Q7 TOOLS, EQUIPMENT AND MAKING

Candidates should be taught to:

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Observe safety procedures in the working environment.

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• Use hand and machine processes safely.
• Appreciate and apply relevant aspects of the Health and Safety at Work Act.
• Know how to carry out appropriate risk assessments.
• Review procedures in terms of safety.

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Select and use the correct hand tools and equipment for a range of practical tasks.

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• Select tools and materials appropriate to the task.
• Safety issues involved with using common tools.
• Safety issues involved with common machine processes.

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Know how to set up and adjust equipment safely.

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• Safety issues involved with setting up a CNC machine.

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Know how to skilfully use a range of tools :

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• Accurate Hand Drawing Tools to an accuracy of half a millimetre: Drawing Board, Tee Square, Set Squares, Compass, Rule, Protractor. Pencils. Coloured Pencils. Pens. Fine Line Pens. Paints and Inks. Pastels. Cutting equipment including knives, scissors and compass cutters. Templates including ellipse and circle templates.

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CAD Software.

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• Desk-Top Publishing Software, Presentation Software, Web Site Creation Software, Image Manipulation Software, Vector Drawing Software.
• CAM Software to run and control CAM machinery.

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Know how to set up and use with accuracy and precision.

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• Flat Bed Scanners considering the relationship between the output desired and the input settings.
• Digital Still Cameras taking account of the final use of the image obtained and considering the shutter speed, apature settings, white balance, macro mode, telephoto and wide angle views and the use of flash.
• Digital Video Cameras taking account of the final use of the images obtained.
• Appropriate Cam Machines for making graphic products.
• Computer printers to output mono and colour images of the required quality, size and resolution printing both single sided work and duplex work.

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Making

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Candidates need to be taught to:

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• Make Graphic Products using a range of both and machine making processes.
• Produce products that have an accuracy of plus/minus 0.5mm.
• Make graphic products having regard for the following: Planning a sensible, realistic procedure for manufacturing a product. Plan a logical order of processes for manufacture and estimate the time involved. Anticipate problems and suggest solutions. Use testing and checking procedures to ensure accuracy of manufacture. Testing completed products against the original specification. Using manufacturing processes and finishing processes for a range of graphic media. Selecting a method of manufacture appropriate to the task. Working in ways that attempt to reflect what is done in industry. Avoiding extensive use of laborious or repetitive handwork in product manufacture. Having experience of using a CAM machine to manufacture parts of a product.
• Select the most appropriate way to expedite the work and justify the selection.
• Identify and use making methods that ease repetitious and time consuming hand processes.
• Use processes and techniques that can be used to save time on such tasks. Using jigs. Multiple cutting by hand or machine. Use of templates. Use of CAM machine for repeat tasks.
• Understand the limitations for the production of graphic products for printed output.
• Understand the limitations for the production of graphic products for use on screen in presentations and web sites.

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Use IMAGE MANIPULATION SOFTWARE – Bitmap/Pixel or Painting Software

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• Use Setup tools. Select the most appropriate colour mode for outputting the work. Save files in an appropriate format. Use multiple layers when working on an image.
• Use Image Adjustment tools. Adjust an image using levels. Adjust the resolution and size of an image. Straighten an image. Crop an image. Select a part of the image. Invert a selection. Use the clone tool to repair an image.

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Use Painting tools.

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• Create custom colours. Set up and use the basic painting tools. Use the eraser tool. Blur a selection using Gaussian blur. Sharpen an image using the Unsharp Mask. Add noise to a selected gradient. Apply text to an image. Use transparency.

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Use Web tools.

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• Optimise images for use on the web. Create a simple animated Gif

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Use VECTOR DRAWING SOFTWARE – Drawing packages

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• Use Setup tools. Set up a workspace for drawing. Select the most appropriate colour mode for outputting the work. Save and export images files in an appropriate format. Use multiple layers when working on an image.

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• Use Drawing tools. Set up and use grids. Use the tools for drawing predetermined shapes. Use Bezier drawing tools. Adjust Bezier shapes using the editing tools. Use open and closed shapes. Set up and use the basic drawing tools. Create complex shapes by repetition and rotation.
• Use Editing tools. Use the zoom tools. Select specified parts of an image Use the rotate tool. Use the reflect/mirror tool. Edit shapes with the Pathfinder/Transform tools
• Use Colour tools. Use the selected colour palette to fill shapes Use the selected palette to colour lines/ strokes. Create custom colours. Use gradient fills. Create gradient fills. Use transparency.
• Use Text Tools. Select fonts and set sizes. Use artistic/point text. Use paragraph/area text. Apply text on a path.

