Copy and paste from the following data to produce each assessment task. Write these in plain English and spell out how, when and where the task is to be carried out, under what conditions, and what resources are needed. Include guidelines about how well the candidate has to perform a task for it to be judged satisfactory.
Required skills
communication skills to discuss ideas for printmaking with others
learning skills to:
improve techniques to produce prints through practice and some experimentation
respond constructively to feedback
literacy skills to interpret information about historical and contemporary printmaking practice
numeracy skills to calculate quantities of materials
planning and organising skills to organise resources required to produce prints
self-management skills to take responsibility for the process of creating work.
Required knowledge
ways of exploring techniques and materials to achieve different effects in printmaking
physical properties and capabilities of a range of materials, tools and equipment used in printmaking
work space requirements for printmaking, including ways of organising and maintaining space
cleaning, maintenance and storage procedures for printmaking tools, materials and equipment
historical and theoretical contexts for printmaking
elements and principles of design and their particular application to printmaking work
intellectual property considerations for any person making creative work
sustainability considerations associated with the use of printmaking tools, materials and equipment
OHS procedures that apply to printmaking work.
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.
Printmaking may include: | artists’ books editions installation work series unique states. |
Ideas may be influenced by: | current capability with techniques historical and theoretical contexts 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. |
Techniques may include: | collograph dry point intaglio lithography mezzotint monotype photocopy transfer relief: lino block perspex wood block screen wood. |
Key peoplemay include: | mentors other artists peers supervisors teachers. |
Strategies used to assess the capabilities may involve: | experimenting directly with work in progress producing test pieces or samples systematically testing a range of processes. |
Tools and equipment may include: | equipment for paper preparation and handling: cutting blades drying racks and boards knives preparation tables rulers scissors soaking tray lithography stones and plates plate grainer printing tools and equipment: barens blankets burnishers cardboards presses screens squeegees vacuum tables protective clothing tools and equipment for applying colour and tone: brushes rollers scrapers sponges tools and equipment for plate preparation: acid trays aquatint equipment brushes burnishers cutting tools dryers found tools metal scribes roulettes scrapers sponges. |
Materials may include: | materials for block preparation: carbon paper carborundum crayons etching acids gum plate grounds polishing liquids rosin sand paper steel wool sugar lift tusche materials for block or plate making: aluminium cardboard copper lino perspex plaster wood zinc materials for printing: chine collé papers oil paints pigments protective papers rags tarlatan water and oil-based inks watercolour substrate materials: cardboard fabric perspex variety of papers. |
Needs of the work may relate to: | availability of different resources budget creative goals preparation time process-specific requirements recycling safety sustainability. |
Copy and paste from the following performance criteria to create an observation checklist for each task. When you have finished writing your assessment tool every one of these must have been addressed, preferably several times in a variety of contexts. To ensure this occurs download the assessment matrix for the unit; enter each assessment task as a column header and place check marks against each performance criteria that task addresses.
Observation Checklist