Job Description:

• 1) Restores damaged and faded photographs or colors and shades drawings to simulate photographs, using airbrush: Examines drawing or photographic print to determine coloring, shading, and changes required.

• 2) Cuts out masking template, using shears, and positions templates on control areas to be sprayed.

• 3) Mixes ink or paint solutions according to color specifications and spraying consistency desired.

• 4) Sprays solution over control area to fill in and blend missing parts of photograph or to give depth, perspective, and tone to drawing, using airbrush.

• 5) Builds up or changes photograph backgrounds to block out undesirable or distracting details, using airbrush.

• 6) Inks borders and lettering on illustrations and paints in details missing from photographs, using pen, brush, and drafting instruments.

• 7) Rubs eraser over specified areas and applies white ink to highlight illustrations, using brush or pen.

• 8) May specialize in mechanical and industrial designs and be designated Airbrush Artist, Technical; or in photograph restoring and be designated Airbrush Artist, Photography.