Part 3 of our Exhibition and Evaluation principles seemed generate a lot of interest, and based on the positive comments it sounds like we’re on the right track. Time for update 4! Take a look and let us know what you think.
Principle 6
Encourage the beginner, challenge the expert. Evaluation standards will scale with the creator’s skill level. Junior and Beginner modellers will be rewarded more frequently than Intermediate and Advanced modellers, and it will be extremely difficult to win a Gold at the Advanced or Masters skill levels. We think this is a good thing, as it encourages newcomers to the hobby while also challenging those with more skill and experience to achieve higher standards of craftsmanship and creativity. A modeller’s skill level will likely vary between classes, based on their experience and past performance in that class, and applying different standards to entries at each skill level should encourage modellers who have achieved high standards in one class to seek new challenges by expanding their work into other classes.
Principle 7
Feedback. Always. We believe the most important aspect of evaluating someone’s creative work is to provide meaningful, constructive feedback to the creator. All models submitted for evaluation will receive numerical criteria-specific scores and a total score. Any criteria score that isn’t perfect requires a constructive comment (and of course there’s no reason not to comment on a perfect score too). Comments can compliment good work or suggest possible improvements, but they should not suggest a specific creative style favoured by the Judge. We’re also looking at ways to make feedback more meaningful than simple text comments… perhaps digital audio feedback?
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