CUADRA501 — Refine drawing techniques
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What an assessment for CUADRA501 must cover
38 assessable components: 4 elements (19 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 9 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 5 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Research drawing ideas and techniques
- 1.1Support professional practice by expanding knowledge of historical and contemporary drawings
- 1.2Research ways that other artists have used different drawing techniques
- 1.3Investigate how particular drawing techniques work to achieve different technical effects
- 1.4Evaluate the relationships between drawing techniques and ideas
- 1.5Adapt and use relevant ideas and approaches and comply with intellectual property requirements
2 Select drawing techniques for refinement
- 2.1Evaluate creative and professional opportunities offered by different drawing techniques for own approach to work
- 2.2Identify and assess limitations and constraints of particular techniques
- 2.3Select a broad range of drawing techniques for refinement
3 Consolidate drawing technique to professional level
- 3.1Develop increasing confidence and skill through practice and experimentation
- 3.2Proactively identify and resolve technical problems in drawings based on developing expertise
- 3.3Challenge and test ideas and use creative thinking techniques to encourage new and unpredictable ideas to emerge
- 3.4Evolve ideas and other professional skills through ongoing experimentation with technique
- 3.5Develop own ways of working with techniques to create individual style
- 3.6Create a coherent body of drawing work that shows command of selected drawing techniques
- 3.7Handle equipment, tools and materials safely; minimise and safely dispose of waste throughout all processes
4 Evaluate own drawing technique
- 4.1Evaluate development of own technique with others and seek feedback
- 4.2Seek and participate in professional discussions that challenge and explore different concepts and approaches
- 4.3Evaluate particular ways that experimentation with different techniques has informed own artwork
- 4.4Identify ways to further develop technique as part of professional practice and build ideas into future work
Performance evidence
- research an extensive range of drawing techniques to inform own work practice
- refine drawing technique through a process of thorough experimentation and practice to create a coherent body of drawing work which:
- shows a command of chosen techniques
- demonstrates the development of an individual style
- supports own ideas for work.
Knowledge evidence
- describe copyright, trademarks, design licences and permissions relevant to producing drawing works
- identify an extensive range of information sources that support research in drawing practice
- summarise, for historical and contemporary drawing, the main cultural, sociological, philosophical, aesthetic, political and commercial influences
- explain, for own work practice and that of other artists, the relationship between drawing technique and particular effects and design ideas
- explain, for an extensive range of drawing techniques, how they work to achieve effects and their limitations and constraints in achieving effects
- describe a range of creative thinking techniques and how they can be used to encourage new ideas
- describe, for the elements and principles of design, the detailed characteristics, complex interrelationships, use in drawings and how they may be challenged
- discuss formal and informal professional development opportunities for professional arts practitioners working with drawing
- explain key safety requirements for drawing work.
Foundation skills
- Reading: Interprets and evaluates complex and unfamiliar information to support design ideas and to identify key information about techniques
- Oral Communication: Uses questioning and active listening techniques to elicit feedback and confirm understanding Initiates and participates in complex discussions, encouraging contributions, eliciting different perspectives on creative and technical ideas, clarifying, summarising and building constructively on the input of others
- Navigate the world of work: Takes responsibility for compliance with legal, safety and sustainability practices associated with creative work
- Interact with others: Encourages contribution of creative, innovative and technical ideas from other artists Fosters a collaborative approach to professional skills development through sharing and receiving knowledge, experience and information with other artists as an integral part of artistic work relationships, and seeks mentoring as required
- Get the work done: Develops broad plans to develop own artistic knowledge, techniques and professional style Takes responsibility for completing own research and creative works from design inception to realisation, managing own time and productivity to sequence stages Manages own decisions about refinement of techniques through research and selection according to interest Resolves problems with technique through practice, experimentation and analysis Creates opportunities to use a more innovative approach and personal style
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Questions about assessing CUADRA501
What does an assessment tool for CUADRA501 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for CUADRA501 needs to address all 38 unit components: 4 elements with 19 performance criteria, 5 performance evidence requirements, 9 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
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