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The Rubric Bank — with all five levels

234 written Arabic criteria, each with five anchors describing exactly what separates one level from the next. These are the same criteria your work is measured against — open to read before you pay anything.

Having your own work read against one criterion (optional):

Price: 7 SAR · Included in Pro & Artist Plus · First one free — Pricing details

Art
Skill
Level

13 criteria

CRF-B-05 Taste Beginner
Design Taste

Aesthetic choices making product beautiful and desirable

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CRF-B-08 Taste Beginner
Surface & Texture

Quality of the product's surface treatment and texture, visually and tactilely

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CRF-B-09 Taste Beginner
Color & Finish Harmony

Harmony of the product's colors and finish layers to serve its aesthetic unity

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CRF-B-11 Taste Beginner
Proportional Balance

Proportion of the product's parts and sizes to create a balanced, beautiful form

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CRF-B-15 Taste Beginner
Cultural Authenticity

Drawing on a craft heritage or local identity authentically without appropriation or kitsch

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CRF-B-17 Taste Beginner
Craftsmanship & Finish

The cleanliness of the work's last five percent: surface, edges, finishing — what separates the amateur from the maker.

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CRF-B-19 Taste Beginner
Traditional Pattern Fidelity

Conformance of Islamic ornament / Sadu to its geometric rules: the grid, closing repetition, star symmetry.

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CRF-B-22 Taste Beginner
Functional vs Decorative Intent

The form serving its declared function, or a clear decorative intent, without ornament feigning a function it can't perform.

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CRF-CER-04 Taste Intermediate
Glaze Uniformity

Applying glaze uniformly without clumping, bare patches, or running.

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CRF-TEX-04 Taste Intermediate
Sadu Motif Authenticity

Fidelity of the motif to traditional Sadu rules in units, colours, and symmetry.

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CRF-WUD-03 Taste Intermediate
Surface Flatness & Finish

Flat wood surfaces with a finish smooth enough to be felt by hand before the eye.

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CRF-MET-03 Taste Intermediate
Metal Polish Quality

Polishing metal through grits to a uniform, scratch-free sheen.

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CRF-LEA-02 Taste Intermediate
Leather Edge Burnishing

Burnishing leather edges to a smooth, rounded, uniformly coloured finish.

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