Artists & Illustrators

critique YOUR ART

Many of us have to rely on self-critique as we make and finish an artwork. Rarely do we have a reliable person to turn to for objective opinions on a work-in-progress. Combine that with our tendency as artists to be very hard on ourselves, and it can be hard to critique our works in a useful way.

Below are a few practical tips and things to think about when self-critiquing your work.

1 INITIAL AIMS

Not having a reasonable idea of how you

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