iRubric: Intro-Still-Life Painting Black and White rubric

Student does not use the entire painting space - leaving large open spaces or large gaps. Student does not attempt or makes a weak attempt at creating a sense of balance with the placement of the objects in the composition.

Artist composes the painting space fairly well. Balance and harmony were not quite achieved with the placement of objects on the page. There is overlapping and an attempt to create depth.

Artist meets basic requirements and also creates a sense of space or depth within the composition. Balance and harmony have been achieved.

Artist meets basic requirements and creatively manipulates the composition to move the viewer's eye over the entire composition.

Artist does not work neatly and carefully - work is sloppy and has bare spots. Artist did not attempt or makes a weak attempt at using the fat over lean technique and different blending techniques(smooth blending and short, visible brush-strokes) to represent the different textures found in the still-life.

Artist completes his/her painting neatly and carefully -using at the fat over lean method. The artist uses at least one blending technique (smooth blending). But lacks textural differences in objects of still life.

Artist meets basic requirements and demostrates great proficiency in the fat over lean technique. The artists uses different brushstrokes to represent different textures of still life objects.

Artist meets basic requirements of the fat over lean technique, and experiments with many styles to both represent the various textures - and - to add a higher level of personal creativity.