Digital Portrait Rubric
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Portrait is begun as a photograph
that is shot in a well-constructed
manner with attention to lighting,
framing, and composition.
The digital alteration of the
photograph displays mastery of
photo-manipulation software,
with a deep consideration of all
4 era.
the possibilities of design
available to the student.
Design is original. While It may
reference an existing work, the
portrait is constructed from
scratch, borrowing no more than
to 2 elements from existing
digital resources.
Portrait is begun as a photograph
that is shot in a well-constructed
manner with attention to lighting,
framing, and composition.
The digital alteration of the
photograph displays proficiency
of photo-manipulation software,
3 with a reasonable consideration
of possibilities of design available
to the student.
Design is mostly original. It
heavily references an existing
work, borrowing more than one
element from existing digital
resources.
Traditional
The portrait is recognizable as
made in a traditional style,
displaying the artists
familiarity with the conventions
of academic art (either western
or non-western)
The portrait has at least one
visual clue that identifies the
sitter beyond the physical
depiction.
The portrait is no longer
recognizable as a photograph,
but looks like a painting,
drawing, or print.
The portrait is recognizable as
made in a traditional style,
displaying the artists
familiarity with the conventions
of academic art (either western
or non-western)
The portrait has no visual clues
that identify the sitter beyond
the physical depiction.
The portrait is no longer
recognizable as a photograph,
but looks like a painting,
drawing, or print.
Abstract Surreal
The portrait is recognizable as The portrait is recognizable as
made in an abstract style, made in a surreal style, containing
displaying knowledge of the additional objects that don't seem
elements of art and principles of related to each other or the sitter.
design as used by artists in Additional objects have symbolic
abstract expressionism or related significance to the sitter.
movements (post-impressionist,
cubist, fauvist, etc.) of the modern
The portrait is no longer
recognizable as a photograph, but
looks like a painting, drawing, or
print.
The portrait is recognizable as The portrait is recognizable as
made in an abstract style, made in a surreal style, containing
displaying knowledge of the additional objects that don't seem
elements of art and principles of related to each other or the sitter.
design as used by artists in Additional objects do not have
abstract expressionism or related symbolic significance to the sitter.
movements (post-impressionist,
cubist, fauvist, etc.) of the modern
era.
The portrait is still recognizable as
a photograph.
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Portrait is begun as a photograph
that is shot in a general matter,
with little attention to lighting,
framing, and composition.
The digital alteration of the
photograph displays proficiency
of photo-manipulation software,
with a reasonable consideration
2 of possibilities of design available
to the student.
Design is mostly original. It
heavily references an existing
work, borrowing more than one
element from existing digital
resources.
Portrait is begun as a photograph
that is shot in a general matter,
with little attention to lighting,
framing, and composition.
The digital alteration of the
photograph displays minimal
1 ability with photo-manipulation
software, with no consideration of
possibilities of design available to
the student.
Design is not original and borrows
heavily from existing digital
resources.
Traditional
The portrait is recognizable as
made in a traditional style,
displaying the artists
familiarity with the conventions
of academic art (either western
or non-western)
The portrait has no visual clues
that identify the sitter beyond
the physical depiction.
The portrait is still recognizable
as a photograph.
The portrait is not recognizable
as made in a traditional style.
The portrait has no visual clues
that identify the sitter beyond
the physical depiction.
The portrait is still recognizable
as a photograph.
Abstract
The portrait is not recognizable as
made in an abstract style.
The portrait is no longer
recognizable as a photograph, but
looks like a painting, drawing, or
print.
The portrait is not recognizable as
made in an abstract style.
The portrait is still recognizable as
a photograph.
Surreal
The portrait is not recognizable as
made in a surreal style, containing
additional objects that don't seem
related to each other or the sitter.
Additional objects have symbolic
significance to the sitter.
The portrait is not recognizable as
made in a surreal style, containing
additional objects that don't seem
related to each other or the sitter.
Additional objects do not have
symbolic significance to the sitter.