Spider Christmas Bauble Ornament

When last year's Christmas tree arrived, it had quite a few spiders living among its branches. So, for this year, I decided to go all in on that theme and create a fitting ornament for this year's tree. Maybe the spiders will like it, too.

The ornament comes in three versions. There is one with Santa hats and one without. I created a hollow and a filled version of both of these. Use whatever fits you needs / printer/slicer requirements best. :-)

This ornament was originally intended for Christmas, but the version without hats fits gothic, Halloween, fantasy and related themes just as well.

Print Settings

Printer Brand: Anycubic
Printer: Photon M3
Rafts: Yes
Supports: Yes
Resolution: 0.025mm

Post-Printing

Painting the Ornament

The ornament was painted in three stages. After priming, I used an airbrush to apply a silver layer. I then turned the silver into gold and red by adding a single layer of yellow and red Speedpaint. The eyes and hats were painted using regular acrylic model colours. To protect the surface, boost saturation and achieve a glossy finish, I added an additional layer of gloss varnish at the end.