Drawing competitions

Judge a drawing competition without the pile

Every entry scored against the rubric you wrote, with a one-line reason per criterion.

Your panel gets a sorted shortlist and makes the final call. The scoring is advisory and never shown to entrants.

How it works

  1. Write the rubric

    Create a test with one image question per criterion, or one question with sub-parts: adherence to theme (10), technique (10), composition (10), originality (10). Add a line on what full marks looks like.

  2. Upload the entries

    Photograph or scan each entry. Name the files by entry number, or put the entry number on a cover page and let the split do the rest. Entrant names are not needed.

  3. Hand the jury a shortlist

    Scores per criterion, a reason for each, and a ranked list. Share the sorted list with the panel, who decide the winners. Change any score; the ranking updates.

What it is good for

  • School and inter-school drawing competitions with hundreds of entries
  • Poster and slogan drives for NGOs, societies and campaigns
  • A first screening round, so jurors spend their time on the top 10 percent
  • Rubrics in any language, with reasons written in the same language
  • Entries as phone photos, scans or one PDF per batch
  • A printable results sheet and a private results page per entrant if you want one
  • Clear limits: it scores against your criteria, it does not judge taste, and the panel's decision is final

Who uses it

Writing a rubric that scores fairly

  • Four to six criteria, each with a mark out of ten and one sentence on what full marks means.
  • Put the theme first. Most disputes are about whether an entry is on theme, so make that criterion explicit.
  • Add an age band to each entry if the competition has categories, so a nine-year-old is not ranked against a sixteen-year-old.
  • Keep the panel's final round separate. The shortlist is advice; the winners are a human decision.

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Can software really judge art?

It scores what you can write down: did the entry follow the theme, is the technique as asked, is the composition balanced, is it original against the brief. Taste stays with your panel. Proctor AI gets them to a shortlist faster and shows the reason behind every score.

How many entries can it handle?

A batch of 100 or more entries is normal. Each entry counts as one grading, so 300 entries use 300 gradings; the School plan or a top-up covers an event.

Do entrants see the AI scores?

No. Scores are for the organisers and the jury. If you want to share results, you choose what goes out, through private links or a PDF.

Can the jury override scores?

Yes. Any score can be edited and the ranking recalculates. Editing is free.

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