DRAWING
(Revised 1/98)

This category is for drawings not directly associated with written text.

DOCUMENTATION (0-4 points)

• 0:No documentation
• 1:3x5 card with any one of the following :media used, period of origin, identification/description of entry, reference
• 2:3x5 card with any of the two above
• 3:3x5 card with any of the three above
• 4:3x5 card with all four of the above

AUTHENTICITY (0-4 points) Give one point for each of listed period elements

• Materials used would have been available, or suitability of modern substitutes is noted and explained
• Subject matter is appropriate to period
• Layout looks period
• Style of rendering looks period

COMPLEXITY (1-5 points) Rank the ambition of the entry, not the workmanship, on a scale of 1 to 5 based on the following:

• Number of subject elements, and variety of forms depicted
• Use of shading or perspective
• Overall composition and layout
• Scale - amount of detail related to size of entry and number of subjects

WORKMANSHIP (1-5 points) Rank the success of the entry on a scale of 1-5 based on the following:

• Effective use and control of media (i.e. ink, charcoal, etc)
• Design quality of composition
• Accuracy of rendering in relation of style of stated period
• Draftsmanship and effective use of tools

CREATIVITY (1-6 points)

• 1:Exact copy of period piece in same or similar medium
• 2:Close copy of period work, but translated to a different medium
• 3:Composition using copied elements from 2 or more period works with little modification otherwise
• 4:Composition of some copied elements and some original elements using mostly period motifs
• 5:Composition using mostly original elements with only a few copied elements
• 6:Almost entirely original work using period motifs appropriate to style

Evaluate the work as a whole. NOTE: This category is subjective; however, the judge should take into account prior category scores, aesthetic appeal, presentation, intuitive response, and other such items not previously addressed.

DOCUMENTATION (0-4 points)

• 0:No documentation
• 1:Very inaccurate documentation.
• 2:Minimum information (time, place, style).
• 3:Same as #2 with visual reference (Photocopies, pictures, postcards, etc.) to period examples, but little or no discussion of period practice; OR same as #2 plus discussion of period practice, but no visual references.
• 4:Same as #2 plus visual references and discussion of period practice, including at least specified period examples for style and design, and discussion of materials and techniques.

AUTHENTICITY (0-4 points) Give one point for each of the listed period elements.

• Materials used would have been available, or suitability of modern substitutes is noted and explained
• Subject matter is appropriate to period
• Layout looks period
• Style of rendering looks period

COMPLEXITY (1-5 points) Rank the ambition, not the success, of the piece on a scale of 1-5 based on the following:

• Number of elements (even if repetitions of same thing)
• Variety of elements (how many different things, actions)
• Scope of project; ambition of the attempt
• Difficulty of materials
• Number, duration and difficulty of steps and techniques

WORKMANSHIP (1-5 points) Rate the success of the entry on a scale of 1 to 5 based on the following:

• Effective use and control of media (i.e. - ink, charcoal, etc.)
• Design quality of composition
• Accuracy of rendering in relation to style of stated period
• Draftsmanship and effective use of tools

CREATIVITY (0-4 points) Give score based on the following:

• 0:Piece is not logical in context of period
• 1:Exact copy of a period piece in same or similar medium
• 2:Close copy of period work, but translated to a different medium
• 3:Composition of some copied elements and some original elements using mostly period motifs
• 4:Almost entirely original work using period motifs appropriate to style

QUALITY (1-8 points) )

Evaluate the work as a whole. NOTE: This category is subjective; however, the judge should take into account prior category scores, aesthetic appeal, presentation, intuitive response, and other such items not previously addressed.

DOCUMENTATION (0-4 points)

• 0:No documentation or very inaccurate documentation.
• 1:Minimum information (time, place, style).
• 2:Same as #1 with visual reference (Photocopies, pictures, postcards, etc.) to period examples, but little or no discussion of period practice; OR same as #1 plus discussion of period practice, but no visual references.
• 3:Same as #1 plus visual references and discussion of period practice, including at least specified period examples for style and design, and discussion of materials and techniques.
• 4:Same as #3 but very complete examples and discussion, including reasons for choice of subject and rationale for design. Explains any original research or experiment; explains any deviation or variation from period norms.

AUTHENTICITY (0-4 points)

• 0:Totally inappropriate to time period
• 1:Generally period with some obvious modern elements present OR obvious mixture of elements from different cultures or periods (Ex. late-period media used for an exclusively early-period object, combination of motifs from unconnected cultures or periods, etc.)
• 2:Overall period design/execution with minor inconsistencies.
• 3:Period design and execution with no inconsistencies; period materials or reasonable equivalents.
• 4:A completely period product by use of period design, materials, tools, techniques, etc.

• number and variety of composition elements (layout, proportion, balance, perspective, color, etc.)
• number and variety of design elements (figures, portraits, animals, landscape, architecture, etc.)
• difficulty and variety of techniques attempted
• scope of undertaking (size of work relative to amount of detail)

WORKMANSHIP (0-6 points) Rank the success of the attempt on a scale of 0 to 6 based on the following.

• draftsmanship
• control of medium
• design/composition
• mastery of period style and technique

CREATIVITY (0-4 points)

• 0:Piece is illogical in context of period.
• 1:Logical combination of a few copied elements.
• 2:Evidence of original work logical to period context, in design or execution.
• 3:Creative interpolation in combination of elements; special consideration such as personalization to an event, individual, or idea.
• 4:Combination of elements and materials that is logical to a single period context; might have been done by a creative period artist.

QUALITY (1-6 points)

Evaluate the work as a whole. NOTE: This category is subjective; however, the judge should take into account prior category scores, aesthetic appeal, presentation, intuitive response, and other such items not previously addressed.