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[–]taylorcraig634 325 points326 points ago

I'm assuming he or she showed you on their ipad

[–]redditwithafork 64 points65 points ago

I think he was implying that the 4th grader came across it on the internet and this level of thinking / drawing ability is pretty advanced for a 4th grader.

[–]dreweatall 14 points15 points ago

I didn't even think of that

[–]woahmano 11 points12 points ago

im so high dude, wat

[–]dreweatall 4 points5 points ago

I don't even remember sending my last reply..

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

i could draw like that in 4th grade. believe it or not, there area few little kids who develop artistic talent fairly early.

[–]comadrealpha 2 points3 points ago

exactly + 1 ...or OP thinks we are stupid...

[–]Divine_E 2 points3 points ago

My brother was drawing near perfect DBZ characters at like age 9. Some people are naturally talented with some things. His art is by far some of the best I have ever seen.

[–]Naggers123 5 points6 points ago

I assume he or she is bkmeda.

[–]DoubleDot 34 points35 points ago

You can even see the eraser marks, so I believe it's made on paper and not digital. So I doubt it's been shown on a device, when the student can just show the piece of paper.

[–]Wazowski 54 points55 points ago

The coloring used is really really difficult to do with traditional media, especially when you're nine. This is a digital drawing with a paper texture added to it.

Also, the type of foreshortening for perspective is a skill kids don't learn until they're much older. This doesn't look like a drawing made by a child.

[–]Second_Foundationeer 15 points16 points ago

Unless, they are fucking geniuses...

[–]disenchanted_youth 29 points30 points ago

Well that makes the genius a pedophile.

[–]Darkfatalis 3 points4 points ago

TIL that disenchanted_youth isn't just a name when it comes to geniuses.

[–]tehgreatist 2 points3 points ago

i hate to be that guy but.. relevant username? its ok if you dont want to talk about it. just use this bear to show us where they touched you.

[–]Nemokles 4 points5 points ago

I think it might be colorized digitally, at least. I also agree that a child making this would have been extraordinarily gifted, so it's unlikely.

[–]Wazowski 2 points3 points ago

It's possibly a scanned sketch, but the linework is telltale Photoshop + Wacom tablet to my eyes.

[–]comatose_frog 5 points6 points ago

I figured out the foreshortening technique way before that though I agree on the paper texture

[–]Wazowski 8 points9 points ago

Me too, but the older you get, the less round that nutella lid is going to look. It's my opinion that your average 9-year-old would render it in a much more circular way.

Just overall this entire drawing has the look of a much more experienced draftsman who's emulating a naive style, and that's putting aside the sophistication of the joke which should be the biggest hint that this is the work of an adult.

[–]redditwithafork 0 points1 point ago

that and the fact that everything looks all 3d and tilted and shit too!

[–]keSuzumi 61 points62 points ago

I'm interested to find out how you think he (or she) got those colours to work on yellow paper, especially the white.

[–]DoubleDot 35 points36 points ago

Start with white paper, draw and color everything, color the rest of the paper yellow.

[–]MananWho 38 points39 points ago

To me, the background looks a little bit too perfect to have been shaded in by hand.

[–]forevabronze 15 points16 points ago

leave alone a 9-10 years old.

[–]Palikk 22 points23 points ago

I don't think it was made by the 4th grader, OP just said that they showed it to him.

[–]illogicateer 13 points14 points ago

Ah now that makes sense, OP is going for the beloved "technically correct" angle.

[–]SeventhSteel 4 points5 points ago

Also amazing how not even 1% of it was accidentally colored outside the lines.

[–]Se7en_Sinner 115 points116 points ago

[–]BlindStark 15 points16 points ago

[–]disenchanted_youth 3 points4 points ago

It's digital. You can tell from the color fills for the turtle. It's too uniform to be hand drawn.

[–]moutaa 67 points68 points ago

So in essence Redditors are 4th graders...

[–]hoikarnage 59 points60 points ago

Not me, I dropped out in third grade so I could spend more time on reddit.

[–]djramrod 12 points13 points ago

Good man.

[–]pi_over_3 9 points10 points ago

I became an atheist, so at that point I learned all I really need to know.

