Painting Critique

Painting Critique Service From Prep My Art

Painters! Prep My Art is for you!
What are your color choices and design compositions? Can you capture a specific style and emulate a specific artist? Is your application in a sequential, logical and preplanned order while demonstrating your understand of painting skills? How is the use of the materials? How much time and effort are you using? What is your strategy for planning, explaining, demonstrating your technique and knowledge of different artist? These are all bullet points that are evaluated by professionals when they are judging for your competitions. Prep My Art is here for you! To help you succeed with every stroke of your brush! We want to see you Art and we want you to feel confident in your ability to be creative! Understanding the great Artist of the past opens doors to allow you to be the Artist of the future.
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Submit Paintings in All Styles and Skill Levels

Prep My Art was developed to serve artists of all mediums and skill levels. From oil paintings to acrylics to watercolors to pastels to mixed mediums, we welcome all types of paintings from artists of all ages and skill levels. Whether you are a student preparing a final project for your art class or an aspiring professional, you can submit your work for critique offering insight that can help you further develop your skills.

Tips for Submitting Your Work for Review

You may include up to three pieces per submission, allowing you an opportunity for critique in multiple mediums or styles. To submit your work, you will want to take photos of your paintings to upload as image files for our judges to review. You do not need to be a professional photographer to take high-quality images of your paintings. Most smartphone cameras can produce bright, crisp images that embody the depth of your work.

One of the most important considerations for photographing your paintings is lighting. If possible, photograph your painting outdoors when there is cloud cover, which will naturally diffuse the light. If photographing your work outdoors isn’t possible, choose a room with large windows and set up two lights aimed at a 45 degree angle towards the wall where your painting is hung. Hanging a white sheet between the light and the wall can help avoid bright spots or uneven lighting. Once you have the lighting right, make sure the painting fills most of the frame. Be sure that the edges of your painting are visible so that judges can gain a sense of scale.

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Why Painting Critique Is Important for Growing Your Skills

Prep My Art offers professional painting critique from three independent judges who review each submission and provide written feedback that can help you refine your craft. Art critique provides a more thorough analysis of your work than friends and family may be capable of delivering. This will help you understand your skills on a deeper level and know what is working in your paintings and what could be improved.

Are you ready to have your work reviewed by professional adjudicators? Upload your submission today!

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