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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

20 criteria

DRW-B-01 Observation Beginner
Observation & Accuracy

Painter's ability to observe reality and translate it accurately into lines and forms

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DRW-B-02 Construction Beginner
Composition & Balance

Distributing elements in the work to create visual balance and guide the eye

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DRW-B-03 Construction Beginner
Line & Stroke

Quality and confidence of drawn line and stroke's suitability to what it describes

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DRW-B-04 Observation Beginner
Light & Shadow

Understanding light source and using shadow to give objects depth and volume

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DRW-B-05 Taste Beginner
Color Usage

Color selection, harmony, and use to serve subject and mood

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DRW-B-06 Taste Beginner
Detail & Simplification

Ability to choose details that serve the work and remove what distracts

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DRW-B-07 Construction Beginner
Visual Rhythm

Repeating visual elements in a way that creates movement and rhythm in the work

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DRW-B-08 Expression Beginner
Movement Expression

Conveying sense of movement and vitality in a static work

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DRW-B-09 Taste Beginner
Stylistic Originality

Personal visual fingerprint distinguishing the work from others

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DRW-B-10 Construction Beginner
Technical Mastery

Mastery of tools and techniques used in the work

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DRW-M-01 Construction Intermediate
Depth & Third Dimension

Creating sense of depth and third dimension in two-dimensional space

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DRW-M-02 Expression Intermediate
Psychological Expression

Ability to convey a psychological state or deep emotion through the work

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DRW-M-03 Construction Intermediate
Negative Space Usage

Consciously using empty spaces to create meaning and balance

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DRW-M-04 Observation Intermediate
Texture & Surface

Depicting different surface textures in a way making viewer almost feel them

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DRW-M-05 Taste Intermediate
Aesthetic Unity

Overall work cohesion — every element serves the complete vision

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DRW-M-06 Taste Intermediate
Advanced Color Management

Using color temperatures and complex harmony for expression

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DRW-M-07 Imagination Intermediate
Visual Narrative

Painting narrating a story or expressing a position without words

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DRW-M-08 Taste Intermediate
Visual Economy

Achieving maximum impact with minimum number of elements

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DRW-M-09 Development Intermediate
Self-Editing

Ability to see work with critical eye and edit it mercilessly

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DRW-M-10 Imagination Intermediate
Visual Reference Relationship

How to benefit from references without copying, transforming reference into something new

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