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Elements and Performance Criteria

  1. Prepare and maintain resources to produce drawings.
  2. Explore drawing techniques to plan work.
  3. Realise drawings.

Required Skills

Required skills

literacy skills sufficient to read product safety labels

numeracy skills sufficient to calculate quantities

Required knowledge

the physical properties and capabilities of the range of materials and tools used in drawing

work space requirements for drawing including ways of organising and maintaining space

ways of exploring adapting and combining techniques and materials to achieve different effects in drawing

general knowledge of the formal elements and principles of design and their specific application to the production of drawings

cleaning and maintenance techniques for tools used in drawing

general knowledge of the historical and theoretical contexts for drawing

awareness of copyright moral rights and intellectual property issues

environmental issues associated with the tools and materials used in drawing

organisational and legislative occupational health and safety procedures in relation to 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 drawings which demonstrates a command of selected techniques and which is consistent with the conceptual vision

knowledge of materials and tools and how they are used and extended in drawing

Context of and specific resources for assessment

The assessment context must provide for

evaluation of visual language and technical execution of work pieces produced by the candidate

practical demonstration of skills using required tools equipment and materials to produce multiple drawings or a single major work

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 drawings in progress

questioning and discussion of the candidates intentions and work outcome

verbal and written reports

review of portfolios of evidence

third party workplace reports of performance by the candidate

Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands eg literacy and the needs of particular groups eg people with disabilities and people who may have literacy or numeracy difficulties such as speakers of languages other than English remote communities and those with interrupted schooling

Assessment of this unit requires access to the materials and resources needed to produce drawings

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.

Tools may include:

blades

brushes

computer, scanner, printer and relevant software

discs, CDs

rags

scrapers

spatulas

sponges

sticks.

Materials may include:

charcoal

graphite

ink and wash

pastels and chalks

pencils from H-HB, B-9B

range of papers of differing weights and textures

watercolour

wood, board, fabrics of differing weights and textures, glass, perspex or metal surfaces.

Workplace procedures may relate to such things as:

cost control

process-specific procedures

recycling

reporting

safety

use of materials.

Safety requirements would be in accordance with:

Federal, State and Territory legislation, regulations and standards.

Organisation and maintenance of the work space may relate to:

lighting

wet and dry areas

working tables, easels.

Assessing the capabilities of the techniques, tools and materials may involve:

experimenting directly with work in progress

producing test pieces or samples

systematically testing a range of processes.

Within this unit the candidate would generally extend, build upon and combine a range of techniques which may include:

combination of erasing and layering of marks in a range of media

digital drawing techniques

layering of marks in a range of media

overlapping or superimposing translucent marks over other translucent imagery

using mixed drawing media and a range of techniques to produce drawings, e.g. 'wet' techniques over 'dry' techniques.

Techniques may also include extending and building upon the following techniques:

linear marks of differing intensity and character, e.g. thick, sharp, thin, curvilinear, soft (side of pencil or crayon)

linear marks to produce illusion of 3D form

simple linear perspective through the use of a vanishing point

tonal range to produce illusion of 3D form.

The conceptual vision may be determined by:

elements and principles of design

the relationship of the work to a theoretical and historical context

the subject matter or theme for the drawings, e.g. the body; identity; land and place; political, cultural, social issues; spiritual concerns.

Criteria for the selection of techniques may relate to:

access to materials, tools and equipment for the techniques

consistency with the conceptual vision for the proposed drawings

ease of application of the techniques

personal affinity with the techniques.