > 0:01:58who are always up for a challenge,
0:01:58 > 0:02:02and this is today's killer moment to inspire the artwork.
0:02:02 > 0:02:04The lionfish is such a good candidate
0:02:04 > 0:02:07 because of those amazing stripes.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10And it's alien-like, but so beautiful at the same time.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13- Let's get on with our... - BOTH: Massive sculpture!
0:02:13 > 0:02:17Chicken wire and wood is going to form the basis
0:02:17 > 0:02:19of our lionfish sculpture.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22We've got the skeleton of a lionfish drawn out.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25I'm just finishing off those deadly spines.
0:02:25 > 0:02:27Now for the fun bit, cutting it out.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31Well, it is Deadly Art, so it's got to include the use of power tools.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34But our artists are trained professionals,
0:02:34 > 0:02:37so don't try anything you see in our big art.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39Mike and Jo's lionfish
0:02:39 > 0:02:40will look fantastic
0:02:40 > 0:02:44just like the ones I met in Borneo.
0:02:44 > 0:02:45Night time is perfect
0:02:45 > 0:02:47for these stealthy predators
0:02:47 > 0:02:48to come out and hunt,
0:02:48 > 0:02:50and I wanted to take a closer look.
0:02:50 > 0:02:54Huge fins held out to the side
0:02:54 > 0:02:59and the spines go down to the tip.
0:02:59 > 0:03:02They are all super sharp,
0:03:02 > 0:03:04and at the base of them
0:03:04 > 0:03:06is a venom gland filled with poison.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09When chasing its prey,
0:03:09 > 0:03:12it just relies on speed.
0:03:13 > 0:03:18Oh, dear, there's a small fish over here
0:03:18 > 0:03:20which doesn't know the trouble
0:03:20 > 0:03:23it's getting itself into.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25The lionfish has spotted it,
0:03:25 > 0:03:29this could be trouble.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32It's moving in.
0:03:32 > 0:03:36Oh! Oh!
0:03:36 > 0:03:39Unbelievable!
0:03:40 > 0:03:43Did you see the speed of that strike?
0:03:48 > 0:03:50That is so cool.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54Oh, look, it's going to happen again.
0:03:57 > 0:03:58I have a feeling
0:03:58 > 0:04:02it could well be dinner time.
0:04:02 > 0:04:05Oh, don't do it...
0:04:07 > 0:04:09It did it again!
0:04:11 > 0:04:13This is the most
0:04:13 > 0:04:15astounding display of feeding
0:04:15 > 0:04:18I think I've ever seen.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20That was a phenomenal experience.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Let's see how Mike and Jo are getting on.
0:04:22 > 0:04:25Our wooden skeleton's cut out and fitted together,
0:04:25 > 0:04:29bulked out with chicken wire to give our lionfish some shape,
0:04:29 > 0:04:32and now I'm attaching the front section.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Our lionfish will be massive.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39All lionfish have unique fins. For ours,
0:04:39 > 0:04:43I'm wrapping some armature wire around our skeleton
0:04:43 > 0:04:44so when they stick out,
0:04:44 > 0:04:47it creates a movement at the side of our sculpture.
0:04:47 > 0:04:50Now we need to make a covering for our lionfish.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53I'll show you a really cool technique
0:04:53 > 0:04:55you might have heard of - tie-dye.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58We've taken some plain white fabric, rolled it up,
0:04:58 > 0:05:00tied it off into sections.
0:05:00 > 0:05:05I'm going to dip it into this brown fabric dye.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Really let it soak in.
0:05:09 > 0:05:11That needs a few minutes.
0:05:11 > 0:05:15This one has already been soaking for a while, and I'll show you
0:05:15 > 0:05:18when you take the string off it,
0:05:18 > 0:05:23you're left with a really nice white stripe.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Just like the markings on the lionfish.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29We've a lot of covering to do, so I'd better get on.
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Nice one, Jo. Over to Mike, it's Deadly Doodle time.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36This is one of the simplest doodles we've ever done.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39It starts from the centre of our paper.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42I'm going to start with the big egg, for the body,
0:05:42 > 0:05:44do a circle for one of the eyes,
0:05:44 > 0:05:47a backwards C for the other eye, on the other side of the body.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50My favourite part of this drawing -
0:05:50 > 0:05:52a little hotdog for the mouth. To add in the fins,
0:05:52 > 0:05:58draw a line, coming from the body to each corner of your paper.
