It's a fairytale, of course

Kids tend to have rounder, softer features and bigger eyes. The features, particularly eyes and nose tend to become more defined with age. Pay close attention to the spacing with portraiture, the smallest shift can make a huge difference.

If you don't like drawing figures and poses because they're frustrating, draw figures and poses and get frustrated! Draw them! With anger! Swear and curse at them!

If you don't like drawing traditionally because there's too much room to make mistakes, draw traditionally and make mistakes! Scream while doing it! Put on scary music! Make it silly!

This goes for any kind of craft or skill

Design idea and digital mock-up of another faux stained glass painting for the kitchen window. Wanted something with similar design elements to the one I did for the front door.

I considered, very briefly, that the spiderwebs might be Too Much.

Update! All finished, but still needs to cure before I can stick it to the windows.

It’s very glittery in direct light!

Design idea and digital mock-up of another faux stained glass painting for the kitchen window. Wanted something with similar design elements to the one I did for the front door.

I considered, very briefly, that the spiderwebs might be Too Much.

My teeth are stained yellow. I doubt they will ever be white, and to be honest? I don't care.

I don't have cavities. I brush. I pick between them at least once or twice a day to keep them clean. And yet they remain yellow.

I cannot tell you the sheer amount of damage this can cause a person, especially if they keep constantly getting told to brush their teeth every time they visit family. Like... I do. There's nothing I can do about this. And I don't really want to.

The only reason I feel any compulsion to whiten them is out of embarrassment when other people look at me weird for smiling at them. And how fucked up is that. I have taught myself subconsciously to suppress any joy or happiness I get when I'm around other people for fear that they'll see my teeth.

If you see how I draw myself, it's always with white teeth, even though that's not true. The only time I've ever seen yellow teeth in cartoons, it's always for the slobby character that doesn't take care of themself.

I didn't even realize how much it was damaging me until today, when I caught myself forcing back a smile at work.

Obviously, remember to brush your teeth and keep them healthy. This is not a post about letting yourself fall into disrepair. But if someone has less-than-white teeth, then... okay? And?

Make peace with crooked teeth.

Make peace with sideways teeth.

Make peace with missing teeth.

Make peace with deformed teeth.

Make peace with teeth that DO have cavities in them.

Make peace with rotting teeth.

Make peace with damaged teeth.

I think a big part of why this has gone un-talked about for so long is just because having yellow teeth is associated with damaged teeth in some way, and thus indicative of a person's day-to-day life. But, just like with everything else, this is NOT TRUE.

Missing teeth does not automatically mean that person gets into a lot of fights or was bullied. It could just mean that that tooth got removed.

Not everyone can afford braces, and for some people, they can be more harmful than helpful.

Some people's teeth are hard to maintain, and they get cavities VERY easily. This doesn't mean they don't try their best to take care of themselves.

yellow teeth r not a moral failing. as mentioned they aren’t even always caused by poor hygiene. regular consumption of coffees and teas will stain ur teeth, for example. i recall there also being a genetic factor but im not an expert so don’t quote me on that. i find a similar sentiment regarding acne of any kind is similar. this idea that having acne especially as an adult is indicative of uncleanliness, when a lot of people have acne into their mid 20s, or have hormonal imbalances.

my father even said, teeth that are naturally yellow are stronger. and, that whitening is damaging the enamel and ultimately not worth it.

I don’t remember any other kids ever commenting on it but a concerning number of adults saw a kid with yellow teeth and immediately assumed the 8 year old was a chain smoker with a coffee addiction and it was their Moral Duty to say something about it.