This unit underpins many specialisation units, both within the Visual Arts Craft and Design Training Package, and other Training Packages, e.g. Entertainment. It is highly recommended that this unit be assessed in conjunction with those units.

ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

1 Examine information on colour theory and design processes.

1.1 Identify and access relevant sources of information on colour theory and design processes.

1.2 Examine information with consideration of how colour and design issues may be integrated in the design process.

2 Apply and combine colour theory and design processes to produce samples.

2.1 Select materials, tools and equipment required for the production of samples which integrate colour theory and design processes according to the needs of the brief.

2.2 Follow appropriate and safe procedures to apply instances of design process and colour theory.

2.3 Select, combine and explore the ways in which colour theory and design processes may be integrated.

2.4 Consider outcomes in relation to processes used and suitability for the brief.

2.5 Explore different approaches to satisfy the requirements of the brief.

2.6 Produce a range of samples which demonstrate how colour theory and design processes can be integrated in two and/or three dimensional space.

2.7 Present and store work in a format which takes account of the need for professional presentation and potential need for the samples in future work.

Required skills:

literacy skills sufficient to interpret a brief

numeracy skills sufficient to calculate quantities and determine layout and construction issues.

Required knowledge:

general knowledge of the role and nature of a brief within the design process, including different types of brief and how designers use them

awareness of the notion of individual interpretation and choice within the design process, and the potential limitations of theory

ways in which colour theory and design processes can be explored and combined to meet the needs of a brief

knowledge about the materials, tools and equipment required for the production of samples which integrate colour theory and design processes

knowledge about how other artists and designers have applied colour theory and design processes

work space organisation and maintenance including environmental and safety issues

copyright, moral rights and intellectual property issues and legislation and their impact on aspects of design.

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 in this unit

The following evidence is critical to the judgement of competence in this unit:

production of samples which integrate colour theory and design processes in accordance with the requirements of the brief

fundamental understanding of the ways in which colour theory and design processes may be combined in the production of design or art work.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

The assessment context must provide for:

project or work activities that allow the candidate to access and apply colour theory and design processes to a specific context.

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 the production of samples

questioning and discussion

review of portfolios of evidence

third party workplace reports of performance by the candidate.

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).

Assessment of this unit requires access to the materials resources and equipment needed to produce samples using integrated colour theory and design processes in two and/or 3D 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.

Sources of information on colour theory and design processes may include:

art and design work

books and magazines

manufactured structures

natural and architectural forms

optics

personal observation

scientific texts

software programs.

Materials may include:

a range of drawing media and implements

a range of papers and cardboard

clays and plaster

fibre, tape, string

glues

light

nails, screws, wire

paints and inks

paper pulp

wood, metal fabric, plastic.

Tools and equipment may include:

air guns and brushes

brushes

clamps

computer, scanner, relevant software programs

cutting blades

hammer, saw, pliers

light sources

pens and nibs

receptacles

rulers

scissors

spatulas

sponges.

Samples may be exercises in response to a brief and may involve consideration of:

balance

contrast

direction

emotional and cultural aspects of colour and design

harmonies and discords

illusion

mass

natural and artificial light

negative and positive form and space

proportion

relationships of form to form and form to space

rhythm

size

texture

tone.

Samples may involve:

binding, twisting, bending

cutting, folding

mark making

modelling

painting

pasting, taping

the application of light.

Producing samples may also involve:

the application of integrated colour theories and design processes to a work in progress.

The brief:

describes and specifies the work to be completed

is usually prepared by a commissioning body or organisation, e.g. supervisor, client, community organisation

may be written, diagrammatic, visual, verbal.

This unit contains employability skills.