Black Tip Shark Deadly Art

My name's Steve Backshall and this is Deadly Art.

I'm lucky enough to travel the world tracking deadly animals.

In this show, my team of artists take my killer moment...

..and turn it into art.

And we'll reveal another unique creation.

Along the way, you'll get to pick up some tips,

tricks and techniques so you can make some art yourself.

This is no ordinary art show, this is Deadly Art.

'Coming up on Deadly Art,

'in South Africa, I go diving with some seriously deadly pack hunters.'

That was too close!

'The Deadly artists recreate another killer moment.'

I love the sheer size of our sharks.

'And we've got some cool art for you to try at home.'

In today's programme, we'll meet the top fish in the sea, the shark.

But we're dealing with a very special,

particularly spectacular group of sharks

that have an unbelievable strategy for catching their prey.

These are the blacktip sharks.

'All sharks are predators and will feed on other animals.

'They have rows of teeth which are replaced throughout their life.

'They may go through 30,000 teeth in a lifetime,

'which means they're never short of a sharp tooth or two.'

But what makes blacktip sharks particularly deadly

is their ability to work together.

'They're a team. They work almost like a pack of wolves

'to make them even more efficient at catching their prey.

Let's meet our artists in the Deadly Art studio.

I'm Michelle and I just love working with different materials.

I'm all about getting stuck in.

Hey. I'm Mike. I'm a cartoon artist and I'm up for today's Deadly Art.

'Mike and Michelle are representing the Deadly Art team,

'who are always up for a challenge.'

And here is the killer moment to inspire the artists.

Just look at the speed of this shark shoal. It is incredible.

So, how about this for a challenge?

Not just one blacktip, but a whole shoal of them.

Steve's killer moment is all about that shoal.

So we definitely need more than one shark here.

We could go with a painting, but in this one, we need movement.

We want their size, we want them swimming around us

to create that real shark experience.

-So we're going to need this.

-And we're going to need THESE.

'Time for some more Deadly Art.'

This is what our finished shark will look like.

We'll create a whole load of them.

We're going to make our sharks huge.

And we're going to make them out of these sheets of styrene plastic.

We'll draw shapes onto these sheets, cut them out,

fold them and then fix them together to create a shark like this.

As you can see, I've started drawing out the tail,

which looks like a massive butterfly.

But when you fold this over, you get your tailfin,

just like on the model here.

And then, if we move over to the head,

we need to create a shape that looks just like this.

I'll borrow that to use as my reference and start drawing the head.

-I'll move onto the body.

-OK.

'I reckon these sharks are going to be huge and fearsome.

'Judging by the paper model,

'the largest sculptures are going to be brilliant.

'We'll take a trip to South Africa, notorious for its wealth of sharks.

'So on Deadly 60, we braved the stormy seas to find some.'

Amazing!

'So, what makes them deadly?

'Well, the blacktip's body shape is like a blueprint

'for an underwater hunter.'

Look at the way the body's designed.

Oh! Thanks a lot(!)

It's like a torpedo.

Sharp nose, slender, sleek lines.

So perfect for cutting through the water at speed.

'They're highly manoeuvrable,

'and, just like wolves, they hunt in packs.

'Working as a team, they sniff out their prey

'with their scintillating sense of smell.

'Corralling it into a tight shoal.

'And from here on in, it's just chaos.

'The sharks corkscrew through the fishy feast,

'snatching with razor-sharp teeth,

'making mincemeat of entire shoals of fish.

'Each single shark is a formidable force,

'but together as a team, they're unstoppable.'

Whoa!

'Despite their teeth, they know exactly what they're doing.

'And my crew return to the boat all in one piece.

'Now you can get involved. It's Deadly Doodle time.'

I'll show you how to do a Deadly Doodle of a blacktip shark.

First of all,

you're going to draw curved lines that meet at the top.

At the bottom, you're going to draw the strong fin.

Next up, you need to draw a large fin at the top of the shark's head.

And then one on the bottom.

And now I'm going to draw in the deadly mouth.

Now I'm drawing the fin on the side of the shark's body.

That's another simple curved line

going all the way back up to the top.

Up at the top, we've got the three strong gills.

These are just like arrow shapes.

One, two, three.

Now I'm going to draw in that menacing eye.

Just a series of lines.

The first one like an upside-down V.

And for the last bit, it's like a triangle shape.

Next, we're going to do the lower fins.

So at the bottom, I'm drawing a teardrop shape,

and then on the other fin, a hook,

with a line coming down to meet the bottom fin.

Now I'm going to draw the smaller fins on the lower part of the body.

And these are just a series of U shapes.

Once you've got all those details,

put your pencil down and pick up your black marker pen.

All I'm doing is going all along the outline...

just following my lines all the way around.

Down the bottom of the body.

So I'm just going around with the black marker pen.

Over our tail.

And the bottom fin.

Remember those sharks have that black tip.

So with my marker pen, I'm just colouring it in.

And now the same on the bottom.

And again, with the lower fins, I'm going to do those tips.

There we go. And now onto the really strong gills.

And all I'm doing is bringing them up and out.

So they look 3D and really rigid.

So I'm just going over those gill lines,

making them a lot darker and more sketchy.

And finally, the teeth.

We're going to go around the pencil line...

..and now inside, I'll draw zigzags for those fierce, sharp teeth.

And there you have your deadly blacktip shark.

'That shark looks fierce! How did you get on drawing the doodle?

