Painting and Drawing – Artwork Rubric

Category 4 Points 3 Points 2 Points 1 Points

Communication I can explain the I can explain how my art I can explain my idea I am unable to provide
connection between my and ideas meets for my art but I’m an explanation for my
visual choices, ideas and assignment goals. I have unclear about how it art work.
assignment goals. identified areas of meets assignment
I have identified clear improvement. goals. I have identified
positive and negative areas of improvement.
parts of my work.

Learning I understand and I understand and I made efforts to I am confused about

Objectives accomplished all learning accomplished all learning understand and more than two learning
objectives and drew objectives. accomplish all learning objectives.
connections to prior objectives, but I am
knowledge and culture in confused about 1-2
their work. areas.

Creativity I have created a I have created a I have given some I have drawn mostly
completely original art completely original work effort to creating an from the ideas of
work that shows my own of art. original work of art, others or copied large
personality and drawing in part from portions of my work.
successfully the ideas of others.
communicates an idea.

Skills + I carefully planned a I thought about my I thought about my I did not think about
Techniques strong composition. I composition, my line composition, my line about my composition,
purposefully planned my quality, my rendering of quality, my rendering of my line quality, my
line quality, my form and texture and my form and texture and rendering of form and
rendering of form and use of light and shadow. my use of light and texture or my use of
texture and my use of I attempted to use new shadow. I attempted to light and shadow. I did
light and shadow. I show techniques or materials. use new techniques or not try any new
advanced skill with new My artwork is clean and materials. techniques.
techniques or materials. detailed. My artwork is wrinkled, My artwork is wrinkled,
My work is of high- torn, dirty or lacking in torn, dirty or lacking in
quality; artwork is clean detail. detail.
and detailed.
Effort + I made improvements in I maintained the same I maintained the same My work demonstrates
Improvement the quality of my work, level of quality in work, level of quality in work, quality, ideas and skill
my ideas or my skills. I my ideas and my skills. my ideas and my skills. below what I am
followed all assignment I followed all assignment I completed the capable of. I missed
directions. directions. project, but missed 1-2 more than 2
parts. requirements, or failed
to finish assignment.
 Painting and Drawing – Critique Rubric
Category 4 Points
Performance I presented my work for
critique session. I
showed interest and
attentiveness during
critique by volunteering
additional responses and
sharing personal
opinions of works.
Peer I contributed 4 useful
Feedback and relevant comments
or questions during
critique that started a
discussion or
demonstrated critical
analysis of a work of art.
Learning I showed understanding
Objectives of all learning objectives.
I used correct vocabulary
to construct their
comments or questions.
I made comparisons
between my work, a
peer’s, professional or
cultural work of art.
3 Points
I presented my work for
critique. I was paying
attention and
participating during the
critique.
I contributed 4 useful
and relevant comments
or questions during
critique.
I showed understanding
of all learning objectives.
I used correct vocabulary
to construct my
comments or questions.
2 Points 1 Points
I presented my work for I did not present work
critique. I did not for critique. And/or I
participation, was not was disrespectful,
listening or was inappropriate or
distracted during disruptive to a peer or
critique. the group during
critique.
I contributed 3 useful I contributed 2 or less
and relevant comments comments or questions
and questions during during critique; my
critique. comments or questions
were unhelpful or
unrelated to work.
I made efforts to I am confused about
understand learning more than 2 learning
objectives, but is objectives;
misguided in 1-2 areas. I cannot use the
I used correct vocabulary correct vocabulary to
to construct my construct my
comments or questions. comments or
questions.