Grading Rubric
for House/Castle Architectural Drawing:
Answer the following questions to see if you have fulfilled your mission!
Ask yourself the following questions! Use this will help you evaluate your work!
1. Have I followed the directions? Yes or No
2. Have I used at least 3 visual resources in my work (must be able
to show evidence!)? Yes or No
3. Is my drawing sufficiently detailed?How detailed on a scale of
1-10? ____
4. Have I included elements that show 3D space? Yes or No
5. Does my drawing have a background, with details? Yes or
No Describe? ___________________
6. Does my drawing have a foreground? Yes or No Describe:
______________________________
7. Does my drawing have a middleground? Yes or No Describe:
_____________________________
8. Have I used a varity of line weights and sizes? Yes or
No
9. Do I have a properly named file that is the original line drawing
(no color)? Yes or No
10. Do I have a properly named file that has color? Yes or
No
11. Does my colored file have three separate layers (drawing, painting
and text)? Yes or No
12. Does my text layer move independently of other layers? Yes
or No
13. Have I included elements of design that were created in the Drawing
environment, that move independently of other layers? Yes or No Describe:
______________________________
14. Does my final work have a 3 point black border? Yes or
No
15. Does my painting include many examples of tint? Yes or
No Describe: ______
16. Does my painting include many examples of transparent pattern?
Yes or No Describe: _______
17. Does my painting include shading to indicate 3D space? Yes
or No
18. Have I used the majority of the Brush Tools and Shapes? Yes
or No
19. Have I used Brush tools to lighten? Yes or No
20. Have I used Brush tools to darken? Yes or No
21. Have I used Brush tools to blend? Yes or No
22. On a scale of 1-10 (ten being the highest), how much work did
I put into details beyond dropping in color? (Remember that dropping in color
DOES NOT count toward your score! It's what you do beyond painting to add
detail and atmosphere that counts!) 123456789 10
23. If I could do this project over again, what would I do differently?
________________________
24. During our classroom Walkabout Critique, how do you feel your
work compared to classmates?
Not as good
Almost as good!
Just as good!
Better!
25. In general, have I done the minimum or gone beyond expectations on this
project? ___________
26. Overall, what grade would you give yourself, based upon the evidence
above?
A B C D E