'We went to Devon on a Deadly Day Out.

'And here's all the action from the Deadly Art tent.'

ALL: Deadly Art!

BOTH: This is my Deadly Doodle!

I've drawn a blacktip shark.

Mine's a pinktip shark because I had a pink pen.

My name is Tallulah and this is my Deadly Doodle.

I'm very happy with my blacktip shark.

Hi, I'm Ronnie. This is my blacktip shark.

Yeah, I'm pretty happy with it. It's deadly, without a doubt.

'They all look brilliant.

'Keep on doodling. Let's get back to the Deadly Art studio.

-'Mike's onto the tail.'

-Awesome!

Our sharks are starting to take shape. Look how big they are!

They look amazing. I'm going to leave you to it

and focus on the shark's deadly mouth.

I've got a piece of plastic here.

I've cut it into a mouth shape, but I need to create an open jaw.

So to do that, I'm using a heat gun

and I'll bend it into position by melting this section here.

Now, as you heat it, the plastic becomes a lot more pliable.

So that's the jaw shape, and now for the fierce teeth.

Again, I'm just using plastic and just cutting some triangles.

They can be all different sizes. Snap these off.

I'm going to use my heat gun again...

to melt one to the other.

'This is a great technique, but remember, don't try anything

'you see in our Big Art sections. Mike and Michelle are professionals.

'Let's take a breather. Mike's got a very stylish DIY for you.'

I'm going to show you how to make

this brilliant blacktip shark hoodie.

With cool eyes, gills and massive fin

and, of course, those razor-sharp teeth.

First, you're going to need a hoodie. I've used a grey hoodie.

You could use any colour you want, but get permission first

because we're going to cut the hoodie up.

Now, we're going to cut along the back seam of our hood.

With scissors, cut through, following the seam.

This is where the fin is going.

Once you've cut that out, start on the fin.

Grab two pieces of foam.

The important thing is, this has to fit inside your hoodie.

Make sure your hole is big enough. That should work perfectly.

I'm going to glue these two pieces together.

You could use craft glue, it just takes longer to dry.

Once your fin is dry, you can insert the smaller fin.

It's the same size, just a bit thinner, made out of cardboard.

And when you slide that in, you can see it no longer flops around.

Now the base of the fin. We've got another piece of foam,

just in a rectangle shape,

and we're going to glue that to the bottom, just like that.

Fit this inside the hoodie.

Make sure the fin is pointing the right way, like this.

And you can see the base catches it so it doesn't come out.

Now we have to glue the base of the fin inside the hoodie.

It's really important to glue this fin down securely.

Cos we want it to stand up really straight. OK. And there you go.

You've got a fin sticking out of your hoodie.

Now, these are called blacktip sharks

because at the end of each fin, they have a little black marking.

So I've got another piece of foam

and I'm going to glue one to each side.

Now we've got our black tip on our fin.

So next thing we need to do

is add in the facial features, just like this one.

We've got the eye and we've also got these cool gills.

I wanted mine to have a sweet, cool design,

so I started with some really sharp angles.

All I'm creating is a very urban,

cool, street-looking eye.

And then for the gills, I wanted to match those up

with some really sharp-looking gills.

When you've got that drawn out, use this as our template.

Cut all these pieces out and transfer them to some foam.

I've got my black foam eye and got the white bit behind.

So we're going to glue our black eye down to our white piece behind.

So you're going to need two of those. Now you've got your two deadly eyes.

Cool, right?

Now we need to glue them down to the hoodie, one on each side.

Now we're going to glue down our gills.

So I've got three gills for each side.

Now for the deadly teeth. Start with the red piece of foam.

We're going to create a gum and teeth sandwich.

So we've got red gums, white teeth.

And then on the other side, we've got more red gums.

Now we have to glue it together.

I'll make my teeth different sizes. A few short ones, a few long ones,

but all deadly sharp.

You've got a line of gnashers there.

OK. We're going to glue this inside the hood now.

Glue the middle to the top of your hood.

Once that's secure, start gluing down the gums.

That's your blacktip shark hoodie all finished,

complete with blacktip fin, eyes, gills and those deadly teeth.

Make sure you give it a try at home. Now, I'm off for a bit to eat.

'The coolest DIY we've ever done. Back to the Big Art.

'So, what do you think so far?

'I reckon it's going to be great.'

Now the plastic's nice and soft, I'm just pushing down through the lines.

And I'm just going to do the same with the rest.

'I love this!'

That's another Deadly Art finished, and they look great!

But for me, it's the head.

The way we melted the plastic around the eyes and gills,

-it makes them really cool textures.

-I love the sheer size of our sharks

and the fact we made more than one of them surrounding us,

just like when Steve came face-to-face

with a whole shoal of blacktips. Awesome!

'It's nearly time for the big reveal. I asked the Deadly Art team

'to recreate these killer shots and turn them into art.

'So let's take a look at the finished result.

'That is so dramatic!

'The fact that it's a mobile and it's always on the move,

'circling round and round, represents the pack superbly well.

'They're reflecting the blue exactly as the sharks would do

'under the surface of the water.

'I love the details like the scary teeth.

'They're just like the real thing.

'Menacing, mobile, magic! Nice work, team.

'Art doesn't get any deadlier than this.'

That was a truly sublime work of art.

Make sure you try the Doodle and the DIY

and we'll see you next time for more Deadly Art.

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