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Listen to a personal critique of your work directly from Janie!
Find out what you’re doing RIGHT!
Learn how you can improve!
And hear it from a master artist and instructor!
Don’t miss out!
Purchase the critique through PayPal, send Janie your jpg image, and then get positive feedback on how you’re doing!

Listen to a sample critique now, click the speaker icon...

Sample 1: Wolfgang   

    • Art by Linda A. Ostman
      Title: Wolfgang
      Medium: Colored Pencil



Sample 2: To-Gether  

  • Art by Bruce Hudkins
    Title: To-Gether
    Medium: Colored Pencil



You will need QuickTime to view the critiques. You may download QuickTime 7 free, here.



Two kinds of critiques are available...


  • Artist: Deb Andrew
    Title: Tomato
    Colored pencil on Fabriano Artistico HP #140
    Lesson 101-01 Getting Acquainted

Submit a completed image from any R.T. Pencils Academy lesson you have purchased and receive an audio critique of your work! Janie will point out areas for improvement, give you helpful advice, offer shortcuts and suggestions, and award you kudos for the good stuff.
Critique duration: 4 minutes (time approximate) $30

Order a Lesson Critique Now:



  • Artist: Marla German
    Title: Pink Lily
    Colored Pencil on Fabriano Artistico
    Dimensions: 6” x 6”

The Anytime Critique is just that—available any time for any piece of art. Let’s face it, folks, ART is ART. The medium makes no difference. If it’s good, it’s good. If it’s bad, it’s bad. Let Janie tell you how you’re doing. She’ll discuss understanding of medium, technique, color, composition, craftsmanship, and concentrate on any area you may specifically request. She’ll make suggestions for improvement and she’ll let you know when you’re doing it right!
Critique duration: 5 minutes (time approximate) $45

Order an Anytime Critique Now:


  1. Pay for the critique through PayPal.
      (Click the Add To Cart button above for the appropriate critique)
  2. Send Janie your image as a jpg attachment to e-mail.      janie@janiegildow.com
  3. You will receive confirmation from Janie.
  4. Provided your jpg image is in the correct format, your audio critique will be sent to you within a few days as an e-mail attachment that will open in QuickTime.

  1. Crop the image to remove extraneous "stuff", so that only the image itself shows.
  2. The cropped image size should be no larger than 6 x 6 inches, or 600 x 600 pixels.
  3. Image resolution should be 100 pixels per inch (ppi).
  4. Save your file as a large "jpg" file.
  5. File name: your first and last name.
  6. Attach the new "jpg" file to an e-mail.
  7. In the body of the e-mail, you can list any other information about the image that you want (actual size, problems you encountered, any thoughts you have about it, questions you would like to have answered, etc.)
  8. Send your e-mail to Janie at janie@janiegildow.com