[–]Loofamayne 2 points3 points ago

I dropped out of school at the age of three. Why? All the teachers tried to player hate on me

[–]ssjumper 10 points11 points ago

Or 4th grade teachers who poach the work of their students and pass it off as their own

[–]stoy4nov 4 points5 points ago

donutella

Do nut Ella? Should I?

[–]sugnosaj 122 points123 points ago

How do 4th graders today even know about ninja turtles? Is there a new ninja turtle show I don't know about?

Edit: Holy shit, that's awesome. How come I didn't know this?! They should seriously start advertizing TV shows on the Pirate Bay website so I know what the new shows are.

[–]brandoid9000 59 points60 points ago

yeah there is a new TMNT series on Nickelodeon. The original voice of Raphael is now Donatello and Sean Astin voices Raphael and Jason Biggs voices Leonardo! haha

[–]Sir5000 17 points18 points ago

Donatello better sing "Yakko's World", or I'm gonna be mighty disappoint.

[–]pipboy_warrior 6 points7 points ago

After watching the Nostalgia Critic's video on this, I now believe Rob Paulsen will kill anyone requesting this song.

[–]Owy2001 4 points5 points ago

Incorrect! Just saw him at Dragon*Con, and he sang it for someone that made the request at a panel. It was amazing.

[–]Sir5000 3 points4 points ago

Here's a video of that performance.

[–]runsoutofspace 2 points3 points ago

I think I saw a video recently of him doing that (might be the same). It's amazing how he still knows it word for word.

[–]dentiteoz 87 points88 points ago

um yes. yes there is actually

[–]kemikiao 8 points9 points ago

There's an animated series where they're in space (I think), but that might have been a couple years ago.

[–]PocketShelf 7 points8 points ago

I think it was the future not space

[–]Alexandur 21 points22 points ago

The future is space.

[–]WhipIash 2 points3 points ago

Space is the future.

[–]pipboy_warrior 5 points6 points ago

There was a newish show on from 2003-2009 that actually seemed quite decent. The turtles were somewhat more serious and closer to their comic origins(Mirage comics owned some of the licensing this time). This led to a TMNT CGI film around 2007, which was awesome. The series ended with the television movie Turtles Forever, where the Turtles form the 1980's cartoon show cross over into the world of the 2003 cartoon show. Both sides poke some fun at the other, you get to see the old vehicles back, and it ends with Eastman and Laird with a pile of issue #1 of TMNT and wondering if their comic will do well.

There's also the new Nickelodeon Cartoon, which seems good as well.

[–]Clayburn 4 points5 points ago

There's always a new Ninja Turtles show.

[–]ssjumper 12 points13 points ago

In the new 3D CGI cartoon show being made by Nickelodeon, April is 16 years old. The reason for this is that Nickelodeon thought it would be odd for a woman to be hanging out with teenagers. mild source

Good lord. April is 16, she records strange happenings on 'her laptop'. No more a reporter. Her sister is gone and the brain thing now has a cyborg and is called kraang and there are several of them, like the CyberMen? WTF.

Also splinter's staff is a symbol of balance.

[–]sugnosaj 8 points9 points ago

Thanks for killing my excitement about finding out theres new TMNT!

April is a blogger instead of a reporter? wtf?!

[–]sargeantb2 25 points26 points ago

It's called modernization.

[–]Gallifrasian 10 points11 points ago

Yeah. And I highly doubt a 16 year old would be allowed to cast the news for New York.

[–]TheSeldomShaken 9 points10 points ago

God hopes he doesn't find out about Sherlock.

[–]cannedmath 3 points4 points ago

There's an animated series by 4kids that's quite interesting, and apparently a new one on Nickelodeon that aired this year.

[–]seacen 60 points61 points ago

The shop near me actually makes a nutella donut, its as good as it sounds.

Edit: For those asking SLO Donut Co., they also make a maple bacon bar that has actual bacon on it.

[–]FlyingPasta 38 points39 points ago

Nutella glazed or Nutella filled?

(Please say both)

[–]seacen 55 points56 points ago

nutella filled, sugar glazed, with a little nutella icing on top.

[–]FlyingPasta 87 points88 points ago

I think I just Nutella'd my pants.

[–]Aces8s 4 points5 points ago

I just busted a Nutella.

