The official part:

'In this area of study students research and develop an understanding of the inherent characteristics and properties of materials in specific art forms. In their Visual Arts journal, students collect a variety of ideas from a range of sources to inform their experimentation and exploration of subject matter, ideas and technical skills. Students develop their ideas and subject matter as they explore materials, techniques and processes. They also expand their knowledge of art elements, art principles and aesthetic qualities.
Students use their Visual Arts journal to document their developing visual language, reflect on their art making and further investigate and plan artworks. They also document their experimentations with materials and techniques and justify reasons for selecting them. 
Seeking influence and inspiration from artworks can help students to develop subject matter and ideas and to understand how materials, techniques and processes are used to make artworks. Students select three artists to research and use as inspiration throughout their art making. For Outcome 3, they plan an exhibition of the work of the same three artists. Students reflect on the contexts in which artists are working and their use of subject matter, art elements, art principles, aesthetic qualities, materials, techniques and processes. They investigate how artists represent ideas and communicate meaning through the use of visual language. They also reflect on the artists’ personal experiences and the influences they have on the student’s art making. Students record the documentation of these artists in their Visual Arts journal to demonstrate the connection to the artworks they develop.' (VCAA, Art: M&E Study Design, p28-29 https://www.vcaa.vic.edu.au/Documents/vce/studioarts/2023ArtMakingExhibitingSD.docx).

Outcome 1:

On completion of this unit the student should be able to collect information from artists and artworks in specific art forms to develop subject matter and ideas in their own art making.
To achieve this outcome the student will draw on key knowledge and key skills outlined in Area of Study 1.

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Key knowledge:

•    the use of art elements, art principles and aesthetic qualities in artworks in specific art forms
•    how subject matter and ideas are developed from artistic influences, inspirations and personal experiences
•    methods used to communicate ideas using visual language 
•    the inherent characteristics and properties of materials used in experimentation and art making in specific art forms
•    techniques and processes used in art making in specific art forms
•    methods used to conceptualise artworks and document individual art making
•    art terminology in the documentation and evaluation of art making 

Key skills:

•    explore, evaluate and document the use of art elements, art principles and aesthetic qualities in specific art forms
•    develop subject matter and ideas from the exploration of artistic influences, inspiration and personal experiences
•    experiment with materials, techniques and processes in art making in specific art forms
•    document the development of ideas and visual language in individual artworks in specific art forms
•    identify and analyse the connections between influences, sources of inspiration and personal experiences
•    identify, analyse and evaluate the characteristics and properties of materials used in experimentation and art making in specific art forms
•    identify, analyse and evaluate the use of techniques and processes in specific art forms
•    identify, analyse and evaluate the use of visual language in artworks
•    conceptualise artworks and document, reflect on and evaluate individual art making in a Visual Arts journal
•    use art terminology in documentation, analysis and evaluation