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Self-Portrait using a Grid

The student will use a photo of themselves as a reference to create a life-like portrait. The portrait will be in pencil with a recognizable value scheme on 8.5" x 11" paper.

Rubric Code: KX2XXWW

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Subject: Arts and Design

Type: Project

Grade Levels: 9-12

Grid Portrait
	Advanced 25 pts	Meets Standards 20 pts	Improving 15 pts	Needs Improvement 5 pts
Transfer of Facial Features	Advanced Transferred image from photo is exact and accurate. Finished portrait utilizes features from photo, student makes edits were necessary to achieve correct proportions. All features are drawn in correctly and are placed properly onto the tagboard.	Meets Standards Transferred image is close to original image. Most features are in correct place. Proportion and placement are almost an accurate depiction of photo.	Improving Drawing is somewhat accurate but not duplicated exactly. Some facial features are not in place and are not proportionate to photo.	Needs Improvement Transferred drawing from photo grid to tagboard grid is inaccurate. Facial features are not in the proper place and are disproportionate to the size of the head. Gridlines are still noticeable along inaccurate dark lines that cannot be removed with and eraser.
Use of media pencil and tagboard	Advanced Pencil is used to create accurate values and other details by blending subtle gradations or using fine cross hatching techniques to create different values changes. Details are neat and well defined and blend well manilla tagboard.	Meets Standards Pencil is used to create values and other details by blending different values. Values may be slightly off realistically and are slightly different from the photo. Details are mostly neat and defined. Manilla tagboard is taken into consideration for overall portrait.	Improving Facial tones are patchy and not well blended. Values may be slightly off and unrealistic. Details are lacking or are poorly defined or outlined and look cartoonish. Contrast between pencil and manilla tagboard are vague or are to dark.	Needs Improvement Little blending has been used. Details are lacking or are poorly defined. Presentation is untidy. Not a creative use of pencil and manilla background.
Value	Advanced Value is used in a very expressive manner. A varied range of value and contrast (value range of darks, highlights, and mid tones) and all objects are shaded where needed on manilla tagboard.	Meets Standards Value is used in a somewhat expressive way. Values have been blended showing proficiency using medium on manilla tagboard.	Improving Value is used in an average way. Value is added to most of the features and shading somewhat reflects the actual value of the photograph portrait. Attempts to blend gradient values.	Needs Improvement Value is lifeless and below average. Little or weak value is added to enhance features. Shading is not used and does not reflect the value of the portrait. No blending seen and dramatic jumps in value where there are none in the photo.
Effort/Studio Participation	Advanced The student put forth extraordinary effort to complete the project as well as possible; used class time extremely well. Student was focused and refrained from discussions that were not pertinent to the project.	Meets Standards The student put forth the effort required to complete the project well; used class time well. Student was focused and somewhat refrained from discussions that were not pertinent to the project.	Improving The student put forth the effort required to finish the project; used some class time adequately. Student was not focused and did not refrain from discussions that were not pertinent to the project. Had to be reminded of the task at hand.	Needs Improvement The student put forth little effort required to finish the project; class time was not used well. Student spent more time socializing with other students and less time on assignment.

Keywords:

Self-Portrait, Value, Grid, Photo-Realism

Subjects:

Arts and Design

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