Printmaking – Flower Prints – Rubric

Name: Period:

Name: ______Period: ______

What you’re getting graded on / 10-9
work is excellent,
enthusiastic effort,
creative / 8-7
work is good,
genuine effort,
thoughtful / 6-5
work is competent
or average,
minimum effort,
somewhat thoughtful / 4-3
work is inadequate,
poor effort, weak,
careless, obvious signs of
indifference / 2-0
Little to no effort, incomplete
Composition
______/10 Pts / Strong, thoughtful, composition; the print is in the middle of the printing paper / Thoughtful composition; the print is almost right in the middle of the printing paper / Some thought went into the composition; the print is slightly off center / The print is completely off center / Little to no attempt was made to print in the middle of the paper
Exploration & Development of Ideas
______/10 Pts / Completed print shows that excellent, clear, & thoughtful decisions were made when choosing the flower image, printing paper & ink colors. / Completed print shows that clear & thoughtful decisions were made when choosing the flower image, printing paper & ink colors. / Completed print mostly shows that thoughtful decisions were made when choosing the flower image, printing paper & ink colors. / Completed print shows that some thought went into deciding what flower image, printing paper & ink colors to use / Completed print shows that Little to no thought went into deciding what flower image, printing paper & ink colors to use
Organization & Relationships
______/10 Pts / Good, clear, & thoughtful use of line, color, contrast, and unity was used in the completed print. / Clear & thoughtful use of line, color, contrast, and unity was used in the completed print. / Thoughtful use of line, color, contrast, and unity was used in the completed print. / Some thought went into the use of line, color, contrast, and unity in the completed print. / Little to no thought went into the use of line, color, contrast, and unity in the completed print.
Control of Materials & Processes
______/10 Pts / Completed print shows excellent, clear, & highly effective use, control, and understanding of relief printmaking techniques, tools, and processes / Completed print shows clear & effective use, control, and understanding of relief printmaking techniques, tools, and processes / Completed print mostly shows the effective use, control, and understanding of relief printmaking techniques, tools, and processes / Completed print somewhat shows the effective use, control, and understanding of relief printmaking techniques, tools, and processes / Completed print shows little to no effective use, control, and/or understanding of relief printmaking techniques, tools, and/or processes
Carved & Inked Areas
______/10 Pts / Good, clear, & thoughtful choices were made in which areas to carve between each print / Clear & thoughtful choices were made in which areas to carve between each print / Thoughtful choices were made in which areas to carve between each print / Some thought went into choosing which areas to carve between each print / Little to no thought went into choosing which areas to carve between each print
Light, Medium, Dark Inks
______/10 Pts / All 3 printing inks are clearly present; clear evidence of a “light” color ink, clear evidence of a “medium” color ink, clear evidence of a “dark” color ink / All 3 printing inks are present; evidence of a “light” color ink, evidence of a “medium” color ink, evidence of a “dark” color ink / All 3 printing inks are present; little evidence of a “light” color ink, little evidence of a “medium” color ink, little evidence of a “dark” color ink / At least 2 printing inks are present; evidence of a “light” color ink, OR evidence of a “medium” color ink, OR evidence of a “dark” color ink / Little to no attempt was made to use 3 different printing inks; little to no evidence of a change in light, medium, or dark inks.
Title, Edition, & Signature
______/10 Pts / Title of the work is neatly written & legible; the print’s edition is clearly and neatly written with either an A/P or an edition number; you’ve signed your print as the artist / Title of the work is written; the print’s edition is written with either an A/P or an edition number; you’ve signed your print as the artist / 2 of the following are done: Title of the work is written; OR the print’s edition is written; OR you’ve signed your print as the artist / 1 of the following are done: Title of the work is written; OR the print’s edition is written; OR you’ve signed your print as the artist / Little or no attempt was made to title, number, or sign your artwork.
Craftsmanship
______/10 Pts / Careful time and extreme care was put into the entire print; all background areas of the paper are clean and ink-free. / The entire print was done with care and good use of time; most of the background areas of the paper are clean and ink-free. / Some time and care was put into the entire print. Areas of the print appear to be sloppy and “rushed”; background areas are messy with a few random ink marks, the printing paper has a few creases and/or folds/tears / The entire print is sloppy and appears to be “rushed”; background areas are messy with several random ink marks, the printing paper has several creases and/or folds/tears / Little or no attempt was made to take care during the print; class time was wasted; background areas are messy and covered with random ink marks, the printing paper has been crumpled.
Personal Vision & Presentation
______/10 Pts / Outstanding demonstration of personal and creative response to creating a relief print. Highly Accomplished personal evaluation and critical thinking skills are clear in ALL of the choices and decision you made in completing your print. / Proficient demonstration of personal and creative response to creating a relief print. Competent personal evaluation and critical thinking skills are clear in ALL of the choices and decision you made in completing your print. / Adequate demonstration of personal and creative response to creating a relief print. Adequate personal evaluation and critical thinking skills are clear in the choices and decision you made in completing your print. / Some demonstration of personal and creative response to creating a relief print. Some personal evaluation and critical thinking skills are clear in the choices and decision you made in completing your print. / Little to no demonstration of personal and creative response to creating a relief print. Little to no personal evaluation and critical thinking skills are present in the choices and decision you made in completing your print.
On Time & Complete
______/10 Pts / Work is completely done, no additions or corrections need to be made, Work was turned in ON TIME – on the due date ______/ Work is done, little to no additions or corrections need to be made, Work was turned in ON TIME – on the due date ______/ Work is half way done, some additions or corrections need to be made, Work was turned in after the due date –______/ Work is almost done, a lot of additions or corrections need to be made, Work was turned in several days after the due date –______/ Work is incomplete, it is turned in without being finished, Work was turned in several days after the due date –______

Total points: ______/100 points

REFLECTION : _____/15 Points Possible

Extra Credit: ___/1 Theory of Art : ______

(Choices: Expressivism, Formalism, Imitationalism, or Instrumentalism)

Extra Credit: ___/1 Art Style: ______

(Choices: Abstract Art, Non-Objective, or Realism)

5 Points – Complete, Good Answers 3.5 Points – Complete 0 Points – Not done, incomplete

___/ 5 – What knowledge, techniques and/or concepts did you learn by completing this art problem? Include what Elements of Art and/or Principles of Design you used and how you used them to create your work.

____/ 5 - Explain & Describe the successful aspects of your work – What makes your work great – USE JUDGEMENT in your explanation – make references in your answer to your actual artwork as evidence:

_____/ 5 - Explain & Describe possible revisions to your work (if you were to do this project again, what would you do differently to make it even better) USE JUDGEMENT in your explanation – make references in your answer to your actual artwork as evidence: