How to Draw a Spider Web with Spider

1. Begin the spider web with spider outline by drawing the straight lines of the radius - strands of web that go from the center of the web outward. Draw three of these lines, all emanating from a central point. You should have two triangular shapes.

Then, draw straight and slightly curved lines between the radius lines at different angles. These strands are known as the web’s spirals.

2. Draw two more straight radial lines extending from the center of the web, then draw the slightly curved lines of the spirals between them. You can draw another line halfway through one of the sections to show where the spider has made a repair to her web.

3. Extend three more straight lines from the center of the web. Notice that the lines on this side of the web are shorter and closer together. This helps give the web a three-dimensional appearance, with the wider side appearing closer. Connect the lines with the slightly curved spirals.

4. Extend three more long, straight lines from the center of the line. Connect the lines with slightly curved lines, and draw a straight line halfway down one segment.

5. Complete the spirals by drawing straight and slightly curved lines between the remaining radials.

6. Next, draw the spider, erasing lines of the web as necessary. Draw an egg-shaped oval for the spider’s abdomen, and a smaller partial oval for the spider’s head.

7. Draw the spider’s legs, erasing the web as necessary. Spiders have eight legs, four on each side. Each leg should be made of three narrow, curved segments. The final segment of each leg - the spider’s “feet” - should end in sharp points. Notice that one leg appears incomplete - it is bent out of sight.

8. Draw the spider’s remaining legs, erasing as necessary. Again, use three curved segments for each leg, with the final segment ending at a sharp point.

9. Detail the spider’s head and body. Sketch wavy lines down the abdomen, and shade many small eyes at the front of the head.

Your spider web outline is now complete. Color your realistic spider with a web cartoon. We’ve shaded ours in various browns to resemble a grass spider or an American nursery web spider.