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How to Draw a Braces Smile
Draw a braces smile in 11 easy steps, about 8 minutes. Free, with a printable worksheet.
Each picture adds one red line. Draw that line, then scroll to the next picture. Rub out any dashed helper lines at the end. First up: the lips.
Step 1: The lips
In the middle of your paper draw a big smiling mouth, with a dip in the top lip.
Tip Braces sit on the teeth, so we need a big grin.
Step 2: Inside the mouth
Inside the lips draw a straight line across the top from corner to corner, and a deep U under it.
Step 3: The row of teeth
Start near the left corner. Draw 6 bumpy teeth under the top line, stopping near the right corner.
Tip Make the 2 end teeth a little shorter, so they fit inside the mouth.
Step 4: Tooth lines
Between each pair of bumps draw 2 short lines down, with a gap in the middle for the wire.
Step 5: The brackets
In the middle of each tooth draw a tiny square bracket.
Step 6: The wire
Join the brackets with short straight lines from one bracket to the next.
Step 7: The tongue
Draw the tongue: a wide hill that starts and ends on the bottom curve of the mouth.
Step 8: Sparkles
Draw a sparkle in the air on each side of the smile.
Step 9: Pink tongue
Go over your lines, then colour the tongue pink.
Step 10: Red and blue bands
Colour the first, third and fifth brackets red and the others blue.
Step 11: Red lips, black mouth
Colour the lips red and the mouth black around the white teeth and the tongue. Your braces smile is done!
Your finished drawing
Follow the steps above and this is where you end up: a braces smile, drawn by you.
Every step in one picture
