Critiques, as well as any other textual matter, should create a pleasurable reading experience rather than functioning as a premade manual in which you fill in the gaps - every work needs to differ and give a salutary lesson. However, there are few points that should be followed when judging someone's work (keep in mind that these are just my beliefs and should not be taken for granted):

• Firstly, try to provide constructed and carefully presented ideas; meaning, plan what and when you are going to say - every review, essay, or critique should consist of a introduction, main part, and conclusion containing razor-sharp and original argumentation.

• Avoid the first-person form (I, we). This point of view is primarily used for autobiographical writing and should be evaded as much as possible.

• Enlarge your vocabulary. There are a lot of ways to express yourself; do not stop at simple word stock, for example, instead of 'use' implement something like 'utilize', 'apply', 'operate', 'exert', or 'practice'. Yet, be careful to employ them correctly (that mainly goes for foreign writers).

• Take your time. You do not have any deadlines nor is your life in any danger; therefore, be patient when writing - do not rush anything as you will make a lot of mistakes. Mostly your mind clears out when taking short naps or doing other activities. Practice that because afterwards it is much easier to spot errors.

• Dream-dream, talk-talk, and zero in the brainbox. Do not criticize something you have little or no experience about, because if facing anyone more erudite in the topic, you are bound to be humiliated.

• Try to keep it short and easy on the eyes. Do not be fooled, it is always good to have a page or two of reading material; however, it is also an art to write concise and easy apprehensible sentences, and generally people do not like reading much. I suggest restricting yourself to 250 words - not more, not less.

• Good artists imitate, great artists steal. There is no point sitting around and trying to squeeze out an idea from yourself if nothing comes to mind, and if you truly want to give a proper critique, then surf around the net and borrow some ideas. Although, do not plagiarize.

• Be confident and fair. Do not rely on deviantART's FAQ too much because rating an artwork is a tedious process and there's no real manual you could always follow. I, for instance, always have problems evaluating fanart.

• Represent your basic knowledge of grammar. "Your writin' a crtque not comenzs." I always get turned away when seeing something similar, so keep in mind that you are doing a formal critique. Therefore, putting some effort in creating readable content only shows your intellectual level. Also, if you want to master punctuation, I would suggest visiting grammarbook.com as a great guide.

• Set yourself a hard to reach criterion but make it a legitimate one. Start with finding a craft which you consider the most favourable, and one that is furthest from your ideal. Thus you instantly create a valid rating system on which bases it will be much easier to evaluate if any further artwork is good or not.

• And lastly, "If you shall examine any craft by just its appeal, then you'll bound to find yourself attached to one narrow truth. Of course, trying to see what isn't there will also make you an overly-sentimental-dumbo so keeping a tight psychological framework and evaluation skills is essential to see the greatness of a craft."

That is that, but how is it with receiving it? Well, I shall talk about it another time.