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Evidence Guide: CUVCER403A - Experiment with ceramic surface treatments

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CUVCER403A - Experiment with ceramic surface treatments

What evidence can you provide to prove your understanding of each of the following citeria?

Develop ideas and designs for ceramic surface treatments

  1. Apply knowledge of different ceramic surface treatments to inform ideas and designs
  2. Research, adapt and use relevant ideas and approaches from other practitioners with consideration of intellectual property requirements
  3. Allow techniques and ideas to work together to inform each other
  4. Consider the professional potential and other criteria for work when developing ideas
  5. Refine and confirm ideas based on experimentation, research and collaboration with others
Apply knowledge of different ceramic surface treatments to inform ideas and designs

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Research, adapt and use relevant ideas and approaches from other practitioners with consideration of intellectual property requirements

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Allow techniques and ideas to work together to inform each other

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Consider the professional potential and other criteria for work when developing ideas

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Refine and confirm ideas based on experimentation, research and collaboration with others

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Extend skills in the application of surface treatments

  1. Evaluate the potential for new approaches to surface treatments based on capabilities of techniques already used
  2. Adapt or introduce new tools, equipment and materials for the application of different surface treatments
  3. Extend the capabilities of different treatments through experimentation
  4. Take account of the safety and sustainability considerations in thrown work
Evaluate the potential for new approaches to surface treatments based on capabilities of techniques already used

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Adapt or introduce new tools, equipment and materials for the application of different surface treatments

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Extend the capabilities of different treatments through experimentation

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Take account of the safety and sustainability considerations in thrown work

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Apply surface treatments

  1. Set up or coordinate resource requirements according to safety or other workplace requirements
  2. Create surface treatments using techniques and media selected from research and experimentation
  3. Review and refine ideas and approaches based on ongoing experiences with the production of work
  4. Identify and resolve technical problems
  5. Modify applications according to effect required and considering safety requirements
  6. Label ceramic surface treatment materials and store safely
  7. Use safe and sustainable work practices throughout the production of ceramic work
Set up or coordinate resource requirements according to safety or other workplace requirements

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Create surface treatments using techniques and media selected from research and experimentation

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Review and refine ideas and approaches based on ongoing experiences with the production of work

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Identify and resolve technical problems

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Modify applications according to effect required and considering safety requirements

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Label ceramic surface treatment materials and store safely

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Use safe and sustainable work practices throughout the production of ceramic work

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Evaluate own work

  1. Reflect on own work in terms of conceptual development and technical execution
  2. Identify areas for future improvement especially in terms of own skill development
  3. Discuss completed work with others and respond positively to feedback
Reflect on own work in terms of conceptual development and technical execution

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Identify areas for future improvement especially in terms of own skill development

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Discuss completed work with others and respond positively to feedback

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Instructions to Assessors

Evidence Guide

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:

develop surface treatment ideas and designs through a demonstrated process of research and experimentation

produce multiple finished ceramic pieces that demonstrate use of a range of different surface treatments

apply knowledge of materials, techniques, equipment and processes used to achieve different surface effects.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure access to:

a safe ceramics work space

ceramic materials, tools and equipment.

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 surface treatments within a body of work produced by the candidate

evaluation of processes used by the candidate to evolve and refine surface treatment 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 work place 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, for example:

CUVCER401A Experiment with techniques to produce ceramics.

Required Skills and Knowledge

Required skills

communication skills to liaise with others about ceramics practice and challenges

critical thinking and analytical skills to:

evaluate the needs of particular work projects, including design briefs for work

research and evaluate historical and contemporary trends to inform ideas

literacy skills to read specifications and requirements for ceramics work

problem-solving skills to identify and resolve technical surface treatment problems

numeracy skills to work with numerical features of ceramics processes, including:

measurements of materials

timing processes

self-management, planning and organising skills to evaluate opportunities in own practice in relation to new and innovative surface treatments

technology skills to safely use ceramics equipment.

Required knowledge

ways to adapt, extend and combine the capabilities of different surface treatments

physical properties and capabilities of an extended range of materials and tools used for surface treatments

characteristics of different materials under different surface treatments and the potential of these characteristics to achieve different effects

formal elements and principles of design and how they may be used, adapted and challenged in ceramics work

historical and theoretical contexts for different surface treatments and how they may be used to inform individual practice

sources of resources needed to create different surface effects

intellectual property issues and legislation to be considered by independent arts practitioners

sustainability considerations for the professional operation of a ceramics practice

OHS requirements for the set-up and operation of a ceramics work space.

Range Statement

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.

Ceramic surface treatments may include:

added surface components

brushing

burnishing

carving

dipping

glaze on glaze

impressing

incising, sgraffito and engraving

inlaying

modelling

modifying applications

neriage

pouring

printing

resist and masking techniques

scraping

sponging

spraying

sprigging

trailing.

Ideas and designs may be influenced by:

artistic aspirations

current capability with techniques

historical and theoretical contexts

research

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.

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.

Intellectual property requirements include:

extent to which the work of others may be used

form of acknowledgement or credit

procedures for seeking permission to use the work of others, including systems for the administration of copyright

protocols for the adaptation of work by others.

Professional potential may relate to:

cost of production

existence of an established market

how to promote or sell the work

market trends

professional development.

Criteria may relate to:

access to materials, tools and equipment for the techniques

contemporary and historical use of ceramic surface treatments

ease of application of the techniques

personal affinity with the techniques.

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.

Tools and equipment may include:

banding wheels

brushes and toothbrushes

compressor

digital camera

electronic equipment used in design work, e.g. computer, scanner and printer software

hands and fingers

kiln furniture and equipment

kilns: electric, gas, wood or raku

knives and blades

measuring devices

modelling and carving tools

personal protective equipment (PPE)

programmable kiln controller

rolling tools

sponges and stamps

spray booth, spray gun and air brush

tongs

trailing tools.

Materials may include:

glazes

colouring oxides, stains and pigments

commercial colours

lustres

range of clays

slips and engobes

resist materials: wax, latex, shellac, glues and paper

other materials, such as ashes, rocks, local clays and glass.

Safety and sustainability considerations may include:

federal, state and territory legislation, regulations and standards

personal protection

recycling

safe disposal of waste

ventilation.

Workplace requirements may include:

dust extraction

lighting

process-specific requirements

ventilation.

Technical problems may include:

limitations of own technical skill required for:

forming techniques

application techniques

surface design and decorating techniques

limited availability of space for:

displaying fired results

production of work: making, assembling and firing

storage issues for work in progress:

cleanliness

humidity

security

other limitations, such as:

equipment and machinery breakdown

limited availability of or access to specialist materials, tools and equipment.