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Elements and Performance Criteria

Required Skills

Required skills

analytical skills to evaluate technical requirements of shading and texturing against resources and timeframes

communication skills to liaise with project team and clients

initiative and enterprise skills to

devise efficient and innovative approaches to texturing and shading

provide practical support and give feedback to colleagues and management

literacy skills to read technical documents and specifications

planning and organisational skills to manage time and resources

technical skills to use related computer graphics applications

Required knowledge

camera textures and filters to achieve shading and texturing effects

features of software used for

appropriate file sizes and formats

digital image manipulation

scheduling of production activities

how to interpret design texturing and shading briefs

digital image capture using cameras and scanners

shader attributes and their optimisation

shader and texture mapping and projection

texturing and shading requirements for games

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

Overview of assessment

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

Evidence of the ability to

adhere to texturing and shading brief requirements

design and comprehend texturing tasks

use and optimise software components for best performance

adhere to system requirements related to file sizes and formats

store completed file components in an organised manner for further use

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to

computer hardware and software

input device such as stylist tablet keyboard and mouse

output device such as monitor TV printer and speakers

models and scenes to be shaded and textured

rendering briefs or specifications and schedules

appropriate learning and assessment support when required

modified equipment for people with special needs

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge The following examples are appropriate for this unit

discussion or written report of the nominated techniques applied to shading and texturing

discussion with learner and observation of the integration of texturing activities into the overall production pipeline

verbal questioning regarding reasons for use of particular hardware and software options

direct observation of the candidate applying shaders and textures

project or work activities that show research and reference sourcing to gain best texturing effect

written and verbal reports or documentation showing research and production plan

review of portfolios of evidence

review of completed textured shaded and rendered models

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector workplace and job role is recommended where appropriate

Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate and suitable to the communication skill level language literacy and numeracy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed

Indigenous people and other people from a nonEnglish speaking background may need additional support

In cases where practical assessment is used it should be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge

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 brief may include:	illustrations storyboards technical specifications verbal or written instructions.
Client may include:	3-D artists animators art directors designers external clients modellers technical directors.
Design and technical constraints may include:	budget design specifications file formats for output and end use technical requirements.
Software may include:	3-D Studio Max Animator Pro AutoCAD AutoCAD Revit 9 Blender Bodypaint Cinema 4D Combustion CorelDraw Deep paint Electric Image Form Z Houdini Illustrator Lightwave Maya Photoshop Pixie POV-Ray Renderman Rhino Shake Soft Image or XSI Z Brush.
Shaders may include:	Blinn cell shaders Lambert Phong realistic shaders toon shaders.
Textures may include:	brick cloth glass latex leather metal skin sky stone textiles wood.
Attributes may include:	ambient colour colour diffusion incandescence reflectivity refraction specularity translucence transparency.
Resolution may include:	1024 x 1024 pixels 128 x 128 pixels 720 x 720 pixels.
Capture real-world textures may include:	digital photography film photography scanning.
Art media may include:	acrylic paint airbrush charcoal crayon gouache ink ink wash oil paint pen pencil tusche watercolour.
Texture-mapping method may include:	bump maps colour mapping displacement maps reflection maps specular mapping transparency maps.
Projection-mapping method may include:	cubic cylindrical planar spherical tiling.