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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required skills

literacy skills sufficient to read product safety labels and instructions and to prepare drawings for presentation

numeracy skills sufficient to determine layout issues and to deal with scaling

Required knowledge

physical properties and capabilities of a wide range of materials and tools used in drawing

general knowledge of the elements and principles of design and their specific application to drawing

general knowledge of different approaches to drawing and how other practitioners use drawing to represent the concept

awareness of copyright moral rights and intellectual property issues and legislation in relation to drawing

environmental and occupational health and safety issues associated with the tools and materials used for drawing

Evidence Required

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria required skills and knowledge range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in this unit

production of a series of drawings which demonstrate a command of the selected techniques and which successfully communicate the concept

Context of and specific resources for assessment

The assessment context must provide for

practical demonstration of skills using selected tools and materials to produce and present drawings which represent and communicate the concept

Method of assessment

Assessment may incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of essential underpinning knowledge and might include

direct observation of the production of drawings

evaluation of drawings

questioning and discussion about candidates intentions and the work outcome

verbal or written reports

review of portfolios of evidence

third party workplace reports of performances by the candidate

Assessment of this unit requires access to the materials resources and equipment needed to apply drawing techniques to represent and communicate the concept

Range Statement


The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
The concept may relate to an object or idea and may include:	crafted objects design concepts digital work installations movement sequence paintings or prints performance sculptures story, narrative technical solutions for a work or design.

Sources of information may be:	catalogues colour charts and boards nature stories or narratives technical texts the work of other artists and designers.

Techniques may include:	digital drawing techniques integration of text and drawing linear marks of differing intensity and character linear marks to produce illusion of form in space linear perspective positive/negative space scaling techniques tonal range to produce illusion of form in space washes.

Materials may include:	a range of graphite pencils a range of papers bark/wood boards charcoal colour pencils crayons
	inks natural ochres pastels and chalks pigments solvents watercolour.

The presentation context may include:	exhibition proposals grant applications projections proposals for product development proposals in response to a brief publications visualisation of a object, product or idea.

Preparing drawings for presentation may involve:	adding captions, text to drawings cleaning drawings mounting drawings preparing drawings for printing/reproducing scanning drawings and preparing them for electronic storage or transmissions.

The purpose and scope of the drawings:	relate to their presentation context.

Equipment may include:	air brush blades brushes computer digital camera drawing and design applications printer rags scanner sponges sticks.