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O*NET detailed work activityDraw detailed or technical illustrations
AI-assistCreate & design
14 jobs25 tasks
Use AI to generate lots of options, references and rough mock-ups fast. The craft, the taste and the final call are what make it yours.
Part of Create visual designs or displays, under the O*NET work activity group Thinking Creatively. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (2 AI-ready, 21 AI-assist, 2 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Prepare sketches of ideas, detailed drawings, illustrations, artwork, or blueprints, using drafting instruments, paints and brushes, or computer-aided design equipment.
- Use computer-aided drafting (CAD) and related software to produce construction documents.
- Draw and print charts, graphs, illustrations, and other artwork, using computer.
- Create custom illustrations or other graphic elements.
- Render design ideas in form of paste-ups or drawings.
- Prepare illustrations or rough sketches of material, discussing them with clients or supervisors and making necessary changes.
- Prepare rough drafts and scale working drawings of sets, including floor plans, scenery, and properties to be constructed.
- Prepare preliminary renderings of proposed exhibits, including detailed construction, layout, and material specifications, and diagrams relating to aspects such as special effects or lighting.
- Sketch or draw objects to be crafted.
- Shade and fill in sketch outlines and backgrounds, using a variety of media such as water colors, markers, and transparent washes, labeling designated colors when necessary.
- Use computers to produce signage.
- Design graphic material for use as ornamentation, illustration, or advertising on manufactured materials and packaging or containers.
- Create sketches and diagrams, by hand or computer software, to depict crime scenes.
- Create sketches, profiles, or likenesses of posed subjects or photographs, using any combination of freehand drawing, mechanical assembly kits, and computer imaging.
- Develop designs using specialized computer software.
- Render drawings, illustrations, and sketches of buildings, manufactured products, or models, working from sketches, blueprints, memory, models, or reference materials.
- Trace drawings onto clear acetate for painting or coloring, or trace them with ink to make final copies.
- Produce rough and finished graphics and graphic designs.
- Create and prepare sketches and model drawings of cartoon characters, providing details from memory, live models, manufactured products, or reference materials.
- Draw plans for developing jigs, fixtures, instruments, or other devices.
- Create pen-and-paper images to be scanned, edited, colored, textured, or animated by computer.
- Draw sketches to illustrate specified materials or assembly sequence.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Sketch rough and detailed drawings of apparel or accessories, and write specifications such as color schemes, construction, material types, and accessory requirements.
- Script, plan, and create animated narrative sequences under tight deadlines, using computer software and hand drawing techniques.
- Prepare sketches, floor plans, or models of proposed displays.