[–]n2610 4 points5 points ago

Scared of how much you'd cream-filling your pants if you ate it?

Edit: verb tense

[–]grammer_polize 4 points5 points ago

ahh, my brain.

[–]Flyentologist 14 points15 points ago

Where? Where is this?

[–]FlyingPasta 17 points18 points ago

Have you studied me yet? I'm a special species.

[–]Meatwad555 4 points5 points ago

ANSWER THIS MAN!

[–]OC_Slim 4 points5 points ago

San Luis Obispo, CA. Kinda near Cal Poly SLO

[–]kingofbigmac 0 points1 point ago

Tag me on RES folks where is this place, I will go there and try this.

[–]maxk1236 2 points3 points ago

Hey, I was about to say that! Whattup SLOmie?

[–]St-Moustache 3 points4 points ago

Probably not as good as the michaelan-jello.

[–]im_0n_toilet 14 points15 points ago

Simone Legno is gonna sue her ass!

http://www.tokidoki.it/shop/donutella-plush-toy.html

[–]Kuchibashi 3 points4 points ago

This is the first thing I thought of, too.

[–]eseligsohn 6 points7 points ago

It's a real thing.

Here's the rest of the menu.

[–]curburrie 10 points11 points ago

nutnut

[–]twentyseventy 8 points9 points ago

Donutella, ella, ella eh eh eh

[–]ThatJesterJeff 5 points6 points ago

...under my green Donutella?

[–]Davey_Disapproves 16 points17 points ago

I TOTALLY BELIEVE YOU, OP.

[–]ImportantPotato 3 points4 points ago

How can a 4th grader know about the ninja turtles? do they still show them on tv in the u.s.?

[–]virtyy 12 points13 points ago

Thats way too clever for a 4th grader. Someone give this kid a medal.

[–]JoeChieftw 65 points66 points ago

Because it is stolen from tumblr.

[–]steakmane 46 points47 points ago

and was never made by a child

Edit: i misinterpreted the title

[–]hot_skillet 15 points16 points ago

Wait, you mean someone would go on the Int-

Ah fuck it.

[–]dionvc 9 points10 points ago

[–]Dosko 7 points8 points ago

well then, i was not expecting that

[–]Hand_of_Midas 9 points10 points ago

OP never said the 4th grader made it.

[–]Fake-Empire 1 point2 points ago

I don't think OP ever implied that the kid made it?

[–]MananWho 6 points7 points ago

To be fair, the OP only said that a 4th grader showed it to him/her, not that the 4th grader was the one who drew it.

[–]EndlessPapSmear 4 points5 points ago

Still haven't had nutella despite the fact that there has been a jar of the stuff sitting in my pantry for almost a month now. Here's the part where everyone tells me how much i'm missing out on. Someone motivate me try try this shit.

[–]faba2990 7 points8 points ago

Try it.

[–]Almostharry 2 points3 points ago

You did it!

[–]savanna1985 3 points4 points ago

Take a spoon, scoop some out of the jar and lick it off sort of like peanut butter. Let the Nutella sit for several seconds in your mouth. The taste of cocoa and hazelnut are rich but not overwhelming and I love the smooth feeling of it spread across my tongue as it melts. You'll be going back for another spoonful.

[–]IceRay42 5 points6 points ago

I'm going to try the classic reverse psychology tack on you: I'm not going to extoll it's virtues. It's a chocolate/hazelnut blend that is selected just as much for recognition now as it is actual flavor. It is more than 50% sugar, and if you've sampled any other diabetes inducing options (like frosting on a cake), you have a pretty good jumping off point for what you're getting into.

However, for some reason, people feel socially comfortable putting it on things they wouldn't likewise frost with similar substances. Toast, bagels, graham crackers, fruit, waffles, even in alcoholic beverages, all of these things somehow magically fall under the purview of Nutella. Despite an expected flavor (It says chocolate hazelnut spread, and unsurprisingly you get a mixture of chocolate, hazelnut, and a shitload of sugar), and predictable results (Your original food, but more diabetic!) people sing about it like it hasn't been around since 1964 or like it's some kind of catch-all spread that should be applied as often as possible.

It's average spread with an above average rabid fanbase. Just try it once on something, and if you like it, great.

