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Emoji Master Painting Rubric

Objectives:
• Choose a master painting from an artist and time period that
intrigues you and that has interesting and complex subject matter.
Choose from my collection of painting handouts or print out your
own. This painting cannot be minimalistic.
• Choose an emoji(s) or some type of visual culture to incorporate
into your chosen master painting composition. The emoji should
“add” to the story of the painting. For example, rather than replacing
the moon in a painting with a moon emoji, add something else silly or interesting in the sky.
The emoji should alter the meaning of the painting to make it more silly/serious/mysterious/
etc. Definitely have a sense of humor and think outside the box! Be original!
• Make a pencil sketch of the painting with the emoji incorporated/integrated into the
composition.
• Use colored pencils to render (COLOR) the new composition. Use very firm pressure with the
colored pencils to ensure bold, vivid color. Do not forget to color the background, leaving no
white space behind!

Concept Exceeds (4) Meets (3) Approaching (2) Experiencing

Difficulty (1)

Complexity and Extremely complex Fairly complex Composition has Weak composition;
Originality in composition; no composition with some unused lots of unused
Composition unused space; lots little to no unused space; some space; lack of
of details; all space; mostly borrowed ideas original ideas.
original ideas. original ideas. from peers.

Drawing Image drawn Image drawn well; Image drawn Image poorly
exceptionally well; artist simplified a somewhat poorly; drawn; no
Very recognizable few details from difficult to recognition of
from original the original recognize original original painting.
painting. painting. painting.

Rendering Bright, vivid colors; Somewhat bright Somewhat weak Weak colors - lots
(Coloring with intense pressure colors; pressure colors - little of white space left
colored pencils) was used with the was used with the pressure was used behind due to lack
colored pencils colored pencils in with colored of pressure used
throughout the some areas. pencils, leaving with colored
composition. behind white pencils.
spaces.

Craftsmanship Very neat; no Neat; few white Some areas neat; Extremely messy,
(Neatness) white spaces spaces; artist took some white lots of white
showing; artist their time for most spaces; artist spaces showing;
took their time. of the piece. rushed to complete artist rushed to
some areas of the complete artwork.
artwork.
Student Reflections:

What I did well on this piece was

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This piece was a challenge because

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One thing that I will remember for next time is

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What makes something art?

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Is an emoji an art form? Why or why not?

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Total Points: ______

15-16 = A
13-14 = B
12 = C
10-11= D
0-9 = F