Critique My Artworks

Drawing by Yasmeen Kanan

Hello there! Just to tell you a little about myself, although I have been drawing a long time ago, but it is recently that I have started academic drawing… and I usually have a problem with being afraid of mistakes in drawing, whether it is in watercolor, pen, pencil, chalk, etc… so I try to get rid of this fear via the continuous practice, but I must make sure before graduating as a Visual Artist, that my basics are well established. That is why I have joined this Drawing Academy. The sketch I uploaded is daily practice, but I want to add character into my sketches and artworks. I love to portray mood and emotion even if it is just an academical sketch. I tried with chalk to increase the darkness although the in reality the…

Dear Drawing Academy Tutors,

I'm having a difficult time rendering shapes tonally. I believe I am still much too dependent on hard lines to describe forms. This is why I think my drawing here appears two dimensional.

This drawing was done from a live model in charcoal. To me, it looks flat, and the shading is not very precise.

How do I improve my rendering skills so that my drawings look more three dimensional? ...

Drawings by Steven Nielsen, Drawing Academy student

Vladimir,

I was attempting practice shading and gamut of pencil strokes. Here’s Sarah's portrait. I feel that I may have overdone this drawing.

I feel I need to work on my hatching skills either I am impatient or I just hatch in a controlled chaos type of way.

I will be going to local studio on Wednesdays soon for life model drawing and I am a bit nervous about this as I am not the fastest drawer, but we shall see how this works out! ...

Dear Steven,

I like your drawings! You are doing a great job drawing from life and copying classical busts. It is very good to study from classical sculptures.

I understand that you don't have access to traditional galleries and museums with classical art. Nevertheless, making self-portraits and drawing your family members and friends is a great way to draw from life. I would also suggest that you ask the people around you if they would be willing to have their portraits done free of charge, so you will have free models and they will receive something in exchange.

In regard to the portrait of the hero Meleager, it is very good; however, there some points you may want to consider: ...

Drawing and questions by Suresh, Drawing Academy student

Hello Vladimir and Natalie,

I have recently subscribed to your excellent course and I have learnt a great deal so far.

Ever since I was young I did some form of drawing/sketching, and it was all self-taught. The last time I did any drawing was about 37 years ago!

Recently, for some reason, my interest in art was re-awakened and your website “lit my motivational fire,” so to speak. As the saying goes, "when the student is ready the teacher will arrive;" and here you are, to whom I have gladly subscribed! ...

Artwork by Johann Krammer

Dear Vladimir,

I do not know if airplanes are an appropriate topic here in this community, but airplanes are a very good way for me to develop my painting skills.

It is much easier for me to paint technical surfaces than it is to paint human faces.

For me, it is the preliminary step to painting human faces (I failed at my first try), so I can learn about the how different painting media behave. But I remember a statement in your videos that it is not important what you are drawing.

My question is not about how to draw or how to paint airplanes, it is more a question of how to guide the interest of the viewer to the most interesting points in a picture.
The picture shows a pilot in his airplane. The picture is not finished now...

Drawing by Ray Habyan, Drawing Academy student

I have started working on this portrait from a photograph.

This portrait was laid out exclusively using known proportions instead of plotting from the photo.

I think the drawing will look darker once I add the background, so I am not going to darken anything at this point.

Please Critique.

Questions from Newton Ochieng Olonde, Drawing Academy Art Competition winner Back at home (Kenya) the Art market is very small. The majority of clients say “Art is very expensive”. The few “good” clients like abstract art, which is not really my thing. Lately, I have ventured in book illustrations using computer and drawing tablet. Do… 

Artwork by Malvina James, Drawing Academy student Feedback from Vladimir London, Drawing Academy Tutor Hi Malvina, Thank you for your drawing. I like it very much. Well done! I hope you enjoyed the botanical drawing. I can tell that you spent a great deal of time on the background. Next time, you may want try…