DrawingClass

ProjectDue:_________

Name:__________________________Hour:________

Project3(Choice1):TreasuresinHand

HandDrawing

Inthisproject,youwillcreatearealistic,observationaldrawingofyourhand(s)holdinganitemthatisvery
importanttoyou.Yourgoalistocreateacompositionwhichshowcases:
strongcompositionthatincludesmovementandapowerfulfocalpoint
widerangeofevenandsmoothvalueswhichgivestheillusionofvolume
observationalskillsofhandandobject:properscale,perspective(foreshortening)andproportions

StepbyStepInstructions:

Step1:ChooseaTreasuredObject
Determineanobjectwhichisveryimportanttoyou.Itcouldbeanythingthatholdsmeaningoramemory.
Someexamplesofitemsareabook,trinkets,abaseball,aconcertorgameticket,shellfromafamily
vacation,andthelistgoeson!

Step2:PrepareYourPaperandPlanYourComposition
First,drawtheborderonyourpaper.Dontforgettowriteyournameonthebackofyourdrawing.
Then,createatleast5thumbnailsketchesofpotentialarrangementsforyourcomposition.Onceyouhave
determinedhowyouwouldliketoarrangeyourdrawing,youmaywanttopracticedrawingthiscomposition
beforestartingyourfinaldrawing.Besureitexhibitsforeshortening,astrongbutnotoverlypowerfulfocal
point,andmovementthroughouttheentiredrawing.

Step3:CreateYourTreasuresinHandDrawing
Usingthevalue/shadingtechniquesandobservationaldrawingtechniquesyouhavelearnedinclass,you
willcreatearealisticdrawingofyourcomposition.Onceyouarefinished,writeyourartiststatement.Forthis
project,theartiststatementwillbeintheformofastory.

TypeYourArtistStatementUsingtheFormatBelow:
(12ptTimesNewRoman)

Name
Grade
DrawingClass1st,2nd,or3rdHour

Title
StartArtistStatementhere:InmyHandDrawing

DrawingClass

ProjectDue:_________

Name:__________________________Hour:________

Rubric

1
InProgress

2
Basic

Composition
(StrongFocal
Pointand
Movement)

Didnotput
effortin
arranginga
composition

Composition
arrangedbut
didnotinclude
afocalpointor
movement

Composition
arrangedwith
visiblefocal
point

Arranged
composition
whichincludes
bothafocal
pointand
movement

Observational
Skills

Didnot
attemptto
drawobjects
asseen

Handand
treasureditem
aredrawn
using
imagination
morethan
observationally

Attemptedto
drawwhatwas
seenbutdid
nottake
proportionsand
perspectiveinto
consideration

Value(Usedto
DepictVolume)

Didnot
includea
widerange
ofvaluesor
directionality
todepict
volume

Includedfew
valuesto
depictvolume
nohighlightsor
darkvaluesno
directionality

Craftsmanship

Wrinkledand
rippedpaper,
smudged
andscribbled
valuesno
border

Artist
Statement
(Story)

Didnot
include
statement

TotalPointsReceived

3
Proficient

4
Accomplished

5
Advanced

Student
Evaluation

Teacher
Evaluation

Arrangeda
successfuland
interesting
composition
whichallows
theviewerseye
tomoveand
restonafocal
point

/10

/10

Objectsare
drawnasseen
andaremostly
proportional
attemptedto
draw
foreshortened
items

Objectsdrawn
asseenfrom
the
composition,
are
proportional,
andare
foreshortened

/15

/15

Includedsome
valuesfew
midtonesused
some
directionality

Carefully
shadedimage
usingarangeof
valueswith
some
directionality,
highlights,and
darkvalues

Exhibitsawide
rangeofsmooth
andeven
transitioned
valuesdepicting
highlights,some
midtones,and
darkvalues
additionally
used
directionality

/10

/10

Unevenborder
somewrinkles,
ripsinpaper
somesmudged
values

Somewrinkles
andripsevenly
measured
bordermostly
smoothvalues

Littlewrinkles,
rips,and
smudges
evenly
measured
bordermainly
smoothvalues

Clean,crisp
paperwith
evenly
measured
borderallthe
wayaround
imagesmooth
andeven
values

/5

/5

Included
undeveloped
handwritten
statementthat
doesnotfollow
properform

Includedtyped
statementbut
didnotfollow
properform

Includedtyped
statementin
properform

Includedtyped
thoughtful,
creative
statement

/10

/10

/50

/50