Technique may be erratic, with little or no sense of challenge. The work may be more ambitious than work that receives a score of 2, without necessarily being more successful. Solutions to problems tend to be simplistic. The sense of exploration of the medium is missing. Attempts to deal with ideas or technical problems are not realized.
Drawing tends to be awkward.
Composition is weak. In contrast to work that receives a score of 1, there is at least some sense of artistic decision making. There is little, if any, evidence of thinking. Technique is poor. Solutions tend to be trite.