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Contour Portrait Paintings 
Contour Portrait Paintings
Students drew several portraits with contour line. Students applied transparent watercolor to the drawing. Students applied the principles of movement, repetition and variation to their project.
Rubric Code: M2458A2
By kb_art
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Subject: Arts and Design  
Type: Assessment  
Grade Levels: 9-12

Powered by iRubric Contour Line Portraits
  Exceptional

20 pts

Good

17 pts

Satisfactory

15 pts

Unsatisfactory

13 pts

Contour Line drawing

Exceptional

Student demonstrates careful observation in the contour line drawing of the portraits. Both outside and inside contours are considered. Lines are continuous or modified with attention to detail. Varying the line weight, adding more depth and character to the drawings
Good

Student demonstrates observation in the contour line drawing of the portraits. Some outside and inside contours are considered. Lines are mostly continuous or modified with some detail.
line variation and weight was applied
Satisfactory

Student demonstrates some observation in the contour line drawing of the portraits. Only outside contours are considered. Lines are somewhat continuous , modified . basic details.
little to no variation in line
Unsatisfactory

Little to no observation demonstrated in the drawing. Lines are broken and fuzzy. no details. no variation in line
Design and Composition

Balance and movement
Exceptional

The art work is clearly balanced. The arrangement produces a feeling of movement.The work is cohesive and well designed. rules of composition were applied skillfully carrying the viewer through the artwork.
Good

The art work is mainly balanced. The arrangement produces some feeling of movement. It is mostly cohesive and well designed. the eye is carried through the painting. rules of composition were applied.
Satisfactory

The artwork is either lacking balance or movement. The art has some organization but lacks an overall unity. large areas blank. use of space was not executed well. rules of composition not attempted.
Unsatisfactory

The artwork lacks balance and movement. Design seems haphazard.
rules of composition not applied
large empty space
Watercolor Application

Exceptional

Student shows excellent use of color and neat application of the watercolor paints. The watercolors make the overall contour drawings look like a cohesive composition. Colors were mixed and color theory was applied. A range of value used working from light to dark
Good

Student shows thoughtful use of color and mostly neat application of the watercolor paints. colors were mixed and color theory applied.
range of values
Satisfactory

Student use of color does not enhance the design. The application of the watercolor paints lacks neatness. color not really mixed seemed straight from pan . not a lot of values or layer applied.
Unsatisfactory

Student shows poor choice of color and sloppy application of the watercolor paints. no range in value. white spaces
Focus and Work Habits

Exceptional

The student was serious, and focused throughout the drawing and painting classes with a high level of intent
Good

Some lack of focus was evident. For example, watercolors were applied with not much thought.
Satisfactory

Haphazard throughout the course of the lesson.
Unsatisfactory

lack of focus.
Craftsmanship

Exceptional

The student followed each step to achieve the best possible results. Media was applied neatly and effectively.
Good

The student did not use techniques effectively. Their resulting artwork has an underdeveloped background or sloppy/careless work.
Satisfactory

The student did not plan very well and/or left out some key points to the assignment.(Such as not filling in the entire sheet with contour portraits, before adding paint.
Unsatisfactory

The student did not plan and did not pay attention to the instructions. Negative space not designed or not completed.



Keywords:
  • Contour blind contour continuous contour self portrait


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