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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
47 criteria
Bringing out the cadence and meter latent in the Arabic text through delivery
The five levels →Varying vocal pitch (range) to break monotony and serve meaning without exaggeration.
The five levels →Tuning delivery speed to suit the genre (oration slower, dialogue faster) and the text's state.
The five levels →Aesthetic choices making product beautiful and desirable
The five levels →Quality of the product's surface treatment and texture, visually and tactilely
The five levels →Harmony of the product's colors and finish layers to serve its aesthetic unity
The five levels →Proportion of the product's parts and sizes to create a balanced, beautiful form
The five levels →Drawing on a craft heritage or local identity authentically without appropriation or kitsch
The five levels →The cleanliness of the work's last five percent: surface, edges, finishing — what separates the amateur from the maker.
The five levels →Conformance of Islamic ornament / Sadu to its geometric rules: the grid, closing repetition, star symmetry.
The five levels →The form serving its declared function, or a clear decorative intent, without ornament feigning a function it can't perform.
The five levels →Applying glaze uniformly without clumping, bare patches, or running.
The five levels →Fidelity of the motif to traditional Sadu rules in units, colours, and symmetry.
The five levels →Flat wood surfaces with a finish smooth enough to be felt by hand before the eye.
The five levels →Polishing metal through grits to a uniform, scratch-free sheen.
The five levels →Burnishing leather edges to a smooth, rounded, uniformly coloured finish.
The five levels →Whether the critic explicitly distinguishes between what is personal taste preference and what is judgment grounded in a general, defensible artistic standard
The five levels →Whether the critique fairly discusses the work's strengths and weaknesses, rather than swinging to unqualified praise or unqualified condemnation
The five levels →Color selection, harmony, and use to serve subject and mood
The five levels →Ability to choose details that serve the work and remove what distracts
The five levels →Personal visual fingerprint distinguishing the work from others
The five levels →Overall work cohesion — every element serves the complete vision
The five levels →Using color temperatures and complex harmony for expression
The five levels →Achieving maximum impact with minimum number of elements
The five levels →