• Think creatively
• Develop original ideas

Did you use a source for inspiration, then combine it with your own ideas to make it original?

1. Ideas are unoriginal, copied, or plagiarized.
2. Attempted to use original ideas that is somewhat unsuccessful, low level changes are made.
3. Ideas are original – unique to the artist or borrowed ideas are merged/changed to create something new.
4. Ideas are original and creative.  A personal style develops.

• Learn techniques and processes
• Explore media

Did you gain skill with familiar materials?

1. Artist stays at their current skill level.
2. Artist attempts to learn new skills, but gives up when presented with challenges.
3. Artist puts forth needed effort to develop new skills successfully.
4. Artist’s development/effort exceeds expectations.

• Self-expression
• Include personal interests
• Examine important issues

What issues are you examining through your artwork?

How is this artwork about who you are or what you like?

1. There is no original message or meaning in the artwork.
2. An original message is attempted, but it becomes lost or confused.
3. The work has a discernable message that is accessible to the viewer.
4. The work has impact and makes a personal connection with the viewer.

• Try new media/processes
• Experiment

Did you pick a material or technique that was new or different over something that was familiar?

1. Artist selects familiar options with predictable outcomes.
2. Artist takes limited risks where the outcome is somewhat predictable.
3. Artist selects options where the outcome is unsure.
4. Artist embraces the potential of risk to take work to the next level.

• Share ideas and knowledge
• Teach
• Help
• Critique

Did someone help you understand important info or inspire you?

Did you participate as an art community member?

1. Artist works alone.  Sitting quietly by one’s self and not sharing or caring about/with others.
2. Artist collaborates passively.  Learning to interact as an artist with other artists.
3. Artist actively collaborates.  Only interacts with those in our art studio.
4. Artist takes on leadership roles within groups.  Searching out other art communities, or starting one when one can not be found.

• Try alternative solutions
• Use mistakes as learning opportunities
• Plan

Did your work take an unexpected turn due to a mistake or did something happen that was unplanned?

1. Artist give up when confronted with problems.
2. Artist can solve problem with help.
3. Artist is self directed in seeking out and attempting solutions.
4. Artist generates solutions to problems independently.

• Analyze work and process
• plan

Did you consider how your idea would work before you tried them?

1. Artist does not reflect.
2. Artist needs help to analyze work.
3. Artist can independently understand strengths and weaknesses of artwork.
4. Artist can independently analyze artwork and apply observations to past, present, and future works.

• Art History
• What is happening in the art world outside of the classroom

Did you use technology as a tool?

Did you research/make connections to another artist, art period, or art movement?

1. Artist understands art in a personal context.
2. Artist has limited awareness of art outside of their personal experience.
3. Artist understands examples of art outside their personal experience.
4. Artist understands and takes inspiration for art making from current/historical global sources.

• Looking Closely
• Seeing beyond “ordinary looking”

Did you apply what you observed in your artwork?

1. Ordinary “looking”
2. Artist can “see” things more closely with help.
3. Artist moves beyond ordinary “looking” and notices things that otherwise might be overlooked.
4. Artist attends to details in visual, audible, and written contexts.  Artist applies these details and highlights these details.

• Do research
• Make sketches
• Create mock-ups

How is your sketch or mock-up different from your final artwork?

What did you learn from your sketch?

1. Artist “goes” with first idea.
2. Artist creates a sketch and edits as he works.
3. Artist creates multiple sketches.
4. Artist creates several sketches, mock-ups, based on research.

• Find multiple photos of a subject
• Read about a subject
• Witness firsthand
• Find relevant artists/artworks

What sources did you use for your research?

What did you learn from your research?

How did you apply what you learned to your artwork?

1. Artist finds one image and goes with it.
2. Artist does research but only bases artwork on one image.
3. Artist does research and collects research into a single place.  Uses several sources to determine the “look” of idea/subject.
4. Artist does first-hand observation of a topic.  Artist includes both written and visual research.  Artist draws from multiple sources.