List the assessment methods to be used and the context and resources required for assessment. Copy and paste the relevant sections from the evidence guide below and then re-write these in plain English.
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. Where bold italicised text is used, further information is detailed in the range of conditions. |
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1 | Plan and prepare work. | 1.1 | Job requirements are identified from drawings and instructions, confirmed, and applied to planning and preparation. |
| 1.2 | Material quantities are estimated according to size of sign and materials to be used. |
| 1.3 | Health and safety requirements are identified according to specified tasks and workplace operations, and are applied to planning. |
| 1.4 | Substrate is identified and prepared according to planned material application. |
| 1.5 | Tools, equipmentand materials are selected to carry out tasks according to job requirements and relevant Australian standards. |
| 1.6 | Layout is set out to scale. |
| 1.7 | Colour selection is determined consistent with job requirements and colours are recorded for future use. |
2 | Produce illustration. | 2.1 | Drawing instruments, media and background materials are selected and prepared according to job requirements. |
| 2.2 | Illustration is reproduced from design or drawing applying accurate proportion and perspective. |
| 2.3 | Light and shade effects are applied to illustration creating visual realism using techniques suitable to the selected medium. |
3 | Paint illustration. | 3.1 | Painting techniques are applied to illustration according to job requirements. |
| 3.2 | Accurate visual texture, light and shade are applied to the illustration. |
| 3.3 | Colours are applied, achieving correct tones and tonal order. |
| 3.4 | Lettering and illustration are applied to pictorial sign accurately and cleanly. |
| 3.5 | Completed illustration is checked for accuracy and completeness and any defects are rectified according to job requirements. |
4 | Clean up and finish sign. | 4.1 | Sign and surrounding surface environment are cleaned and waste materials removed according to statutory and regulatory authority requirements. |
| 4.2 | Tools and equipment, including personal protective equipment (PPE), are cleaned, maintained and stored according to workplace requirements. |
A person demonstrating competency in this unit must satisfy all of the elements, performance criteria and foundation skills of this unit, and must produce two hand-rendered pictorials as follows:
one must be a portrait of a person, using at least seven different colours, showing facial texture, lines, contouring, light and shade with lettering underneath
one must be a company logo with lettering, using at least four different colours and showing blended and shaded lettering techniques.
One of the above hand-rendered pictorials must be produced on a masonry wall measuring at least 1.5 square metres.
One of the above hand-rendered pictorials must be produced on one of the following:
canvas
glass
metal
paper
timber.
For each hand-rendered pictorial, the person must demonstrate use of at least two different painting techniques selected from:
posterisation
scumbling
stippling
wet blend.
In doing the above work, the person must:
interpret design specifications, including dimensions, symbols, abbreviations and key features of signs
identify and correctly apply designed material to prepared substrate
identify and record colours used
apply techniques to produce colour fully to boundary limits
reproduce pictorial to size requirements
check the final work for accuracy and completeness, and identify and rectify any defects.
A person demonstrating competency in this unit must demonstrate knowledge of:
application of the following typography elements in sign-writing and hand rendering pictorials, including:
font types
principles of layout
size and spacing
Australian standards relevant to the use of paint:
AS 2311 Guide to the painting of buildings
AS 2700 Colour standards for general purposes
paint application techniques relating to hand rendering pictorials
theory and processes used in colour selection for sign-writing
methods for identifying dimensions, symbols, abbreviations and key features of signs from pictorial designs and drawings
compatibility of surfaces with paints, solvents and mediums
purpose and application of the following when working with paint and other chemicals used to produce hand-rendered pictorials:
safety data sheets (SDS)
safe work method statements (SWMS)
processes and techniques to measure and set out relevant to layout of signs
statutory and regulatory authority requirements, particularly those relating to:
removal of waste products
storage of chemicals and materials
terminology and use of abbreviations in the signs and graphics industry.