0:05:58 > 0:05:59For the tail,
0:05:59 > 0:06:03draw a wiggly line coming down.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Then add in your spines,
0:06:05 > 0:06:09just like a Mohawk down the middle of his back.
0:06:10 > 0:06:12And draw in two antennae.
0:06:14 > 0:06:160K. That's our pencil sketch done.
0:06:16 > 0:06:19Take a black marker and add some details.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Go back over those lines for the fins
0:06:22 > 0:06:25and just keep going back out to points
0:06:25 > 0:06:28and back in towards the body with wavy lines.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30Kind of drawing a leaf shape of a plant.
0:06:30 > 0:06:34Same again on the other side.
0:06:35 > 0:06:39Part of the reason this is so simple is that each lionfish is different,
0:06:39 > 0:06:43so it doesn't matter how you draw it, it'll look great every time.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46Same with the spines, add in spikes at the top
0:06:46 > 0:06:49going over those lines you did earlier for his Mohawk,
0:06:49 > 0:06:53but adding sharp little points at the top.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56For the tail, go back over your line
0:06:56 > 0:07:01and just draw a few wiggly lines coming back towards the body.
0:07:01 > 0:07:05That's his tail fin. Go back over the antennae.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08Now we'll add details for the eyes.
0:07:08 > 0:07:14Here's a great little tip - to do a fish eye, just draw the number six.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17Do that for both pupils.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20For the hot dog mouth,
0:07:20 > 0:07:24split it in half, add a little bit of opening,
0:07:24 > 0:07:27colour that in. Go round the body one more time.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32Now all you have to do is colour it in.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35Draw in some spines for the body.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38This is how the fins are held to the fish.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42Finally, you can add in some markings.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49All right. How's that for a Deadly Doodle?
0:07:49 > 0:07:51I love that cartoony lionfish.
0:07:51 > 0:07:55So how did some of you get on drawing this doodle?
0:07:55 > 0:07:58We went to Swindon on a Deadly day out, and here's all the action.
0:08:00 > 0:08:04Lines going down our back... to mark out the spine.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13Deadly!
0:08:13 > 0:08:16I'm Zoe, and this is my Deadly Doodle.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19I like the eyelids and the stripes.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22I'm Sam, and this is my Deadly Doodle.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Deadly Art rocks!
0:08:25 > 0:08:29Keep on doodling. Let's get back to the Deadly Art studio.
0:08:29 > 0:08:30A lionfish's stripes
0:08:30 > 0:08:34are perfect camouflage. I'm painting on these stripes
0:08:34 > 0:08:37so that they match the contours of the body.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43The tie-dye material is nice and dry
0:08:43 > 0:08:47and as you can see, the face has been moulded out of chicken wire.
0:08:47 > 0:08:52All that's left to do is to lay this over,
0:08:52 > 0:08:55then tuck into and around the eye,
0:08:55 > 0:08:57folding around the eyebrows,
0:08:57 > 0:09:01down to those big lionfish lips.
0:09:01 > 0:09:05And if you like the lionfish's gulping mouth, check out this DIY.
0:09:05 > 0:09:08I'm going to show you a DIY of
0:09:08 > 0:09:10a lionfish with a deadly bite.
0:09:10 > 0:09:11Yum, yum, yum!
0:09:11 > 0:09:14Starting off with that beautiful fin,
0:09:14 > 0:09:17I'm taking a thick wax crayon
0:09:17 > 0:09:19and I'll cut some notches out of it.
0:09:19 > 0:09:24If you're doing this at home, get an adult to help you.
0:09:27 > 0:09:29I've got some cream card here.
0:09:29 > 0:09:33I'm going to start off by making an arc like a rainbow.
0:09:33 > 0:09:38All the way up, beautiful markings.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40I'll go with the darker red
0:09:40 > 0:09:44to draw in between those lines. Great.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47The next thing I'll do is concertina it all together
0:09:47 > 0:09:48and make a fan.
