Required skills
communication skills to:
discuss ideas and techniques in own work
create a record of the print work
initiative and enterprise skills to:
experiment with printmaking techniques to enhance final prints
apply critical thinking and analytical skills when developing ideas for prints
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 printers 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 printmaking work
technology skills to use the internet as a research tool.
Required knowledge
role of experimentation in developing and refining techniques for printmaking and how this relates to ideas
ways to adapt, extend and combine the capabilities of a wide range of printmaking materials and techniques
physical properties and capabilities of an extended range of materials and tools used in printmaking
characteristics of different materials under different treatments and the potential of these characteristics to achieve different effects
permanence and archival considerations, and handling requirements of different materials, media and their combinations
elements and principles of design and how they may be used, adapted and challenged in printmaking work
research methodologies used by artists
historical and theoretical contexts for printmaking and how they may be used to inform individual practice
sources of raw, part-processed and processed printmaking materials
sources of other resources needed in a professional printmaking practice
intellectual property issues and legislation to be considered by independent arts practitioners
sustainability considerations for the professional operation of a printmaking practice, including disposing and recycling printmaking materials
OHS requirements for the set-up and operation of printmaking work space.