How to Critique a Finished Painting Advise for the Artist, Art Buyer or Judge

How to Critique a Finished Painting
Advise for the Artist, Art Buyer or Judge

• Does the painting have a focal Point?  Does the viewer know where to look.

• Is the focal point a good shape?.  And in a good place.

• Does the artist direct the viewer through the painting or out of the work?

• Does it have good positive and negative shapes?

• Does it have a dominance and sub-dominance in color, shape, and direction? Area?

• Does it have good relationships?

• Is the style consistent with the painting?

• Does it have to many distracting, unessential things in the painting?

• Does it have enough interest to hold the viewer’s attention?

• Do all the areas have variety in the way they were painted?

• Does it read from a distance?

• Does it have good technique?

• Does the artist fulfill the purpose?