| Job Title |
Sketch Maker, Photoengraving |
| Job Description |
Sketches Cloth Designs Onto Transparent Paper For Subsequent
Transfer To Printing Rollers By Photographic Process, Using
Drafting Tools And Artists' Work Aids: Studies Customer's Design
To Locate One Complete Repeat Of Pattern. Lays Out Reference
Points On Design According To Location Of Pattern Repeat And
Motifs Within Repeat, Using Ruler, Dividers, And Pencil. Places
Design On Lighted Drafting Table, Covers Design With Sheet Of
Transparent Paper, And Transfers Reference Points From Design To
Paper. Holds Paper Against Design With Stylus And Sketches Each
Color (segments Of Design) In Pattern Repeat On Separate Sheet
Of Paper, Using Pen, Brush, Sponge, Opaque, India Ink, And
Watercolors. Varies Intensity Of Sketch According To Design So
That Printing Rollers Will Be Etched In Manner That Will Produce
Shades And Tones Of Color. Corrects Flaws Left In Design By
Artist Or Designer And Alters Design To Make It Practical For
Printing, Employing Knowledge Of Fabrics, Colors, And Etching
And Printing Techniques. Assembles Sketches Into Composite
Sketch And Compares Composite With Design To Determine If Parts
Of Design Join Together To Reproduce Complete Design. Routes
Sketches To Photographer, Photoengraving (electron. Comp.;
Print. & Pub.) For Transfer To Film.
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