r/ArtCrit Jan 04 '24

Moderators needed

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r/ArtCrit is back and I want to make sure it stays a safe and welcoming place for everyone to ask for and give artistic feedback. I can't do it alone, so I'm looking for more mods. If you're interested in helping out with moderation, please leave a brief reply here and let me know:

  1. Why you're interested in this subreddit?
  2. Do you have any moderator experience?
  3. What's your timezone / when you'll likely be active?

Thanks for your interest and thanks for whatever you do to contribute to this community.


r/ArtCrit 4h ago

Skilled How do I know when to paint water light blue or dark blue? My water looks off. Help!

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r/ArtCrit 6h ago

Intermediate what to do to make it better

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Yes, I know the angles wrong. It's too late to fix that, my art teacher said it was fine and I'd get better with more practice.

Second time using pastels, just looking for tips to make it a bit better.


r/ArtCrit 13h ago

UPDATED WORK Should I bring the figure's robe all the way to the bottom of the canvas or just let it float

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I have been going back and forth with this and at this point i think i need an objective opinion.

Should I bring the figure's robe all the way to the bottom of the canvas or just let it float?

Oil and gold leaf on canvas 60x60


r/ArtCrit 8h ago

Intermediate thoughts?

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first time doing something this big (18x24) and haven’t gone for this level of realism before! was for a school assignment so the time I had was a bit limited, but I’d really love to do something similar in the future. For trying this again, any improvements people suggest? (Can be specific critiques that only apply to this artwork, but also anything that feels like it needs improvement that I can apply to a future piece would be good to know!)


r/ArtCrit 2h ago

Intermediate Need help choosing which version looks the best

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1st is red only 2nd is red only plus 50% color 3rd is full color 4th is no color


r/ArtCrit 1h ago

UPDATED WORK How it started vs. how it's slowly ending

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r/ArtCrit 1m ago

Beginner Mind scribble

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r/ArtCrit 4h ago

Intermediate Is there anything majorly off here? Any advice on whatever at all that you pick up would be appreciated!

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This is a portrait piece of Raven from the Teen Titans wearing Piccolo's outfit from dragon ball (because why not!) I've included the original reference as well.

I have obviously broken away from the style of the series here and I'm experimenting with things such as line weights and colour (I usually work in monotone) and different types of shading; the paper I used was poor quality and was tearing bits off during the colouring process (don't buy seabrighton sketchbooks) but anyway any advice at all or even just your overall thoughts would be appreciated!


r/ArtCrit 32m ago

Beginner I See The Differences Between The Reference Images Of How I Want To And Don’t Want To Draw, But Not With My Own Drawings. What Am I Doing Wrong?

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It feels weird for some reason. The images of how I do wanna draw don't feel weird. But my drawings feel weird. I don't know why. Please be super specific and don't hold back any advice. My feelings won't be hurt.


r/ArtCrit 4h ago

Intermediate I was told something feels off about the anatomy. Any advice?

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It's supposed to be Dante from the new Devil may cry anime. Thanks for any advice.


r/ArtCrit 4h ago

Intermediate What could I have done better?

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Needless to say 1st photo is my painting lmao

I wasn't necessarily trying to copy the reference or anything, just using it as a guideline.

Palatte knife painting done in acrylic, please let me know what you think about any aspect of the work as I am looking for open criticism on technique for palette knife painting. I definitely feel like the foreground is lacking personally. Like I said, let me know what you think!!


r/ArtCrit 12h ago

Beginner I wanna render like this and this is my result (swipe to see my work). What can I do to learn this type of rendering?

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r/ArtCrit 3h ago

Beginner How much did I improve

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I made a drawing today (1) and I wanted to compare it to my drawing 2 weeks ago (2) and another one a month ago (3). How much do you think I've improved and how can I improve from.

I use Krita with a Galaxy Tab S10+ with the S Pen it came with and also do traditional art.


r/ArtCrit 17h ago

Intermediate What are the strengths of my art and what should I improve on?

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hi! im sam and im a 19 year old artist whos constantly looking to improve and study each day. id love to know thoughts on my strengths and what i should practice/learn more about! atm im studying hands, angles and anatomy at different paces since i like adapting my style.


r/ArtCrit 38m ago

Intermediate Help me fix my sketch!

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I’ve been fiddling back and forth with this sketch for the better part of two hours and I’m still not satisfied with it; I’ve even tried starting from scratch a couple times with no luck.

My perspective and composition skills are pretty weak which is why it’s such a struggle, but I have a really clear vision for this piece and hope to challenge myself.

I’ve used a couple references which I will add in a comment below but none of them had exactly the posture and angle I was looking for.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated - I especially welcome tips for perspective and composition, redraws, and additional references!

Thank you!


r/ArtCrit 4h ago

Beginner Is there any way I can improve?

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Hello my name is Buck and Im asking for advice I can improve on for my art, the main aspects I’m focusing on are the wings/clothing 😔 because I really don’t know how to draw biblical clothing with meaning or how to actually draw wings..so thank you if you help


r/ArtCrit 1h ago

Beginner My first painting, It's for a school project and I'm honestly disappointed with the result, can someone tell me what went wrong? (I deleted the face because I didn't like the result)

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r/ArtCrit 5h ago

Beginner Stuck on this piece

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Hi 👋

I feel stuck on this piece, I feel the different elements are in competition with each other but it's also too empty without any of them. I guess I'm looking for advice on composition, palette or anything else that seems off. Also the man's face kinda feels off?

Thanks in advance🙏


r/ArtCrit 9h ago

Intermediate I tried to do a continuous line drawing I’m thinking of doing more

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It’s simple


r/ArtCrit 3h ago

Beginner Some perspective training

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Does anyone know how to fix the G and S? They look weird. Btw my mom told me to make this


r/ArtCrit 7h ago

Beginner This is how I feel while studying

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Hiii. Any tips to improve my drawing? I drew this on IbisPaint and I feel like the shading and perspective are really bad.


r/ArtCrit 4h ago

Beginner Critique my art please

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Hi. I drew this on IbisPaint and used a pic of Hatsune Miku as a reference. I feel like the shading is a bit of and the anatomy isn‘t really good.


r/ArtCrit 22h ago

Intermediate my digital art is boring. How do I fix it?

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I use procreate for digital. I am always severely underwhelmed with how they turn out, they look especially bad once they get off my iPad, the colours dull and the contrast drops. and my art is so unremarkable and uninspiring. it doesn’t seem to evoke any sort of anything and I hate it desperately. nothing gets out of my head the way i want it to.

I’ve included some of my recent inking. people love my ink work, I am able to make so much more lively and meaningful pieces with it but I want colour and neat rendering, I just can’t figure out how to translate it at ALL.

I’m partially espc upset because I was pretty proud of the first piece, my phone dropped the contrast when I airdropped from my ipad, it got 2 likes across everywhere i posted.

what will help? what’s wrong with it?


r/ArtCrit 10h ago

Beginner How is the body and face and how can I improve it before I color it

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