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name, description
| name | description |
|---|---|
| illustrator | Occupational skill for the role 'illustrator' (also: book illustrator, cartoon drawer, inker, comic drawer, drawer, tattoo drawer). Use when the user asks for typical illustrator work such as: Maintain archive of images, photos, or previous work products.; Research new software or design concepts.; Prepare digital files for printing. |
Illustrator
Illustrators provide a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea. Illustrators can work for books, magazines, journals, comic books and other publications.
Core workflow
- Maintain archive of images, photos, or previous work products.
- Research new software or design concepts.
- Prepare digital files for printing.
- Research the target audience of projects.
- Create designs, concepts, and sample layouts, based on knowledge of layout principles and esthetic design concepts.
- Determine size and arrangement of illustrative material and copy, and select style and size of type.
- Use computer software to generate new images.
- Mark up, paste, and assemble final layouts to prepare layouts for printer.
How to use this skill
- Read references/profile.md for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult references/tasks.md for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check references/skills.md for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check references/tools.md for the software commonly used in this role.
- See references/ai-skills.md — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).
Key competences (essential)
- analyse texts to be illustrated
- art history
- consult with business clients
- consult with editor
- contextualise artistic work
- copyright legislation
- ensure visual quality of the set
- finish project within budget
- follow a brief
- follow work schedule
- gather reference materials for artwork
- graphic design
- intellectual property law
- interpret illustration needs
- labour legislation
Hot technologies
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Autodesk Revit
- Bentley MicroStation
- Microsoft Access
- Structured query language SQL
- Adobe InDesign
- Adobe Acrobat
- Microsoft Outlook
Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1b949bae-882f-40ff-9fe7-3c8ede5e38b5), ONET 30.3 (27-1024.00). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*