# Get an honest, useful critique of my drawing or painting

Honest, specific feedback on composition, values, color, and technique, with clear next steps to improve.

- Topic: Images, Video & Design
- Framework: Few-Shot
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Design, Analyze, Generate Image, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/get-an-honest-useful-critique-of-my-drawing-or-painting

## Prompt

```text
Give me a constructive critique of my artwork. I will attach a photo of it.

**Medium and size:** [e.g. "watercolor, A4", "graphite", "digital", "acrylic on canvas"]
**My experience:** [e.g. "6 months, self-taught"]
**What I was going for:** [e.g. "a calm morning feeling", "realistic portrait", "loose and expressive"]
**Reference used:** [own photo / from life / imagination]
**What I'm unsure about:** [e.g. "the background", "the eyes look off", "it feels muddy"]

Critique in this order:
1. First impression: what draws the eye first and the overall mood, in two sentences.
2. What's working: 2-3 specific strengths to keep doing.
3. Composition: focal point, balance, how the eye moves, cropping.
4. Values: range of lights and darks, contrast at the focal point (suggest a grayscale check).
5. Color (if relevant): harmony, temperature, mud or overmixing.
6. Drawing and proportion: any measurable issues, pointed out by location (e.g. "the left eye sits higher than the right").
7. Technique and edges: hard vs. soft edges, texture, handling of the medium.

Then give me the 2 changes that would most improve this piece, and 1 exercise to practice the weakest skill.

If the photo is blurry, glared, or color-shifted, tell me so and how to photograph art better. Be honest and specific; avoid generic praise or harshness.
```

## What to fill in

- e.g. "6 months, self-taught"
- own photo / from life / imagination
- e.g. "the background", "the eyes look off", "it feels muddy"

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