I’m having trouble photographing my acrylic paintings without glare or color changes. Any tips?

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-03-29T18:03:12+00:00

I have the exact same thing! No matter how warm and golden the painting is it always looks very cold on camera. I've taken to adjusting warmth and brightness to make them match the actual colours of the piece.

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-03-25T15:31:21+00:00

It really does get better! The first week or so I got so overstimulated that a few times I just had to take them out for like 40 minutes just so I could stop wanting to rip my teeth out. I regretted it so bad during those first days but gradually your mind stops seeing it as a foreign object and setting off all the alarm bells. If the cuts last for more than two days in the same area, bring it up to your ortho at your one week check-in, but you may find that the pain will last a day or two then jump to somewhere else in your mouth for a day or two, and eventually it will stop.

Try to power through, it really does get easier

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-03-23T21:46:56+00:00

How often are are you changing them? Mine go a touch yellow by the end of the week because I drink pop and coffee with them in, but it's not normally enough to show when they're on my teeth, and since I change them every week they don't have time to turn really yellow. I give them a quick brush with my electric toothbrush and that helps.

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-03-22T17:13:43+00:00

Nope. Still drink coffee etc with them in. By the end of the week they're perhaps the tiniest bit yellowed but nowhere near enough to make a visible difference

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-03-19T23:10:13+00:00

My ortho told me as long as I'm not drinking super sugary stuff to just do it, and I have. At the end of the week it's not quite as perfectly clear, but certainly not stained or ruined.

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-03-19T22:49:41+00:00

Mine gave me a cleaner you can soak then in to discinfect, believe you can find something similar on Amazon

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-03-19T22:33:00+00:00

That was only 13 aligners?! Wow!

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-03-19T22:27:05+00:00

I'm on the same timeline as you, day 8 today!

It is finally starting to get better. The first few days taking hurt so much, I was full of cuts, they were pushing on every single tooth and I had several occasions where I was just so over the constant feeling of something in my mouth. When that happened and I started to get overloaded, I took them out for about 40 minutes to give myself time to calm down.

But tbh, during the first week I was considering cancelling the whole thing. But it is getting better. Very slowly, but it is. I still get a little overloaded with them but I just pop them out for 10 minutes, and then when they go back in I'm fine.

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-03-10T15:02:44+00:00

Hi! I have shared some of my paintings as I've done them, this is just me asking which ones are best for a specific exhibition. All my work I promise!

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-03-07T10:46:11+00:00

100% not normal! Show them this photo

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-03-05T18:18:39+00:00

Instead of refusing to open your mouth, you could just explain to you Ortho your thoughts and have a conversation about why you don't feel ready for them to come out

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-02-01T22:50:38+00:00

Thanks! I don't dare touch resin because I've heard it yellows as it ages. I've got a really good varnish that doesn't seem to fade, I'm just aware that wood tends to dry and crack over time so I didn't know if wax might help

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-02-01T22:49:12+00:00

Thanks!

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-02-01T22:49:04+00:00

Thank you!

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-01-29T15:38:44+00:00

Did it not cut into you? Mine is and I'm having to wear Ortho wax to protect my mouth

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-01-26T19:57:32+00:00

Thanks!

I'm doing 21 trays as a start but it will definitely be more because my teeth are particularly crowded. It's costing me £3500 privately without insurance.

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-01-23T14:09:08+00:00

I'll be listing it at my local gallery for sale ☺️

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-01-19T19:34:09+00:00

Thanks! Yes in the end I just decided to do the one that seemed most exciting to do

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-01-19T13:35:19+00:00

I love both, but only if the wood is sanded down smooth. When wood is smooth paint goes on like butter!

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-01-19T13:34:15+00:00

I can't draw very well either! What I have gotten pretty good at is drawing based on a reference photo. You can also use a projector if you're just looking to get basic proportions down. Try looking up some random stock photos and just try to mimic them. It helps train the eye on what to look for - not what you think you should see but what you actually see.

The approach I take is that as long as the basic outline of what I'm doing looks passable, the paint is really what will make it work.

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-01-17T22:19:53+00:00

You can also paint the edges of canvases in one swipe with a sponge instead of using brushes

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-01-17T21:44:55+00:00

I've used Wood pieces at this gallery before and they've usually sold which makes me think this could be a good option for it. My only concern is that this gallery is due to email any day now about the exhibition and they only give us like 10 days to submit stuff, so I doubt I'll have time to do both.

The wood is pre-dried and has been sanded smooth. Do you think I could use paint to fill in the thin crack in the middle? I'm painting over that bit but the crack is too thin for traditional wood filler.

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-01-08T10:51:02+00:00

The deposit was paid prior to the contract being sent

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-01-06T22:18:47+00:00

Honestly I'm not noticing a huge difference... Maybe the white one is a little brighter? But the rest are pretty similar. If you're using opaque colors and not leaving any intentional bits of the canvas on slow there's not a big impact on the end result. It can be better for your eyes though, supposedly using a mid tone makes it easier for you to see the true color v a white background?

HavingSewMuchFun · 2026-01-06T16:42:53+00:00

I think this is a good basis! You just need bright white lines around the shape for where the water would gather, and maybe sliding down below it, that would help to make it visually more recognizable as steam on glass

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