| Job Title |
Retoucher, Photoengraving |
| Job Description |
Touches Up Photoengraving Film Reproductions Of Sketches Or
Photographs To Eliminate Processing Defects And Distortions In
Design, Or To Create Special Effects On Reproductions, Utilizing
Knowledge Of Lithographic Techniques: Compares Film Negatives Or
Positives With Original To Locate Portions Of Image, Such As
Dots And Lines That Were Lost During Processing, Spots On
Negatives Or Positives, And Excessively Dark Or Light Tone
Values On Film. Paints In Lines And Dots That Were Lost During
Processing, Using Brush, Pen, Or Sponge And Opaque. Scratches
Out Spots And Undesirable Portions Of Image, Using Knife And
Pin. Paints In Additional Lines Or Dots To Increase Intensity Of
Image On Film Or Scratches Out Lines Or Dots To Reduce
Intensity, Following Colors On Original To Restore Specified
Tone Values. May Sketch Designs On Transparent Paper Preparatory
To Transferring To Film. May Retouch, Correct, And Create
Special Effects On Reproductions Of Photoengraved Materials,
Using Computer Graphics System, And Be Designated
Computer-assisted Retoucher, Photoengraving (print. & Pub.).
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