0:00:02 > 0:00:05My name's Steve Backshall and this is Deadly Art.
0:00:07 > 0:00:11I'm lucky enough to travel the world, tracking deadly animals.
0:00:13 > 0:00:17But in this show, my team of artists take my killer moment...
0:00:19 > 0:00:21..and turn it into art.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25'And we'll reveal another unique creation.
0:00:26 > 0:00:28'Along the way, you'll get tips,
0:00:28 > 0:00:31'tricks and techniques so you can make some art.
0:00:33 > 0:00:37'This is no ordinary art show, this is Deadly Art.'
0:00:41 > 0:00:42'Coming up on Deadly Art -
0:00:42 > 0:00:45'I get close to a venomous, pinching predator.'
0:00:45 > 0:00:47Ow!
0:00:47 > 0:00:51'With a pile of tyres and power tools at hand,
0:00:51 > 0:00:54'my art team get to grips with an astounding piece of killer art.'
0:00:54 > 0:00:59- A scorpion on a truly deadly scale. - 'And you can get creative, too.'
0:01:00 > 0:01:02'So what are we looking at today?'
0:01:02 > 0:01:06Despite being only about five centimetres long,
0:01:06 > 0:01:09there are some species of today's deadly creature
0:01:09 > 0:01:12that could kill someone my size stone dead.
0:01:12 > 0:01:14It's the deadly, scary scorpion.
0:01:14 > 0:01:19They've been around on earth for more than 420 million years.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22They're found on nearly every continent on earth
0:01:22 > 0:01:24and some of them are highly venomous.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27This is an animal that certainly had a sting in the tail.
0:01:29 > 0:01:34Let's meet today's artists ready and waiting in the Deadly Art studio.
0:01:34 > 0:01:38I'm Jo. I'm a painter, a sculptor and a general mess-maker.
0:01:41 > 0:01:48I'm Nicola. I'm an ice sculptor, sand sculptor and power tool queen.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55'Nicola and Jo will be representing the Deadly Art team
0:01:55 > 0:01:57'who are always up for a challenge like this.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01'And here's a killer moment from the deadly scorpion.'
0:02:01 > 0:02:04We'll make a huge sculpture of a scorpion in the striking position.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06Excellent. We'll use car tyres.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09They're the perfect shape for the segments of his body.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12And they're dark, rigid, robust, just like the scorpion.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14Let's get some tyres.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18'Time for some more Deadly Art.'
0:02:18 > 0:02:23'The idea of using car tyres to create a scorpion is inspired.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26- 'Great idea!'- This is really deadly,
0:02:26 > 0:02:28so I'm going to take my time.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30'Our artists are trained professionals.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33'Don't attempt anything you see them do in the Big Art.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36'There are more than 1,500 species of scorpion -
0:02:36 > 0:02:39'160 of those in South Africa.' Got something.
0:02:39 > 0:02:43'So I was bound to bump into one or two of them on my travels.' Ow!
0:02:44 > 0:02:48This...is a Flat Rock Scorpion.
0:02:48 > 0:02:52And, um...it's got quite a pinch on it.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56But, um...it's actually really the pussycat of the scorpion world,
0:02:56 > 0:02:58as far as the sting goes.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02Um...the rule of thumb, really, is to look at a scorpion,
0:03:02 > 0:03:06look at the size of its pincers, and if those are big, like this one,
0:03:06 > 0:03:09you can see he's trying to get hold of me with those,
0:03:09 > 0:03:11those will be its primary weapon.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14The great thing about this Flat Rock Scorpion
0:03:14 > 0:03:16is even though his sting really isn't very potent,
0:03:16 > 0:03:20because he has these massive, powerful pincers,
0:03:20 > 0:03:22he'll flatten himself inside a crevice,
0:03:22 > 0:03:26and if other scorpions that have much more potent venom come nearby,
0:03:26 > 0:03:28he can literally tear them apart.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31So, although he's not very harmful to us,
0:03:31 > 0:03:34he is quite potentially harmful to other scorpions.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37'Join me later when I meet an even deadlier version.
0:03:37 > 0:03:39'Back to the Deadly Art studio.'
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Just like our scorpion, these tyres are really tough.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44They even have metal in them.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47'It's tough work, Nicola, but so worth it.'
0:03:47 > 0:03:50We've made this wooden structure for the scorpion's body
0:03:50 > 0:03:53which will then rise up into its tail.
0:03:53 > 0:03:55And these just sit on top...
0:03:55 > 0:03:59of the segments of his body.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01'It still looks like a pile of car tyres to me,
0:04:01 > 0:04:05'but, knowing the team, they'll pull it out of the bag as usual.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07'Here's Nicola with a doodle for you.'
0:04:07 > 0:04:11I'm going to show you how to do a Deadly Doodle of a scorpion.
