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Signwriter
Alternative Titles:
Sign Industry Worker
Signwriters design, manufacture and paint signs for
displays, buildings, hoardings, boats, vehicles and
structures.
Signwriters may perform the following tasks:
- talk to clients to find out their requirements, and
provide miniature colour sketches if required
- select suitable materials for signs such as timber,
plastic, metal or glass
- prepare surfaces (by filling any holes, sanding and
cleaning), and then mix the oil paint, enamel, plastic
paint, poster colour or varnish
- sketch letters or draw with a template (pattern), paint
the background if required, and then paint the sign
- create two-dimensional or three-dimensional lettering
and graphics, using computer-operated machinery
- design wall murals, screen prints, gold-leaf work and
custom-vehicle art.
Signwriters work both indoors and outdoors, and spend some
time on ladders or scaffolding. They may be required to work
in confined spaces and they may need to use toxic substances.
With the move towards computerised manufacture of signs,
computing skills are becoming more important.
Required Skills - Signwriter
- interest and ability in drawing and design
- willing to work at heights
- good eyesight and colour vision
- good at spelling
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