Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.
Required skills
communication skills to:
discuss ideas and techniques in own work
create a record of the painting work
initiative and enterprise skills to:
experiment with painting techniques to enhance final paintings
apply critical thinking and analytical skills when developing ideas for paintings
learning skills to:
refine and improve a range of techniques
evaluate quality of own work and identify ways to enhance own practice
literacy skills to undertake research about the work of other painters and other arts practitioners
numeracy skills to:
evaluate resource costs
calculate material requirements
planning and organising skills to plan work tasks and resources
problem-solving skills to identify and resolve technical and conceptual issues in painting work
technology skills to use the internet as a research tool.
Required knowledge
role of experimentation in developing and refining ideas for painting and how this relates to the development of an individual style or voice
ways to adapt, extend and combine the capabilities of a wide range of painting materials and techniques
physical properties and capabilities of an extended range of materials and tools used in painting
characteristics of different materials under different treatments and the potential of these characteristics to achieve different effects
elements and principles of design and how they may be used, adapted and challenged in painting work
research methodologies used by artists
historical and theoretical contexts for painting and how they may be used to inform individual practice
sources of raw, part-processed and processed painting materials
sources of other resources needed in a professional painting practice
intellectual property issues and legislation to be considered by independent arts practitioners
sustainability considerations for the professional operation of a painting practice
OHS requirements for the set-up and operation of a painting work space.
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.
Paintingmay be in different genres and styles, including: | genres: everyday scenes (genre painting) history landscape portraiture still life styles: encaustic fresco gouache ink and wash oil panel tempera watercolour. |
Techniques may include: | chiaroscuro experimenting with: application of a particular colour range and linear work to produce expressive paintings linear marks of different intensity and character paint application to produce tactile surface use of a range of brushes to achieve different lines and strokes use of colour and tone to create illusion of forms in space use of positive and negative space fugato graffito layering using resist monoprinting scumbling stencilling and masking trompe l’oeil variation in paint application. |
Tools and equipment may include: | brushes cameras computer and software applications knives photocopiers printers rags rollers scrapers spatulas sponges spray painting equipment sticks. |
Materials may include: | binders and extenders encaustic film gesso and impasto glues inks modelling paste oil-based paints tempera water-based paints: acrylics gouache watercolour. |
Safety and sustainability considerations may include: | federal, state and territory legislation, regulations and standards personal protection recycling safe disposal of waste. |
Research may involve: | approaching individuals with relevant expertise attending lectures and talks conducting material and technical experiments and tests searching the internet seeking out information in books, journals, newspapers and catalogues visiting exhibitions and museums. |
Ideas may be influenced by: | artistic aspirations current capability with techniques historical and theoretical contexts subject matter or theme for the work, such as: built environment land and place natural world political, cultural and social issues the body spiritual concerns. |
Intellectual property requirements may relate to: | copyright extent to which the work may be used form of acknowledgement or credit moral rights procedures for seeking permission to use the work of others protocols for the adaptation of work by others. |
Professional potentialmay relate to: | cost of production existence of an established market how to promote or sell the work market trends professional development. |
Other criteria may relate to: | client and user expectations duration environment in which paintings will be viewed materials quality of final product techniques timelines tools. |
Process followed to refine ideas may include: | adjustment to subject matter or theme adjustment to take account of elements and principles of design adjustment to use extended capabilities of techniques. |
Sources of supply may include: | commercial outlets found objects and materials manufacturing or factory waste nature. |
Cost and other constraints may relate to: | availability of materials and tools budgeting sponsorship timeframe. |
Presentation considerations may include: | availability of space cost practical considerations presentation context timeframe. |
Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.
Observation Checklist