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Soft Pastel Animal Art Fundamentals 
Soft Pastel Animal Art Fundamentals
Students created an animal portrait using the grid method to enlarge an image, applied pastels in 3 separate layers, created value changes, practiced blending, and color mixing.
Rubric Code: MX87232
By zipporah
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Subject: Arts and Design  
Type: Project  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Soft Pastel Animal
Students drew an animal from a reference photo. Then they colored the animal using soft pastels to match the texture and color of their chosen animal.
  Poor

Little effort was demonstrated.

1 pts

Fair

Some effort was demonstrated.

2 pts

Good

Above average effort was demonstrated.

3 pts

Excellent

Far above average effort was demonstrated.

4 pts

Animal Proportion and Scale
25 %

Did the student draw the animal with the correct proportions using the grid method? Did the student increase the scale (size) of the animal?
Poor

The animal was drawn with in a very non-proportionate way as compared to the reference.

The scale of the animal was not increased.

There was a lot of negative space. The student did not utilize the space on the paper completely.
Fair

The animal is somewhat proportionate to the reference.

The scale of the animal was not increased.

There was a lot of negative space. The student did not utilize the space on the paper completely.
Good

The animal is mostly drawn proportionate to the reference.
The scale of the animal was mostly increased.

There was little negative space.

The student mostly utilized the space on the paper completely.
Excellent

Th animal is drawn with all the correct proportion as the reference.
The scale of the animal was increased.

There was an appropriate amount of negative space.

The student utilized the space on the paper completely.
Technique and Layering.
25 %

Did the students use the three steps to create layers in their artwork?
1. Blocking In
2. Texture
3. Detail
Poor

The artwork was not layered correctly or had very little evidence of layering.
Fair

The artwork was somewhat layered in order.
Good

The artwork was layered properly and the student built up layers of color correctly. The colors were applied light to dark.
Excellent

The artwork had correct layering techniques and exhibited dynamic layers of color from light to dark.
The student took time to add details in final step.
Use of Soft Pastels
25 %

Did the student demonstrate the correct use of the pastels to create the texture of the animal. Did the student mix and BLEND soft pastels correctly.
Poor

The soft pastels were not used properly to create a full range of values and texture of the animal.

The soft pastels were not used properly to create the color of the animal. Very little or no color mixing.
Fair

The soft pastels somewhat used properly to create values and texture of the animal.

The soft pastels were somewhat used properly to create the color of the animal and layering. Some color mixing.
Good

The soft pastels were mostly used properly to create the texture of the animal.

The soft pastels were mostly used properly to create the color of the animal. Good color mixing to create mixing and layering
Excellent

The soft pastels used properly to create the texture of the animal.

The soft pastels were used properly to create the color of the animal. Pastels were mixed to create complex and rich colors.
Craftsmenship and Effort
25 %

Did the student complete the work in a neat, consitant and clean way.
Poor

The work is not complete or very little effort.

The work is not neat and clean.

Classroom time was not used wisely or showed poor attitude.
Fair

The work is somewhat not completed.

The work is somewhat neat and clean.

Classroom time was usually used wisely or showed appropriate attitude and effort.
Good

The work is mostly completed.

The work is mostly neat, consistent and clean.

Classroom time was used wisely or showed good attitude and effort.
Excellent

The work is completed and on time.

The work is neat, consistent and clean.

Classroom time was always used wisely and showed great attitude and effort.





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