This document contains a rubric for assessing an acrylic practice painting assignment. The painting was assessed on presentation, design, studio skills, and meeting the objective. For presentation, the drawing was neat and showed care. For design, the composition allowed the eye to move through it intentionally. Studio skills like sighting techniques were used to achieve accurate proportions. The objective of completing a 9x12 acrylic painting using complementary colors of a still life was fully met. Reflection questions asked about similarities and differences between acrylic and oil pastel, challenges of acrylic painting from observation, and advice for others learning this skill.

1. Appel • Art 2 / Art 2 GT YOUR NAME:
RUBRIC: ACRYLIC PRACTICE PAINTING
PRESENTATION: DESIGN: STUDIO SKILLS: OBJECTIVE: TOTAL:
The drawing The composition of the Sighting (or other technique) You fully completed a
appears evident of painting is dynamic, and has been used to achieve 9”x12” practice painting
quality time, allows the eye to move accurate proportions and in acrylic paint.
thought, and care. freely but intentionally angles in the painting.
through the drawing. Your painting was
Problem criteria
The painting is free You applied your knowledge made in observation of
of excess smudges, You considered size, of color mixing to portray a still life involving
tears, folds, etc. view, and placement colors with accuracy. (For complementary colors.
when designing your example: using complements
composition. to darken or neutralize a Your painting achieves
color, brightening a color by an accurate rendering
You included the adding yellow, making a color of your still life.
background colors and lighter but less intense by
shapes as well as those adding white. etc.)
in the foreground.
/10 /10 /10 /10 /40
Self-Assessment
/10 /10 /10 /10 /40
Teacher Assessment
REFLECTION QUESTIONS:
1. How is working with color in acrylic paint similar to working with color using oil pastel? How
is it different?
2. What is most challenging for you about painting from observation using acrylic paint?
3. If you were to pass on advice to someone else just learning to paint color from observation,
what suggestions would you offer them?
RUBRIC: /10