0:04:11 > 0:04:15Begin by drawing the shape of a mug handle.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19This is going to form a guideline for the body
0:04:19 > 0:04:23and give the tail that characteristic backwards curve.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25He's split up into three sections.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28His head, his body and his tail.
0:04:28 > 0:04:34On the end of the tail, draw an upside-down tear shape.
0:04:34 > 0:04:35That will give it the sting.
0:04:35 > 0:04:40His pincers are two backwards C shapes,
0:04:40 > 0:04:45and then join those to the head using some simple lines.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49And the rest of his legs are going to overlap his body along here.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52And he needs four of those.
0:04:52 > 0:04:55And the ones at the back...
0:04:55 > 0:04:58are three triangles.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01And now we're ready to go in with our marker pen.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Redefine the line you've already done,
0:05:04 > 0:05:09and to make those pincers look extra perilous, add on some spikes.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19We want his front arms to look really strong.
0:05:19 > 0:05:23So give some nice, bold shapes along this guide.
0:05:27 > 0:05:29All of his legs, including his arm,
0:05:29 > 0:05:34are going to join the body via a small circle.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38And then double up on the lines, adding the joints as you go.
0:05:42 > 0:05:44Do the same at the back.
0:05:51 > 0:05:56At the front, add two triangles for the opening of his mouth.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01And then follow this line around... to form the head.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04He also needs two beady little eyes.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08His body is made up of segments.
0:06:08 > 0:06:10So again, using your guide,
0:06:10 > 0:06:14add a few different sections...
0:06:15 > 0:06:18..to give him that rigid structure.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25Redefine that teardrop.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27And the rest of his tail...
0:06:27 > 0:06:30is just made up of simple leaf shapes
0:06:30 > 0:06:33all the way down until you meet the body.
0:06:33 > 0:06:38And there you have him, your deadly scorpion with a sting!
0:06:38 > 0:06:42'Nice one, Nicola. We visited Crawley on a Deadly Day Out.
0:06:42 > 0:06:46'Here's how you got on with your scorpions in the Deadly Art tent.'
0:06:46 > 0:06:48CHEERING
0:06:49 > 0:06:53His legs are really simple lines.
0:06:53 > 0:06:56Show me. Let's have a look. Very nice!
0:06:56 > 0:07:00This is my Deadly Doodle of a scorpion.
0:07:00 > 0:07:05- I'm Charlie.- I'm Emily. - BOTH: And these are our scorpions.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08- BOTH: Is this deadly enough for you? - 'Yes, they are.
0:07:08 > 0:07:10'Great work. Keep doodling.
0:07:10 > 0:07:14'Back to Jo and Nicola and their massive sculpture.'
0:07:16 > 0:07:18I've made this wooden arc.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20I'm attaching these smaller bits of tyre
0:07:20 > 0:07:23to make the sections of the scorpion's tail.
0:07:26 > 0:07:28I'm working on the scorpion's legs.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31I've created the shape of them out of wood,
0:07:31 > 0:07:33and to continue our tyre theme,
0:07:33 > 0:07:36I'm covering them in inner tube.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42'It's looking good, but still a long way to go.
0:07:42 > 0:07:43'When I was in South Africa,
0:07:43 > 0:07:49'looking for one of the world's deadliest scorpions was unnerving.'
0:07:49 > 0:07:54This is...the scorpion I was really hoping to find around here.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57I'm going to show you why I've been carrying this torch around.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01If I get rid of my normal light...
0:08:01 > 0:08:02Look at that.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09This is one of the most curious things about scorpions,
0:08:09 > 0:08:11is that their exoskeleton,
0:08:11 > 0:08:14their skeleton on the outside of their body,
0:08:14 > 0:08:18has this amazing glow when it's put under ultraviolet light.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23The reason for this probably is that because all invertebrates
0:08:23 > 0:08:25see really well in this kind of light,
0:08:25 > 0:08:28that a scorpion hiding in a crevice can see another one
0:08:28 > 0:08:31by seeing that ghostly green glow.
0:08:31 > 0:08:34Now, you'll notice that I haven't got this one on my hand
0:08:34 > 0:08:36like I did the other one.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Nor am I trying to get it to sting me.
0:08:38 > 0:08:42For the very simple reason that if it did, um...
0:08:42 > 0:08:45well, my trip would certainly be over.
0:08:45 > 0:08:48This is probably one of the most venomous scorpions in Africa.
0:08:48 > 0:08:52And if you look at the size of the pincers and the size of the tail,
0:08:52 > 0:08:56you'll see it's exactly reversed from the scorpion I had earlier.
0:08:56 > 0:09:00The tail's big and fat, the pincers small and thin.
0:09:00 > 0:09:04This one here has a really nasty punch.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07One of the most extraordinary things about this particular species
0:09:07 > 0:09:09is that it doesn't stop there.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13It can actually flick its venom at an attacker.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16And it can be really, really accurate.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18'Deadly, but such an extraordinary creature.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21'Now, Jo's got a DIY for you.'
0:09:21 > 0:09:25I'm going to show you how to make this deadly scorpion door hanger.
0:09:25 > 0:09:27Starting off, I've drawn Nicola's Deadly Doodle
0:09:27 > 0:09:29onto a bit of foam board
0:09:29 > 0:09:32and the first thing I'm going to do is cut its body out.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36'You must get an adult to do this bit. Scalpels are dangerous.'
0:09:40 > 0:09:44Just pop that out. We won't be needing that.
0:09:44 > 0:09:45And then you have the body.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50I'm going to replace his legs with these black straws.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53Firstly, I'm going to cut about halfway up at a diagonal
0:09:53 > 0:09:55to make nice pointy legs.
0:09:55 > 0:10:00I'll do that with eight of them, saving two for the front arms.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02To attach these to the body,
0:10:02 > 0:10:06I've made tiny little slits in the end here.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09I'll push paper fasteners through that tiny little slit
0:10:09 > 0:10:12and then through the body.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16And another one on the other side.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Open up the other side and secure it in place.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26There you have the first two legs.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29We're going to go all the way along.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Now, for the pincer arms,
0:10:38 > 0:10:41I'm going to take a binder clip and some gardening wire.
0:10:41 > 0:10:43I'm going to tie them on.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48'This is fiddly. Thread the wire through the large gap in the clip,
0:10:48 > 0:10:52'then through the slit, and twist the ends of the wire together.'
0:10:54 > 0:10:59Taking some more foam board, I've got an oval and a teardrop shape.
0:10:59 > 0:11:02I'm just going to glue that on. Oval first.
0:11:03 > 0:11:07Teardrop. And that's going to cover up the binder clip.
0:11:09 > 0:11:13OK. That's ready to attach onto the body.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17So there you've got your scorpion.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Now I'm going to make him look really nasty with some black spray paint.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23'Wear protective gear if you're using spray paints
0:11:23 > 0:11:26'and get an adult to help you.'
0:11:31 > 0:11:35I'm going to take some red and highlight the top of his body.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41Next, I'm going to pick out the segments of its body
0:11:41 > 0:11:43just by cutting along like this.
0:11:47 > 0:11:49'You could also paint the lines on when it's dry.'
0:11:49 > 0:11:53And now for the last little bit of detail, his eyes.
0:11:58 > 0:12:01OK, let's give him something to hold onto.
0:12:04 > 0:12:07So there you have it - one deadly scorpion door hanger.
0:12:07 > 0:12:10'I reckon that will look very cool on your bedroom door.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12'Guaranteed to keep anyone out.'
0:12:15 > 0:12:17That's the scorpion's head in place,
0:12:17 > 0:12:19now for those exciting finishing touches.
0:12:19 > 0:12:22We've got more tyres bringing us up to these pincers,
0:12:22 > 0:12:24which I made in the same way as the legs.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26A piece of wood covered in rubber tubing.
0:12:26 > 0:12:29Now I'm just going to screw it on.
0:12:29 > 0:12:33'Over to Jo, and that tail is massive.'
0:12:33 > 0:12:36I've attached the tail and tied it to this grid for support.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38But not forgetting the most important part.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41That's the deadly sting. Oh, it's heavy!
0:12:43 > 0:12:45'Looks like they've both finished.'
0:12:47 > 0:12:49Phew! That was a tough one.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52The position is perfect.
0:12:52 > 0:12:55That backwards arc is very dramatic, like he's about to strike.
0:12:55 > 0:12:59Using the tyres, they're in segments they're dark, they're tough.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02It totally captures the essence of what a scorpion is.
0:13:02 > 0:13:07And it's huge. A scorpion on a truly deadly scale.
0:13:10 > 0:13:14I asked the Deadly Art team to recreate this killer moment.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16So let's take a look at the finished work of art.
0:13:18 > 0:13:21'A stunning sculpted scorpion, ready to strike.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23'I had no idea how a pile of car tyres
0:13:23 > 0:13:26'would turn into this incredible arachnid,
0:13:26 > 0:13:28'but it certainly has.
0:13:28 > 0:13:30'The tail, curved over its body,
0:13:30 > 0:13:34'looks just ready to jab in its venomous spear.
0:13:34 > 0:13:37'And the pincers, poised for that killer pinch.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41'It's an industrial creepy-crawly that's emerged from a rubbish tip
0:13:41 > 0:13:43'and is about to wreak havoc.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45'Art doesn't get any deadlier than this.'
0:13:45 > 0:13:48What an incredible creation!
0:13:48 > 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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