Self Portrait Art Rubric
Grade 1 • Visual Arts Standards VA:Cr1.1 & VA:Cr2.1
Self-Portrait Project Rubric
Mirror, Mirror: Me on Canvas!
Artist Name:
Date:
Class/Room:
| Skill & Focus |
🌟 4 - Masterpiece
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🎨 3 - Great Artist
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🌱 2 - Growing
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✏️ 1 - Exploring
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Facial Features
Eyes, nose, mouth, ears, eyebrows & hair
| Includes face, 2 eyes with pupils, nose, mouth, 2 ears, eyebrows, and personal hairstyle. | Includes all main features: eyes, nose, mouth, hair, and ears. | Missing 1 or 2 features (such as ears, eyebrows, or nose). | Missing 3+ key facial features; minimal detail drawn. |
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Proportion & Space
Size of head, neck, shoulders & placement
| Head is large and centered; includes neck and shoulders; features placed naturally. | Head is good size; includes neck or shoulders; features are mostly in correct places. | Head is very small or too close to edge; missing neck/shoulders. | Floating features; head does not leave room for neck and body. |
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Color & Neatness
Matching skin/hair, neat coloring, full coverage
| Chosen colors match self; stays inside lines; solid coloring with very few white gaps. | Thoughtful colors for skin, hair, and shirt; mostly neat coloring throughout. | Single color used or hurried strokes; noticeable white uncolored spaces. | Fast scribbles; colors do not match self; unfinished sections. |
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Effort & Background
Background details, careful work, pride
| Creative background or pattern added; took time and treated art materials with care. | Added simple background color or border; worked focused and calmly. | Background left plain white; worked very quickly without checking work. | Rushed to finish; needed frequent teacher prompts to complete steps. |
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🧑🎨
Artist Self-Check (How I Did Today)
Circle the face that matches your artwork:
1. I drew my face, eyes, hair, and clothes:
😄 Super! 🙂 Good 🤔 Try Again
2. I colored neat and filled my whole paper:
😄 Super! 🙂 Good 🤔 Try Again
3. I tried my best and feel proud of my art:
😄 Super! 🙂 Good 🤔 Try Again
Glow! (What shines)
Grow! (Next art goal)
Total Score
____ / 16
14-16 🌟 11-13 🎨 8-10 🌱