0:09:48 > 0:09:51We start off by folding it in half,
0:09:51 > 0:09:54just lots of folding,
0:09:54 > 0:09:57always working towards the centre.
0:09:58 > 0:10:03Keep folding until you get all the way to the end of the card.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Then you have a nice fan,
0:10:06 > 0:10:08and using those upper creases as a guide,
0:10:08 > 0:10:12we're going to cut out those lovely spiny fin shapes.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18So that's our side fin,
0:10:18 > 0:10:22and I've got another one for the other side,
0:10:22 > 0:10:26then two smaller ones for these top and bottom spines.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29For the body, I've got some foam board
0:10:29 > 0:10:32and stuck some same colour paper on it.
0:10:32 > 0:10:36Then we're going to go and draw a large egg shape.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39And using the same technique,
0:10:39 > 0:10:43I'll just go straight up and down for the markings.
0:10:43 > 0:10:49Then a little bit of dark red to make it a bit more interesting.
0:10:49 > 0:10:52Now we just need to cut it out.
0:10:52 > 0:10:56It goes over here, and I need to make a hole for that snappy mouth.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00That mouth is going to be made out of a binder clip.
0:11:00 > 0:11:03What we are going to do is get the ends of it,
0:11:03 > 0:11:06just make a mark which will show us where to cut out.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10Then cut out a little rectangle
0:11:10 > 0:11:12for that mouth to fit into.
0:11:14 > 0:11:16OK.
0:11:16 > 0:11:18Now we need to cover the mouth.
0:11:18 > 0:11:20I've got the same piece of paper as before,
0:11:20 > 0:11:23and I've drawn round it to create a T-shape.
0:11:23 > 0:11:27I'm using double-sided tape to cover that clip.
0:11:29 > 0:11:31I've got another bit of paper
0:11:31 > 0:11:34that should just cover up that top bit.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41There you have your little snappy mouth.
0:11:41 > 0:11:44We'll put all those elements together,
0:11:44 > 0:11:47gluing this one to the front
0:11:47 > 0:11:50and the other side to the back.
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Now we can turn it over,
0:11:55 > 0:11:57put his mouth in.
0:11:59 > 0:12:04I've got some googly eyes that you can get from a craft store,
0:12:04 > 0:12:07which I'm going to stick on.
0:12:07 > 0:12:11One last thing - I'm going to give him some antennae.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13For that, I've got two orange straws.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17I'm going to cut them at a little angle.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21I've got two polyballs which I'll glue to the end.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Because I've cut them at an angle, they're quite sharp,
0:12:24 > 0:12:29so they should just push straight into the side of our foam board.
0:12:31 > 0:12:35So there we have our beautiful snappy lionfish.
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Is that deadly enough for you?
0:12:37 > 0:12:40Love the idea of using a clip for a mouth.
0:12:40 > 0:12:44Back to the Big Art, and it's all coming together.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51That's it, they've finished.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56So, another Big Art complete.
0:12:56 > 0:12:59The dying works so well for these markings.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02It shows off the striking stripes on these extendable fins.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06- You can imagine it about to gobble us up in one gulp...- Wah!- Agh!
0:13:06 > 0:13:08Definitely deadly, Mike!
0:13:08 > 0:13:10I asked the Deadly Art team
0:13:10 > 0:13:11to recreate these killer shots
0:13:11 > 0:13:13and turn them into art.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16So let's take a look at the finished work of art.
0:13:17 > 0:13:21This lionfish is enormous!
0:13:21 > 0:13:23The lionfish's bright colours make it
0:13:23 > 0:13:26like a swimming ninja in stripy pyjamas,
0:13:26 > 0:13:29and this model is exactly the same.
0:13:29 > 0:13:32The dorsal fins that run down its back,
0:13:32 > 0:13:35they're the ones that deliver the venom,
0:13:35 > 0:13:38and here, they are truly massive.
0:13:38 > 0:13:41A true venomous killer of the seabed
0:13:41 > 0:13:43and definitely deadly.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45Nice work, team.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47What an incredible creation!
0:13:47 > 0:13:50Make sure you try the Doodle and the DIY,
0:13:50 > 0:13:53and we'll see you next time for more Deadly Art.
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