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Use PAGE LAYOUT SOFTWARE – Desk Top Publishing packages

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• Use Set Up tools. Set up a single page document. Set up a multi page (up to 4 pages) document. Set up and arrange text frames. Set up and arrange image frames. Save a layout as a master page. Save and export files in an appropriate format.
• Use Drawing and Colour tools. Use the drawing tools to make shapes. Create a specific colour swatch. Apply colour. Set up paper colour. Create a gradient and use the specified gradient.
• Use Text. Import text from a word processor. Create and apply a Paragraph Style. Use tracking controls to fine tune the appearance of the text.
• Use Images. Import images from a drawing or painting programme. Scale the image to fit the specified frame. Wrap text around a placed image.

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Use ONSCREEN PRESENTATION SOFTWARE

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Use Setup tools.

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• Set up a multi screen document (up to 4 screens). Set up and arrange text frames. Set up and arrange image frames. Save a layout as a master page. Save and export files in an appropriate format. Save as a self running presentation.

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Use Drawing and Colour tools.

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• Use the drawing tools to make shapes. Create a specific colour swatch. Apply colour. Set up background colour. Create a gradient and use the specified gradient.

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Use animation tools.

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• Use slide to slide transitions. Use animation to add and remove images and text from the slide. Use music or recorded sound with the presentation.

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Use Images and text.

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• Import text from a word processor. Size and format text. Import images, at an appropriate resolution, from a drawing or painting programme. Scale the image to fit the specified frame.

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Use WEB CREATION SOFTWARE

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• Use Setup tools. Set up simple web site (up to 4 linked pages). Set up a structure for the pages. Set up and arrange frames and/or tables. Set the background images and colour. Save and export files in an appropriate format.
• Add page content. Add text to the site. Add images to the site. Add images to the site. Add animated images to the site.
• Use Link tools. To create links to other pages on the site. To create rollover links.

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Be able to identify:

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Hand Drawing Tools: Drawing Board, Tee Square, Set Squares, Compass, Rules, Protractor. Pencils. Coloured Pencils. Pens. Fine Line Pens. Paints and Inks. Pastels. Cutting equipment including knives, mats, scissors and compass cutters. Templates including ellipse, circle, oval, french and flexi curves.

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Be able to identify:

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Hand Drawing Tools: Drawing Board, Tee Square, Set Squares, Compass, Rules, Protractor. Pencils. Coloured Pencils. Pens. Fine Line Pens. Paints, Inks and Pastels. Cutting equipment including knives, mats, scissors and compass cutters. Templates including ellipse, circle, oval, french and flexi curves.

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safety procedures in the working environment.

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Examples of safety features/precautions on some

graphics hand tools and processes.

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Craft Knife with retractable blade

Metal Safety Rule

Cutting Mat

Scalpel or Cutting Knife

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Making

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Know how to plan a logical order of processes for manufacture, example below:

4 main steps:

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Printing: Set up printer: Insert correct paper: Print.

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Cutting out: Use knife, rule, cutting mat: Cut carefully on cut lines: Remove waste paper.

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Scoring and Folding: Score each fold line: Fold scored lines: Fold round wire hanger.

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Glueing: Apply glue where needed: Fold paper into place: Check no surplus glue.

Prototype of a hanger cover

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Image Manipulation Software (bitmap) (eg. Photoshop, Corel Paintshop Pro and Paint) and Vector Drawing Software (eg. 2d Design, CorelDraw, Sketchup and Adobe Illustrator).

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Know the difference between a Vector Drawing programme and an Image

Manipulation (bitmap) programme with reference to what the software is able to do.

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Bitmaps work with pixels on the screen and don’t keep their detail when enlarged. (see image below)

Vectors draw lines using maths and this allows the drawing to be enlarged and will always keep its detail. (see image below)

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Bitmap Image Vector Image

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VECTOR DRAWING SOFTWARE – Drawing packages

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• Use Drawing tools. Set up and use grids. Use the tools for drawing predetermined shapes. Use Bezier drawing tools. Adjust Bezier shapes using the editing tools. Use open and closed shapes. Set up and use the basic drawing tools. Create complex shapes by repetition and rotation.

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WEB CREATION SOFTWARE

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• Use Link tools. To create links to other pages on the site. To create rollover links.

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ROLLOVER LINK - refers to a button created by a web developer or web

designer, found within a web page, used to provide interactivity between the user and the page itself. The term rollover in this regard originates from the visual process of "rolling the mouse cursor over the button" causing the button to react.

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Example of how to create a rollover link using Dreamweaver

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Double click the video camera to view