Occupation Description

Skill Level: -
The entry requirement for this occupation is a bachelor degree or higher qualification or at least 5 years relevant experience. This occupation requires high levels of creative talent or personal commitment and interest as well as, or in place of, formal qualifications or experience.

Tasks Include: -

• examines assignment brief and related material, and prepares layouts and sketches of purposed illustrations
• determines style, technique and medium to produce the desired effects and conform with reproduction requirements
• conceives and renders illustrations and details from models, sketches or imagination
• uses pens, ink, charcoal, crayons, paint and other materials to create drawings and illustrations
• discusses and amends illustrations with clients and production team at various stage of completion
• uses computers to develop and enhance illustrations
• illustrates children's books, scientific work, technical manuals, reference books and other publications
• may specialise in product packaging, corporate, medical or architectural illustration
• may prepare series of drawings to illustrate an animated sequence in a television or film production

Specialisations: -
Animator
Cartoonist