As a Drawing Academy student, you can submit your artworks for critique. The Academy tutors will give you comprehensive feedback on your work of art and advise on how to improve your skills
Flowers For Sale by Rhonda Whittington. Pastel, 9" x 7"
"Can you please critique this painting? I know the back wheel is not right, but I don't know how to fix it."
Rhonda
Blithe joined the Drawing Academy course after winning membership in our online art competition. Since then, she has continued developing her drawing and painting skills and working on portraiture.
Here is what Blithe says about her latest portrait:
"This is a recent portrait study done by me. I admit that the previous painting I sent seemed a bit chalky, as you pointed out. Does this portrait have the same problem? Also, what flaws do you see in this portrait, and what do I need to improve?"
Artworks critique by Vladimir London
At Drawing Academy, we regularly receive artworks for critique from our students. This time, Olivia sent us her self-portrait.
Dear Drawing Academy,
I have just completed a drawing of Apollo. Here are several pictures of the steps I took. I am looking forward to your critique.
Sincerely,
Michael
I recently have attempted rendering shades of this still life. Am I overworking my paper with how hard I'm pressing? I feel like I didn't adequately keep my pencil sharp throughout the first half of the drawing so I'm getting a lot of smudging. Also I'm not quite sure how to work out the edges of each shape without intruding in on the shape or making the outline look shaky; which caused me to purposely outline each shape to differentiate the background and object.
Hello,
I recently enrolled in the Drawing Academy course because I wanted to improve my drawing techniques. I hope with this course I could develop a strong foundation for the fundamental skills needed to create the works of art I want. I hope that I can better express what I see in real life, from photos, and eventually from my imagination with this course.
Here is a portrait that I had done in the past. I think that I would need to express more depth and tone in my drawing.
Nicole
Hello,
Here's my self-portrait in graphite pencil and charcoal. Could you tell me how to improve?
Thank you,
Antonio
Hi,
My name is Rebecca. I am a complete beginner in drawing and had no professional training before taking the Drawing Academy course.
Hello,
I'm Lois. I have been on the planet for nearly 66 years now, and for most of those years art was in the background as a fun thing to do, then something to learn about and pursue with intermittent enthusiasm but, mostly it remained in the background. Ballet was my first love and what I ended up "doing" as a career. Now I am a ballet teacher in Tucson, Az.
I have attended art classes privately and in several workshops and open studios and my father was a sculptor who encouraged in me a great interest in sculpture. I think because "once a dancer always a dancer" figurative work has always captured my attention the most.
I have made arrangements to spend a month this coming summer in NYC attending open classes at The Art Students League to ignite a desire in me again and I am trying to prepare for that experience by starting over, but I am having trouble with beginning yet again. Is it too late for me?
This is the last piece I attempted. It was discarded before it was finished. Obviously.
I feel I need help, and am hoping for guidance from the tutors at the Life Drawing Academy. How does the Correspondence Course work please?
Sincerely,
Lois
