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Student Name:_________________________________________________
Date:___________________________________________
Class Period:________________

Meaningful Still Life

Project 1: Contour Drawing Rubric
Art Foundations

CONTOUR
DRAWING
(Total of 40
Points):
Objects
Chosen
(5 points)

Arrangement
of Objects in a
Still Life
(5 points)

Basic Outline
of Objects
(10 points)

Detail in
Objects
(10 points)

Awesome!

Good

Fair

Needs
Work

See Me

Took the time

to find 3-4
objects that
interest you
(5)

Found 1-2
objects of
interest & 1
object of no
interest (4)

Found 1
object of
interest & 23 objects of
no interest
(3)

Only chose 2
objects when
the
requirement
was 3-4 (2)

Took the time

to arrange all
objects into a
still life (5)

Arranged 2
objects into
a still life but
drew other
object(s)
separately
(4)
Outline of
objects
could be
more
defined;
good use of
continuous
lines (7-8)
Objects are
mostly
detailed &
include
some
highlights;
angles of

Drew only 2
objects and
drew them
separately
[must be a
still life] (3)

Drew 3-4
objects all
separately
[must be a
still life] (2)

Only
chose 1
object
when the
requireme
nt was 3-4
(1)
Only drew
1 object
[must be
a still life]
(1)

Outline of
objects are
defined in
few areas;
some use of
continuous
lines (5-6)

Outline of
objects are
rarely
defined; very
little use of
continuous
lines (3-4)

Objects are
somewhat
detailed &
there are few
highlights;
angles of
objects are

Objects have
very little
detail & little
use of
highlights;
angles of
objects are

Outline of
objects are
clearly
defined;
great use of
continuous
lines (9-10)
Objects are
very detailed
& include
highlights;
angles of
objects are
very clear (9-

Outline of
objects
are not
defined;
no use of
continuou
s lines (12)
Objects
have no
detail &
no
highlights;
angles of
objects

10)

objects are
clear (7-8)

somewhat
clear (5-6)

not quite
clear (3-4)

are not
clear (1-2)

Use of Space
on Paper
(5 points)

Drawing took
up paper
effectively;
centered (5)

Drawing
took up
most of the
paper;
mostly
centered (4)

Drawing
could be a
little larger &
more
centered (3)

Drawing
could be a lot
larger &
more
centered (2)

Effort towards
Drawing
Completion
(5 points)

A lot of effort
was put
towards this
drawing (5)

A good
amount of
effort was
put towards
this drawing
(4)

Some effort
was put
towards this
drawing (3)

Little effort
was put
towards this
drawing (2)

Drawing is
very
difficult to
see &
needs to
be
centered
(1)
No effort
was put
towards
this
drawing
(1)

WRITING
(Total of 10
Points):

Awesome!

Good

Fair

Needs
Work

See Me

Explanation of
Chosen
Objects
(5 points)

Excellent
detail in
writing about
chosen
objects (5)

Some detail
in writing
about chosen
objects (3)

Little detail in
writing about
chosen
objects (2)

No detail
in writing
about
chosen
objects (1)

Effort towards
Writing
Completion
(5 points)

A lot of effort
was put
towards this
writing (5)

Pretty good
detail in
writing
about
chosen
objects (4)
A good
amount of
effort was
put towards
this writing
(4)

Some effort
was put
towards this
writing (3)

Little effort
was put
towards this
writing (2)

No effort
was put
towards
this
writing (1)

COMMENTS:

=___________________/50 points