Surreal World Self Evaluation
Name:
1. What is the concept of your Surreal World? What do you want the viewer to think when
they see your artwork?
2. What 2 Surreal Techniques did you use? Explain where and how you used them in your
artwork.
3. Discuss the elements of art and principles of design found in your piece. Be specific. Tell
me where they are and how they function in your art piece.
4. Did you use the “formal” guidelines for composition, or deviate from them? Why?
Explain why you did or did not use formal composition guidelines.
5. List and explain the Photoshop effects and tools you used to create your artwork.
6. What do you like about your artwork? Why do you think it is successful?
7. What do you feel could be improved about it?
Scoring Guide
1 = does not meet the requirements, not addressed
2 = meets some of the requirements
3 = meets most of the requirements, but falls short in some areas, emerging technical skill
4 = meets the requirements and shows some creativity, good technical skill
5-6 = exceeds the requirements, shows insight, unique thought, and creative risk taking, excellent technical skill
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Creation of a Surreal world/environment
Uses thoughtful imagery (realistic and dreamlike)
to create a surreal artwork. Used “2 Surreal Techniques”
Composition: use of the entire picture plane.
Layout is visually interesting, dynamic, and utilizes
space well. Used a rule of composition.
Use of Elements and Principles: thoughtful and effective
use of the elements and principles
Photoshop Technical Quality: advanced skills in
Photoshop used to successfully create your artwork.
Unity of Design: all elements appear to flow and work
together to create a unified design. Color, contrast, value,
& lighting are all consistent.
Creativity: uniqueness of design. Makes the viewer think.
You took creative risks. Presents the world in a new
Perspective.
Effort & Studio Performance: effective use of class time
and resources. Used all class time given. Gave full effort
toward creating your artwork.
Self Evaluation: Thoroughly expressed your ideas about
the design process and the final product.
TOTAL:
 Creative Concept!
 Very successful use of Surreal
Techniques
 Great complexity of image!
 Good Photoshop technical skill
 Excellent Photoshop skill
 Great use of layer masks and blending
 Nice locations, viewpoints, positions,
and varied sizes of imagery.
 Good composition
 Excellent composition
 Excellent unity of subject, overlapping,
background and foreground, or color and
contrast
 Wonderful effort!
 Overall well done!
 Good effort
/48
 Could see more complex/creative
Concept
 Image could use Surreal Techniques
more clearly. Missing 1 or more surreal
techniques
 Could see cleaner use of masks
 Could see better composition: need to
See more varied location, position, scale, and viewpoints
of the subject
 Background or image could be cropped:
Omit distracting background details
 Could see more unity in overlapping of
subject, background and foreground
 Could see more unity with value (levels)or
or color and contrast
 Could see more unity with lighting/light
source
 Could see more effort