ISCO Occupation Group 2651.9 Printmaker
From Open Risk Manual
Definition
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.
Essential Skills
- Ensure Accurate Engravings
- Verify Engraving Accuracy
- Adjust Properties Of Cut
- Transfer Designs On Workpiece
- Select Engraving Templates
- Prepare Workpieces For Etching
- Operate Engraving Equipment
- Prepare Etching Chemicals
- Prepare Workpieces For Engraving
- Transpose Designs To Engravings
- Determine Quality Of Engraving
- Maintain Engraving Equipment
- Compute Engraving Dimensions
- Position Engraving Equipment
- Sterilise Workpieces
- Inspect Etched Work
- Sketch Designs On Workpieces
- Engrave Patterns
- Clean Engraved Areas
- Fill Etchings
- Handle Etching Chemicals
- Scale Etchings
Optional Skills
- Collaborate With A Technical Staff In Artistic Productions
- Assess Conservation Needs
Alternative Names
- Illustrator & Printmaker
- Screen Printer
- Printmaking Artist
- Lithographer
- Designer Printmaker
- Illustrator And Printmaker
- Silk Screen Printer
- Artist Printmaker
- Printmaking Etcher
- Relief Printer