If not, you're just like me, can throw it away, and tell everyone who prattles on about it to kindly fuck off with that noise.

[–]drifter909 1 point2 points ago

This kid is going places...probably the bakery around the corner

[–]loonsun 0 points1 point ago

At 2am last night my roommate takes a plain began and starts covering it with Nutella, when I ask him what he is doing he says he's making a doughnut. That man's a hero

[–]KittyBrothel 2 points3 points ago

I don't like nutella. There, I said it.

[–]jturkish 2 points3 points ago

I'm being serious when i say this

If i were to combine every artistic and creative thing I've made in my 32 year life it would not equate to the amount of creativity this 4th grader made with this one drawing

[–]mrRico 0 points1 point ago

nice try teacher!

[–]SoFunAnon 0 points1 point ago

thought you guys might like it

You were mistaken in my case.

[–]gypsyjoe 1 point2 points ago

There is no way a 4th grader made this. What 10 year old on Earth could draw a turtle that well, or take the time to properly shade the nutella jar?

[–]pardonmefrench -1 points0 points ago

Never gonna be as smart as that kid

[–]x52495 -1 points0 points ago

Van Geloerenzor deserves an A++ for this!

[–]spoops 0 points1 point ago

I would like this on a t-shirt.

[–]Buzz3dSaw -1 points0 points ago

Genius!

[–]clifwith1f -1 points0 points ago

Donutella that you posted this on Reddit!

[–]Caylasm 0 points1 point ago

mother of god

[–]StickItInMyBulbasaur -1 points0 points ago

I just pooped alittlebit

[–]RonaldFuckingPaul -1 points0 points ago

This is actually the kind of shit i hate.

[–]Gregoff 0 points1 point ago

Light the beacons to r/trees! The prophecy must be shared!

[–]alxjcaboose 0 points1 point ago

got to be on a t shirt!

[–]LittleBigKid2000 -1 points0 points ago

Diabeetus.

[–]brussels4breakfast 0 points1 point ago

It's a sure bet that the kid's parents (at least one of them) is a stoner.

[–]FullSexWithAWoman 0 points1 point ago

This kid is a marketing genius.

[–]aggieq15 1 point2 points ago

Hostess should start making this.

[–]WillRe 1 point2 points ago

Took me a while to realise this is a reference to Donatello, I was wondering where the hell the turtle part came from.

[–]iamtenninja 0 points1 point ago

I wiped my screen thinking there was dirt on it

[–]syntheticwisdom 0 points1 point ago

TIL: I have the sense of humor of a 4th grader.

[–]SpartaWillBurn -1 points0 points ago

Nutella is overrated. There, I said it!

[–]dilkington11 0 points1 point ago

I'm 43 and I cant even draw this good.

[–]DudeWheresMyHair 0 points1 point ago

Not a repost. The force is strong with this young one.

[–]Qavvik 0 points1 point ago

I hereby, on behalf of the internet, award this fourth grader one internet.

[–]fregu149 0 points1 point ago

That is stuff of genius!!

[–]fknrat 0 points1 point ago

aw. this is super adorable.

[–]toiletseatsupman 0 points1 point ago

I think I'm most impressed that the 4th grader understood traditional noun gender.

[–]ronnockoch 0 points1 point ago

You might want to remove his name from it, for Privacy reasons xD

[–]McWut 1 point2 points ago

Is that... Is that a triple pun?

[–]shemperdoodle 1 point2 points ago

He has a bright future as a woot t-shirt artist.

[–]Skacowan 1 point2 points ago

I have a lady tortoise named donatella. I'm gonna go give her a hug.

Edit: It was as awkward as you might imagine.

[–]blfstyk 1 point2 points ago

You want to scare the bejezus of the kid, show him/her some Versace.

[–]MatthewGeer 0 points1 point ago

I thought Donatella was Josh's assistant on The West Wing.

[–]youshouldbereading 0 points1 point ago

Donatello seems so lame when your younger, but when you grow up you realize that he's pretty much the most interesting one.

[–]OkTree 1 point2 points ago

This 4th grader deserves a medal

[–]welcome2themachine -1 points0 points ago

Microphone+Anne Frank+Bill Cosby=Michelangelo // Leo the Lion+narwhal whales+Pillsbury Doughboy=Leonardo // What beastie boys do+what horses eat+supermans last name=Raphael // Things you get stuck in your finger=Splinter // I put my lettuce through a=Shredder

[–]MicrowaveableDonut 1 point2 points ago

promote this man. now. he is clearly wasting way in the 4th grade.

[–]NozzALa -1 points0 points ago

FUCK Nutella!

[–]Tjn980 0 points1 point ago

That kid can draw better than me......

[–]orkenbjorken 0 points1 point ago

adorable

[–]Confidenceisking 0 points1 point ago

Just curious, overweight or no?

Thanks

[–]sddfsdfsdfsgdfhfgjyt 1 point2 points ago

More nutella viral advertising? Must be Friday.

[–]spacelemon -1 points0 points ago

bullshit, kids these days dont know about ninja turtles.
and nutella isn't that well known either.
OP made picture and said it was a child.

[–]magilligan 0 points1 point ago

I actually had one today. foodgasm.

[–]i_am_sad 0 points1 point ago

That flower is pissing me off, while at the same time I would be sad if it was gone.

[–]shouldvekeptlurking -1 points0 points ago

My artist mom used to do my homework, too.

[–]theHashmaster -1 points0 points ago

Apparently your 4th grader is a stoner.

[–]iguzman2 0 points1 point ago

OP is a faggot

[–]Horsejacker22 1 point2 points ago

As a 2nd grade teacher, I have seen many children struggle through school and deal with issues at home. This picture reminds me of a time I had a special needs child. He excelled through pictures because he had a difficult time communicating through words. This kind of thinking definately needs to be more encouraged in preschools and elementary schools.

[–]Tememachine 1 point2 points ago

This should be a t-shirt.

[–]isthatreal 0 points1 point ago

Donut + Nutella = donutnutella?

[–]partypeeps 0 points1 point ago

Donut + potato + Nutella = Downatello.

[–]RyanGifford 0 points1 point ago

2 Weeks later at Dunkin Donuts ... We have something new on the menu for you folks!

[–]MommyDiDi 1 point2 points ago

Oh my, that's pretty cute!

[–]reddit_affiliate 0 points1 point ago

I work tech for an elementary school and saw a kid doing these on whiteboard last week. The one he did was a pig + a cactus = porcupine. There was some other one with a chicken and a giraffe or something. They were pictures though just like this. I remember thinking the same thing that both the drawings and the idea were beyond him (younger than 4th grade) but he was all about it. Maybe an exercise from a kids show or something?

[–]libber 0 points1 point ago

Someone please make a t-shirt of this so I can buy 10

[–]4W350M3 0 points1 point ago

Do not tell her.

[–]snarsophagus 0 points1 point ago

I hate donuts. I hate Nutella. And I hate the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. So yeah, I like this.

[–]dirtbagclimber -1 points0 points ago

Soo.. You're saying we have the same sense of humor as a 4th grader?

[–]limeyjock 0 points1 point ago

In many ways this is why I love Reddit. I saw a very interesting post about Einstein's theory of the expanding universe get nowhere a few days ago. Then I see something like this on the front page. Only on Reddit is such brilliant madness possible.

[–]HappyCat521 1 point2 points ago

Donutella your friends or they'll want some too So... Punny... Yeah this is getting downvoted.

[–]JumpedOverTheLazyDog 0 points1 point ago

What am I not supposed to tell-a?

[–]Smoore0 0 points1 point ago

I dont believe that

[–]cttouch 0 points1 point ago

Reddit log entry 66:

It seems we've evolved from "look what my 4th drew" to "look what my 4th grader showed me".

[–]the_red_scimitar -1 points0 points ago

I like how, toward the end, it goes from basically what looks like a shaped piece of coal, to a shiny sharp knife in one step.

[–]buttfuzzled2 0 points1 point ago

Donutella me thisa wasa drawna by a fourtha grader! Ima no stupida.

[–]PseudoEngel 0 points1 point ago

Sounds like a possible name candidate for ghetto names of 2012.

[–]Leisurely_Hologram 0 points1 point ago

This should be on the front page of r/trees.

