Still Life Drawing Rubric

Student Name:
Assignment:
Circle the box that
best describes how
well you completed
each criterion
below.
Craftsmansh
ip
20 points
Composition
20 points
Value
20 points
Accuracy of
Rendering
20 points
Effort and
Responsibilit
y
20 points
Total:
__100
STILL LIFE DRAWING

Exceptional
Good
Average
Poor or incomplete
Entire work is free of

smudges, folds, or tears.
Excellent care has been
taken of the work.
Nearly the entire work is

free of smudges, folds,
or tears. Very good care
has been taken of the
work.
The work shows multiple

smudges, minor folds or
tears. Lock of care of the
work is evident.
The work shows

significant smudging,
folds, or tears. Poor care
has been taken of the
work.
Composition of the work is

dynamic and all areas of
the page are activated. All
negative spaces are
visually intriguing and add
to the success of the work
Composition of the work

is dynamic and most
areas of the page are
activated. Most negative
spaces are visually
intriguing and add to the
success of the work
Composition fills the

page and most areas of
the page are activated.
Negative spaces are
empty and not visually
intriguing.
Composition fills a
portion of the page with
only some areas of the
page activated.
Negative spaces are
empty and not visually
intriguing.
A full range of values from

very dark intense shadows
through bright white
highlights are
demonstrated throughout
all of the objects and
spaces in the work. Midrange values are created
through effective
variations of media used
in all areas of the
composition.
A large range of values

from very dark intense
shadows through bright
white highlights are
demonstrated
throughout most of the
objects and spaces in
the work. Mid-range
values are created
through effective
in most areas of the
composition.
A small range of values

from dark shadows
through bright highlights
are demonstrated
throughout some of the
objects and spaces in
the work. Mid-range
values are created
through limited
in most areas of the
composition.
Little range of values

from dark shadows
through bright
highlights are
demonstrated
throughout the objects
and spaces in the work.
Mid-range values are
evidenced through
limited variations of
media used most areas
of the composition.
Artist expertly referenced

selected imagery to
achieve realistic scale and
proportion, demonstrates
accurate overlapping of
and spatial relationships
between the objects, and
accuracy of ellipses and
perspective.
Artist generally
referenced the selected
imagery to achieve
realistic scale and
proportion, mostly
demonstrating accurate
overlapping of and
spatial relationships
between the objects,
and accuracy of ellipses
and perspective.
Artist always made

excellent use of studio
work time working through
all of the steps of the
process (selecting and
cropping imagery to
create a dynamic
composition,
compositional thumbnails,
rough draft, value
mapping) to achieve an
excellent result. Artist
always respected the
studio space, caring for
materials, artwork, and
others.
Artist mostly made

work time working
through all of the steps
of the process (selecting
and cropping imagery to
create a dynamic
composition,
compositional
thumbnails, rough draft,
value mapping) to
achieve an excellent
result. Artist mostly
respected the studio
space, caring for
others.
Artist makes little

reference to the selected
imagery to achieve
realistic scale/proportion.
Little demonstration of
accurate overlapping,
spatial relationships
between the objects, and
accuracy of ellipses and
perspective exists. Artist
Artist used imagination

or other sources as the
sole reference for the
drawing.
Artist sometimes made

work time and may have
only worked through
some of the steps of the
process (selecting and
Artist did not make

effective use of studio
work time and only
worked through some of
the steps of the process
primarily used
imagination or other
sources.
cropping imagery to create

a dynamic composition,
rough draft, value mapping)
to achieve an excellent
result. Artist sometimes
respected the studio
space, caring for
others.
(selecting and cropping

imagery to create a
dynamic composition,
rough draft, value
mapping) to achieve an
excellent result. Artist

sometimes respected
the studio space, caring
for materials, artwork,
and others.
Artist Reflection about the work: (20 points)

Please write a minimum of 2 complete sentences for each prompt and use
correct grammar, capitalization, and punctuation to the best of your ability.
Use at least one expressive feature of design

from the word blank below in every sentence and
UNDERLINE the word.
Some Expressive Features of Design:
Line
Shape
Balance Proportion
Contrast Foreground
Form
Value
Color
Movement
Harmony
Background Gradation
Space
Pattern
Texture
Unity
Variety
1. Describe the successful aspects of your work 2 sentences
2. Describe aspects of the work you would like to modify or change 2 sentences
3. Describe what you learned or a new discovery through creating this work ..2 sentences

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STILL LIFE DRAWING

Entire work is free of

Nearly the entire work is

The work shows multiple

The work shows

Composition of the work is

Composition of the work

Composition fills the

A full range of values from

A large range of values

A small range of values

Little range of values

Artist expertly referenced

Artist always made

Artist mostly made

Artist makes little

Artist used imagination

Artist sometimes made

Artist did not make

cropping imagery to create

(selecting and cropping

excellent result. Artist

Artist Reflection about the work: (20 points)

Use at least one expressive feature of design

1. Describe the successful aspects of your work 2 sentences

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