To get a critique that is deeply tailored to your work rather than a generic summary, our AI needs to understand the context behind your canvas. Follow this guide to fill out the submission fields perfectly.
Before you do anything else, check your credit balance in the menu — you need at least 1 credit before the Submit button unlocks. Here is exactly what each option means and which one is right for you.
Your Available Credits counter sits at the top of the menu. Credits are the currency of the app — you spend them when you click Submit, and you top them up whenever you like. There is no subscription and no expiry date on your credits.
| Level | Cost | AI Model | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobbyist Technical Check-In | 1 credit | Fast vision model | Practice pieces, technique tests, works-in-progress |
| Exhibition-Readiness Review | 2 credits | Most advanced vision model | Finished pieces, gallery submissions, competition entries |
Tick the "Include Commercial Viability & Market Analysis" checkbox and select your Commercial Goal. No extra credits — it is bundled into your existing submission cost. The AI shifts from studio mentor to art-market analyst and evaluates your work through the eyes of dealers, gallery directors, and interior designers.
What to enter: The official name of your piece (e.g., "Midnight Reflection"). If it doesn't have one yet, enter "Untitled".
Why it matters: The curator uses the title to analyse your conceptual depth — whether your painting and title work together to elevate the overall piece, or if the title is doing all the heavy lifting for a weak composition.
What to enter: Select the dominant material used (Watercolour, Oil Painting, or Drawing).
Why it matters: This is the most important toggle in the app. Selecting your medium completely rewrites the backend logic, swapping out the technical rules the AI uses to grade your work.
These fields change automatically based on your selected Primary Medium.
What to enter: Every specific tool you used across all layers.
What to enter: The specific texturing methods you applied (e.g., Wet-on-Wet, Dry Brush, Glazing/Layering, Splattering, Salt Texture).
Why it matters: If you select "Wet-on-Wet," the AI expects beautiful soft gradients. If it sees harsh accidental blooms instead, it knows exactly what technique you were attempting and can tell you precisely where the water control failed.
What to enter: Any secondary materials used alongside your main medium (e.g., Ink lines over a watercolour wash, or Gouache highlights). Select None if it is a pure, single-medium piece.
What to enter: The physical surface your artwork lives on (Cold-Pressed Paper, Hot-Pressed Paper, Stretched Canvas, Wood Panel, Sketchbook Paper).
Why it matters: Different surfaces handle paint differently. Canvas doesn't absorb water like paper does; smooth Hot-Pressed paper shows brush strokes faster than textured Cold-Pressed paper.
Choose between 90 lb (Light), 140 lb (Standard), or 300 lb (Heavy). If you used heavy wet-on-wet washes on 90 lb paper, the paper will naturally buckle — the AI needs to know the weight to diagnose whether warping is a technique or structural issue.
Select Student / Academic Grade or Artist / Professional Grade. Student-grade paints contain more chalky fillers, which can cause patchy washes. The AI won't unfairly penalise your hand technique for flaws caused by lower-tier pigment chemistry.
What to enter: The historical movement or aesthetic style you are striving for (Realism, Impressionism, Pop Art, Naive/Primitive, Abstract).
Why it matters: This stops the AI from judging everything by the rules of classical realism. If you are painting a raw, emotional Expressionist piece, stating your style ensures the AI evaluates your distorted shapes as an intentional creative choice rather than "poor draftsmanship."
Tick this box only if you have previously critiqued an earlier version of this exact painting and have since made adjustments at your easel. It opens a dropdown to select your original piece from the database and triggers Progressive Critique Mode — the AI actively compares your new submission against the previous critique, explicitly praising where you fixed past mistakes.