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Daniel Smith Granulating Pigments Assessment Rubric

A rubric, most often used in education, is an assessment tool that can be used to rank according to specific criteria. 

Below you will find an assessment of the Daniel Smith granulating pigments that I have been working with in my research. Using the swatches for each granulating color, I gave each a score from 1-5.

5 -  Most granulating pigment criteria: 3 D effect, clusters of dark, rivulets, broken color, moon surface effect

4 - Very good granulating pigment criteria: no moon effect, chunks of granulation, colors break, sinking into paper teeth

3 - Good granulating pigment criteria: lots of smooth surface, granulation not first impression

2 - Soft granulating pigment criteria: granulation visible but faint, surface mostly smooth

1 - Insignificant granulating pigment criteria: granulation barely visible, appears smooth unless closely examined

Granulating Pigment Assessment Rubric

Most Granulating  5Very Good Granulation 4Soft Granulation 3Faint Granulation  2Insignificant Granulation 1
3 D effect, clusters of dark, rivulets, broken color, moon surface effectno moon effect, chunks of granulation, colors break, sinking into paper teethlots of smooth surface, granulation not first impressiongranulation visible but faint, surface mostly smoothgranulation barely visible, appears smooth unless up very close
Black Tourmaline GenuineAmethyst GenuineBurnt SiennaAlvaro's Fresco GreyDuochrome Arctic Fire
Bloodstone GenuineBronzite GenuineBurnt Tiger's EyeBurnt UmberDuochrome Blue Pearl
Cerulean BlueBurgundy Red OchreCobalt Blue VioletChrome Titanate YellowDuochrome Cabo Blue
Cerulean Blue ChromiumBurnt BronziteCobalt GreenDuochrome HibiscusDuochrome Lapis Sunlight
Cobalt TurquoiseCascade GreenDiopside GenuineIridescent GarnetIridescent Electric Blue
Env. Fr. Br. Iron OxideCobalt BlueDuochrome AdobeIridescent Moonstone 
Goethite (Brown Ochre)Cobalt Green PaleDuochrome Sagauro GreenItalian Venetian Red 
Green Apatite GenuineCobalt Teal BlueEnglish Red EarthJane's Grey 
Hematite Burnt ScarletCobalt VioletFrench UltramarineJoseph Z's Warm Grey 
Hematite GenuineCobalt Violet DeepGerman Gr. Raw UmberLavender 
Hematite Violet GenuineFrench OchreGray TitaniumMars Yellow 
Iridescent SapphireImperial PurpleIndian RedMonte Amiata Natural Sienna 
Jadeite GenuineIridescent Antique CopperIridescent Aztec GoldNickel Titanate Yellow 
Lunar BlackJoseph Z's Cool GreyIridescent Blue SilverQuinacridone Burnt Orange 
Lunar BlueLapis Lazuli GenuineIvory BlackQuinacridone Gold 
Lunar EarthLunar Red RockJoseph Z's NeutralQuinacridone Sienna 
Lunar VioletMayan VioletKingman Gr Turq GenuineRaw Sienna 
Mayan Blue GenuineMoonglowKing's Royal BlueSap Green 
Mummy BauxiteOlive GreenKyanite GenuineTerre Ercolano 
Piemontite GenuinePayne's GrayManganese Blue HueVerona Gold Ochre 
Potter's PinkRaw UmberMayan RedYellow Ochre 
Purpurite GenuineSerpentine GenuineMcCracken Black  
Rare Green EarthShadow VioletMinnesota Pipestone Gen  
Red Jasper GenuineSleeping Beauty Turq. Gen.Moonglow  
Sicklerite GenuineSugilite GenuineOpera Pink  
Sodalite GenuineTiger's Eye GenuinePerylene Scarlet  
Transparent Br. Iron OxiteVenetian RedPrussian Blue  
Zoisite Genuine Prussian Green  
  Red Fuchsite Genuine  
  Rose of Ultramarine  
  Sedona Genuine  
  Sepia  
  Sugilite Genuine  
  Terre Verte  
  Tranparent Yellow Oxide  
  Ultramarine Blue  
  Ultramarine Red  
  Ultramarine Turquoise  
  Ultramarine Violet  
  Undersea Green  
  Van Dyck Brown  
  Verditer  
  Viridian  
  Yavapie Genuine