Criticism is:
judgmental and focused on placing blame
Critique is:
descriptive and focused on finding solutions
impersonal, constructive, specific, expert, informed and selfless
judgmental and focused on placing blame
Critique is:
descriptive and focused on finding solutions
impersonal, constructive, specific, expert, informed and selfless
Link to: Matthew White's videos:
How to Self Critique Your Watercolor Paintings and Why It's Important
Watercolor Instruction
Matthew has many useful videos available to view
How to Self Critique Your Watercolor Paintings and Why It's Important
Watercolor Instruction
Matthew has many useful videos available to view
The sting of criticism is inevitable -There is no such thing as an objective, unbiased critic,
- The degree to which an artist uses criticism to improve their own work, or ignores criticism of their work altogether, is entirely up to themselves. Some will find particular pieces of criticism useful; others won’t.
- Perfect detachment is impossible, but it’s important to remind yourself that once a work is out there in the world, it no longer belongs only to you, the maker. The work belongs to the world, and you have no control over how people interpret it or react to it
- Remember who a piece of criticism is designed for. It’s not written for the artist; you are not the subject, your work is the subject.
- It’s OK to tune out unsolicited advice on how to “fix your painting”
- What about the internal critic?
- Artist Georgia O’Keeffe once said, ‘I have already settled it for myself so flattery and criticism go down the same drain and I am quite free.’
- It can take some time to distinguish when criticism is constructive and when it’s not, but a helpful approach is to become less attached to both positive and negative feedback. Not buying into negativity is important, but not being seduced by praise is equally important. Both can unbalance you, if they become the loudest voice around. Try to move forward with the integrity that made the work happen in the first place.