Application
This unit of competency covers the skills and knowledge required to produce fashion illustrations that will visually communicate the fashion figure in a variety of poses and silhouettes.
The unit of competency applies to producing fashion illustrations using stylised drawing and rendering techniques.
Work may be conducted in small to large scale enterprises and may involve individual and team activities.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Elements and Performance Criteria
Elements describe the essential outcomes. | Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. | ||
1 | Determine job requirements | 1.1 | Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) |
1.2 | Comply with work health and safety (WHS) requirements at all times | ||
1.3 | Use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with SOPs | ||
1.4 | Determine job requirements from specifications, job sheets or work instructions | ||
2 | Prepare to produce fashion illustrations | 2.1 | Set up and prepare workspace, drawing tools and equipment |
2.2 | Select reference source appropriate to illustration requirements and collage to assist illustration process | ||
2.3 | Analyse figure details, compositional balance, scale and perspective | ||
2.4 | Select illustration techniques and media that are appropriate to communicate a variety of fabrics and textures | ||
3 | Produce fashion illustrations | 3.1 | Select proportion, scale and stylisation relevant to fashion illustration |
3.2 | Use clean, confident and stylised lines to present representations of fashion figure | ||
3.3 | Illustrate a variety of silhouettes and poses of clothed fashion figures | ||
4 | Review and finalise illustrations | 4.1 | Inspect illustration against quality standards and make any required changes or adjustments |
4.2 | Complete and store documentation relating to fashion illustration | ||
Evidence of Performance
Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements and performance criteria, and include:
following work instructions, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and safe work practices
applying relevant standards
researching fashion illustrations in a range of reference sources
analysing figure details, compositional balance, scale and perspective
using appropriate manual or digital drawing tools, materials and techniques to produce a range of fashion illustrations to depict at least three (3) garments on the human form
using illustration techniques and media that are appropriate to communicate a variety of fabrics and textures
selecting proportion, scale and stylisation relevant to fashion illustration
using clean, confident and stylised lines to present representations of clothed fashion figures and figure details in a variety of silhouettes and poses
completing and storing documentation.
Evidence of Knowledge
Evidence must be provided that demonstrates knowledge of:
safe work practices and procedures and use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
relevant Australian Standards
drawing tools and equipment:
coloured pencils
digital equipment
software
aquarelle pencils
pencil sharpener
felt tip markers
pen
ink
pastel
crayon
flat paint
washed paint
air brush
eraser
ruler
slanted drawing table
illustration techniques
examples of typical representations of fashion figures
quality criteria:
proportion
perspective
symmetry and balance
detailing
neatness
recording and reporting practices.
Assessment Conditions
Assessors must:
satisfy the assessor competency requirements that are in place at the time of the assessment, as set by the VET regulator
have vocational competency in fashion illustration at least to the level being assessed, with relevant industry knowledge and experience.
Assessment should occur in operational workplace situations. Where this is not possible, or where personal safety or environmental damage are limiting factors, assessment must occur in a sufficiently rigorous simulated environment reflecting realistic operational workplace conditions. This must cover all aspects of workplace performance, including environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills.
Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.
Conditions for assessment must include access to all tools, equipment, materials and documentation required, including relevant workplace procedures, product and manufacturing specifications associated with this unit.
Foundation Skills
This section describes those required skills (language, literacy and numeracy) that are essential to performance.
Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.
Range Statement
This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. | |
Workplace procedures include one or more of the following: | requirements prescribed by legislation, awards, agreements and conditions of employment SOPs work instructions oral, written and visual communication quality practices, including responsibility for maintenance of own work quality and contribution to quality improvement of team or section output housekeeping tasks related to environmental protection, waste disposal, pollution control and recycling WHS practices |
Australian Standards include: | the relevant industry or Australian Standards that are current at the time this unit is being undertaken |
Reference sources include one or more of the following: | photographs magazines fashion books websites |
Figure details include one or more of the following: | full or partial body drawings hands feet head hair eyes nose mouth waist bust hips legs arms |
Illustration techniques include one or more of the following: | flat paint application wash (paint application) rendering air brushing |
Fabrics include one of more or the following: | fur velvet suede silk sheer fabrics denim brocade sequin leather lace |
Sectors
Not applicable
Competency Field
Fashion design and technology