Critique My Artworks

Do you have drawings you want a professional opinion on?

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

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Constructive drawings by Radosveta Zhelyazkova

June 11, 2026

Constructive wireframe drawings by Radosveta Zhelyazkova, a Drawing Academy student

Artworks critique by Vladimir London

Portrait Painting Critique

August 3, 2024August 3, 2024

At Drawing Academy, we regularly receive artworks for critique from our students. This time, Olivia sent us her self-portrait.

December 21, 2023October 28, 2025

portrait critique

Artworks from Michael, Drawing Academy student

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

December 13, 2023October 28, 2025
1 Comment

Artwork and questions from Klent, Drawing Academy student

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.

January 3, 2023October 28, 2025

I want to improve my drawing techniques

Artworks from Nicole, Drawing Academy student

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

December 26, 2022December 26, 2022

Hello,

Here’s my self-portrait in graphite pencil and charcoal. Could you tell me how to improve?

Thank you,
Antonio

Oriental Still Life

March 9, 2022March 9, 2022

Still life by Rebecca, Drawing Academy student

Hi,

My name is Rebecca. I am a complete beginner in drawing and had no professional training before taking the Drawing Academy course.

Is it too late?

November 29, 2021November 29, 2021
1 Comment

Artwork and questions from Lois

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