Finding a balance between the aggressive and tender sides of this creature is key to its credibility.

Since I wanted it to be intimidating to adults, I made it taller.

Regarding the gestures or poses, I got a little stuck on how the 8 legs should work, but I found it interesting that the ones that would function as arms give it more independence to do more things at once.

For the color scheme, I was inspired by several primates, and from there I stretched a bit towards things more from the world of fantasy.