printmaker
Printmakers engrave or etch metal, wood, rubber or other materials to create images which are transported onto surfaces, generally using a printing press. Printmakers often use tools such as etcher-circuit processors, pantograph engravers, and silk screen etchers.
Also called: illustrator & printmaker, screen printer, printmaking artist, lithographer, designer printmaker, illustrator and printmaker, silk screen printer, artist printmaker
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- essential skills
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- optional skills
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- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- jewellery engraverWhat changes?12 skills in common
- stone engraver8 skills in common
- glass engraver6 skills in common
- metal engraver6 skills in common
- ceramicist2 skills in common
- bindery operator1 skill in common
- table saw operator1 skill in common
- wood router operator1 skill in common
Essential skills
21- adjust cut sizes
- clean engraved areas
- compute engraving dimensions
- determine quality of engraving
- engrave patterns
- ensure accurate engravings
- fill etchings
- handle etching chemicals
- inspect etched work
- maintain engraving equipment
- operate engraving equipment
- position engraving equipment
- prepare etching chemicals
- prepare workpieces for engraving
- prepare workpieces for etching
- scale etchings
- select engraving templates
- sketch designs on workpieces
- transfer designs on workpiece
- transpose designs to engravings
- verify engraving accuracy
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