Student Name:

Yokai Value Paintings

Objectives
I: Given Spirited Away clip, teacher presentation on history of Yokai in folklore and popular culture,
sketchbooks, and prompting questions, students will create a Yokai that represents themselves or a Yokai they
would befriend and be able to clearly explain what that Yokai represents
II: Given black watercolor and value scale exercise, students will create a value painting
of their Yokai using black, white, and at least two different value grays, and create a
texture (fur, scales, spots, etc.)

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Exceeds Meets Developing Needs Improvement
Craftsmanship Craftsmanship of the Craftsmanship of the Craftsmanship of the There is no
medium shows medium shows medium shows craftsmanship or
greater control of the control of the brush control of the brush attention to detail and
brush and water with and water in most of and water in less than the painting does not
clean and complete the painting. There half of the painting. look clean or
lines. There is no are very few visible There are visible complete. There are
evidence of pencil pencil lines. Student pencil lines that many visible pencil
lines and makes the adds some texture or makes painting look lines and it does not
painting look details last. Student somewhat look like a complete
complete. Student uses materials incomplete. Textures painting. Student
adds textures and properly. and details are not does not take care of
details last. Student added last. Student materials
uses materials takes some care in
properly. materials used.
Application of Student skillfully Student uses black, Student uses black, Student does not use
Value and uses black, two or two different value only one value gray, value in their
Background more different value grays, and the white and the white of the painting. Student
grays and the white of the paper to create paper to create their does not add a
of the paper to create a full value painting. value painting. background with
a full value painting. Student adds details Student applies a consideration of
Student adds details that directly relate to background but only discussion points
that directly relate to the Yokai such as considers a few key (apply background
the Yokai such as texture or objects. points from based on
texture or objects. Student applies discussion (apply environment of
Student thoughtfully background based on background based on Yokai, making Yokai
applies background class discussion environment of appear big or small
based on class (applies background Yokai, making Yokai based on proportion
discussion (applying based on appear big or small of surrounding
background based on environment of based on proportion environment,
environment of Yokai, making Yokai of surrounding considering white
Yokai, making Yokai appear big or small environment, space around Yokai),
appear big or small based on proportion considering white or does not add a
based on proportion of environment space around Yokai) background.
of environment around it, considering background and
around it, considering how much white Yokai are not as
how much white space is left around easily distinguished
space is left around Yokai)
the Yokai) Student
applies same amount
 of care to background
as Yokai.

Artist Student answers all Student answers all Student answers Student does not
Statement prompts of artist prompts of artist prompts of artist complete an artist
statement in clear and statement in complete statement in statement.
complete sentences. sentences. Student incomplete sentences.
Student is able to directly references Student makes some
directly reference and and explains aspects references to aspects
explain aspects that present in their work. present in their work.
are clearly present in
their work.