[–]nekbatman 0 points1 point ago

OP tells lies

[–]ALKINDA 0 points1 point ago

first rule of donutella is donotella

[–]Baksch 0 points1 point ago

Are you saying we are fat??

[–]writ24 0 points1 point ago

That kid is AMAZing.

[–]DSWood 1 point2 points ago

This kid is a genius! He must be king!

[–]Bionicmonster 0 points1 point ago

Am I the only one that was tipped off it was a repost by the signature?

[–]revnhoj 0 points1 point ago

Oh look, the nutella marketing team has spammed reddit again. How nice.

[–]5000134Zuit 0 points1 point ago

I can see a few Redditors setting/making this as a wallpaper. Kudos to the kid who made it! Many fond TMNT memories as a nipper.

[–]suspiciously_calm 1 point2 points ago

donutella

Donutella

DONUTELLA

DO NOT TELL HER

[–]krackbaby 0 points1 point ago

Ok, I like it. Actually, it is fucking BRILLIANT

Fuck the turtle though, give me some donuts with nutella filling

[–]pisstones 0 points1 point ago

[–]Rother1983 0 points1 point ago

That totally made me smile, at an otherwise bad day

[–]liamsnorthstar 0 points1 point ago

Instant A+

[–]goodguyleon 0 points1 point ago

DONNA!

[–]niinetails 0 points1 point ago

I don't know if this has to do with anything, but Donutella is a Tokidoki character. Not a turtle though, haha.

[–]toekneeg 0 points1 point ago

Pure genius.

[–]shrimpchipsaregood 1 point2 points ago

This would go off the charts on r/trees... TMNT, and munchies?!

[–]b346 0 points1 point ago

Is that an insult?

[–]BrianYoung123 0 points1 point ago

Dear Sir or Madam,

You have made my day.

[–]nwgnr 1 point2 points ago

I love posts like this not for the content but rather the comments.

"How dare a child show any signs of a sense of humor/intelligence/compassion" as if kids are merely walking dead, awaiting a program of intelligence that won't install until he/she is 18. Please, people, it's a safe bet the majority of these comments are from people so detached from children and their lives that can't fathom them showing signs of maturity.

Some quick facts about kids from a teacher:

  • Up to 90% of school-aged children in developed nations will access the internet for both academic and recreational purposes and have access to almost all the content you have access to as well, minus some parental blocks.
  • Kids primarily use the internet for social reasons. This is particularly true with students having social issues in school. One could also suggest this is also the primary use for adults as well with the shift to "Web 2.0"
  • There are always a segment of the school population that are "more mature" for their age and actually prefer interactions with adults more than interactions with peers. (I'm not saying this is a good or bad thing, but rather a fact)

So, let's say you couple the fact that kids at wide age range are accessing reddit with the fact that they want to be social but know they may not meet the communities standards of "funny","interesting", or just plain "awesome", is it really that difficult to accept that some kids, if even very few of them, learn and grow socially to meet those standards and actually impress you? If a 9 year old girl can learn and utilize the standards of a proper rage comic, is it so unfathomable that another 9 year old could identify something funny that happens to coincide with what reddit enjoys as well.

When you jump down someones throat calling B.S. on something a child may or may not have done, there are two possible outcomes: 1) You're right and the poster may go "Dang, I was caught" but good luck seeing him post that in a response. 2) A kid actually did contribute positively, did everything right, and still got dumped on simply because she exceeded expectations. Whether or not you like kids is irrelevant. That's a dick move. Nobody wants to be dumped on, especially when they've done something well.

Honestly, the best thing you could do if you're skeptical of the legitimacy of a post is just ignore it. Don't troll, flame, upvote or downvote. Just leave it alone. This shows you're skeptical and there's nothing wrong with that. Maybe you'll get that post that you're 100% sure is fake. Fine, downvote but when you comment, know that you're seen as just as bad of a karma whore starting a meaningless argument in hopes others will agree and upvote your cynicism (no, not skepticism).

[–]Canardbizarre 0 points1 point ago

Donutella me what to do.

[–]flignir 0 points1 point ago

I would have been so afraid to click a link with this title in /r/wtf or /r/ImGoingToHellForThis.

[–]Leirkov 0 points1 point ago

i'm crying tears of joy i really need to try this now.