Professional practitioners in many industries must be able to draw. The particular drawing technique or practice will vary depending on the needs of the practice. It may be electronic or manual, technical or artistic. It may or may not be used for design purposes, and could include cartooning, caricature, life drawing or technical drawing.
At this level, the practitioner has a high level of technical proficiency in the selected technique.
Refining drawing technique is a largely independent activity with some mentoring and guidance as required.
Not applicable.
1. Evaluate and select drawing technique | 1.1 Examine the needs of own practice in terms of drawing technique 1.2 Consider the external factors that impact on drawing in professional practice 1.3 Reflect on the opportunities offered by expertise with particular techniques 1.4 Take account of the limitations and constraints of particular techniques 1.5 Select particular painting techniques for refinement based on their suitability for the purpose or particular brief |
2. Refine selected drawing technique | 2.1 Establish and follow safe work practices for selected technique 2.2 Extend the capability of particular drawing technique 2.3 Develop own ways of working with the technique to create individual style 2.4 Identify and resolve technical problems with the drawing technique |
3. Produce professional finished drawings | 3.1 Produce a body of drawings that shows command and confidence with the selected technique 3.2 Produce drawings that are suited to the context in which they are to be used 3.3 Evaluate own drawings and reflect on professional development needs and opportunities 3.4 Seek feedback from others on own drawing technique and take action accordingly |
Required skills
communication skills to discuss technical aspects of drawing with others
critical thinking and analytical skills to make critical evaluations of own drawing technique
initiative and enterprise skills to identify and act on opportunities for own practice presented by different drawing techniques
learning skills to:
develop and refine own drawing skills to a professional practice standard
evaluate and act on own development needs in terms of technique
literacy skills to analyse varied information about drawing technique
problem-solving skills to identify and resolve technical problems in drawing technique
self-management and planning skills to create a body of drawings
technical skills to show command of chosen drawing techniques at a professional level.
Required knowledge
capabilities of selected drawing technique
indicators of quality with the chosen technique
potential of different techniques to achieve different effects relevant to own area of practice
typical problems and challenges in application of the selected technique
intellectual property issues and legislation associated with drawing
sustainability issues associated with the tools and materials used in drawing
OHS requirements in relation to drawing.
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: produce finished drawings for professional work that show technical command and confidence with the selected technique refine a selected drawing technique through a demonstrated process of practice and experimentation. |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Assessment must ensure access to: equipment, materials and tools used to produce drawings. |
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: evaluation of drawing technique within a body of work produced by the candidate evaluation of processes used by the candidate to evolve and refine technique direct observation of work in progress, including exploration of, and experimentation with, techniques questioning and discussion about candidate’s intentions and the work outcome review of portfolios of evidence review of third-party reports from experienced practitioners. Assessment methods should closely reflect workplace demands (e.g. literacy) and the needs of particular groups (e.g. 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). |
Guidance information for assessment | Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended. |
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.
Drawing techniques may include: | caricature cartooning computer-aided drawing figure drawing observational drawing other digital drawing techniques technical drawing. |
External factors may include: | availability of software established practice in particular area of work market expectations. |
Opportunities may relate to: | commercial potential communication of ideas personal affinity with particular techniques potential for combining techniques potential for interactions between technique and media themes in work. |
Limitations and constraints may relate to: | availability of materials capacity of technique to deliver required effect own interaction with technique resources, such as the cost of purchasing software time. |
Refinement relates to: | ability to use technique with confidence ability to maximise the creative potential. |
Safe work practices may include: | correct disposal of waste materials ergonomic safety managing risk use of tools and equipment use of personal protective equipment (PPE). |
Technical problems may include: | implications of scale and size limitations of materials limitations of processes or technology. |
Command and confidence relate to: | creation of work at a professional standard sound understanding of technique technical ability wide range of techniques. |
Professional development needs and opportunities may include: | collaboration further study intensive workshops mentored guidance new projects. |
Visual communication – art, craft and design
This unit contains employability skills.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement