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Snapchat Self-Portrait Rubric

Objectives:
• Take a selfie of yourself using an exciting filter on the
Snapchat app. Take a screen shot of this image and
email it to me at altshulerh@hawthorn73.org. (NOTE:
You must choose a filter where your face, although
distorted, is visible! Also, make sure your face takes up
the majority of the photograph, as opposed to
background space.)
• After I print out the image, use the grid method to draw
the image on drawing paper (draw a one-inch-by-one-
inch grid on the photograph and a two-inch-by-two-inch
grid on your drawing paper). There should be the SAME
amount of squares on your photograph and your drawing
paper. The image or the paper can be trimmed if
necessary so that both have the same amount of squares.
• Draw contour (outline) of the portrait first, focusing on the outline of all the details. .
• Once the details are in place, add shadows and highlights; shade using small circular strokes
of pencil with different amounts of pressure to achieve a range in value (dark darks, light lights
and everything in between!) Optional: Use a blending tool to help you achieve smooth pencil
strokes.
• LAST STEP: pick a major feature on your self-portrait to emphasize with your choice of
colored media. For example, you can choose to emphasize your eyes, hair, clothing, nose,
etc. You can choose to render them with colored pencils, markers, or watercolors.
Concept Exceeds (4) Meets (3) Approaching (2) Experiencing
Difficulty (1)

Proportion/ Extremely well- Drawing shows Drawing shows Little to no effort

Accuracy from Use proportioned mostly accurate somewhat given in drawing
of Grid drawing; all proportions to the accurate accurate
features enlarged photograph proportions to the proportions
correctly from photograph (according to the
photograph photograph)

Self-portrait Student put much Student put some Student rushed the Student poorly or
Feature time and care into time and care into completion of their barely completed
Emphasized with their chosen their chosen chosen feature their chosen
Color feature which they feature which they with their choice of feature with their
rendered rendered semi- colored media choice of colored
thoroughly with thoroughly with media
their choice of their choice of
colored media colored media

Value 4 areas of value 3 areas of value 1 or 2 areas of Little to no value

shift used, pencil shift used, pencil value shift used; change used (no
blending done blending done pencil blending contrast between
extremely well somewhat well done somewhat darks and lights)
poorly

Craftsmanship of Extremely clean Clean drawing, Somewhat clean Extremely messy,

drawing and grid drawing and strong use of line; drawing, some prevalent erasure
shading, excellent few visible erasure erasure marks marks, poor line
use of line, no marks; grid show; grid quality; grid
visible erasure measured measured with measured with
marks; well somewhat well some errors many errors
measured grid

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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Total Points: ______

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