(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
Job Description
Create original artwork using any of a wide variety of mediums and techniques, such as painting and sculpture.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
91
|
Confer with clients, editors, writers, art directors, and other interested parties regarding the nature and content of artwork to be produced. |
91
|
Study different techniques to learn how to apply them to artistic endeavors. |
90
|
Submit preliminary or finished artwork or project plans to clients for approval, incorporating changes as necessary. |
90
|
Maintain portfolios of artistic work to demonstrate styles, interests, and abilities. |
86
|
Monitor events, trends, and other circumstances, research specific subject areas, attend art exhibitions, and read art publications in order to develop ideas and keep current on art world activities. |
84
|
Integrate and develop visual elements, such as line, space, mass, color, and perspective, in order to produce desired effects such as the illustration of ideas, emotions, or moods. |
82
|
Use materials such as pens and ink, watercolors, charcoal, oil, or computer software to create artwork. |
72
|
Cut, bend, laminate, arrange, and fasten individual or mixed raw and manufactured materials and products to form works of art. |
71
|
Create finished art work as decoration, or to elucidate or substitute for spoken or written messages. |
64
|
Create sculptures, statues, and other three-dimensional artwork by using abrasives and tools to shape, carve, and fabricate materials such as clay, stone, wood, or metal. |
62
|
Render drawings, illustrations, and sketches of buildings, manufactured products, or models, working from sketches, blueprints, memory, models, or reference materials. |
57
|
Develop project budgets for approval, estimating time lines and material costs. |
55
|
Brush or spray protective or decorative finishes on completed background panels, informational legends, exhibit accessories, or finished paintings. |
53
|
Create sketches, profiles, or likenesses of posed subjects or photographs, using any combination of freehand drawing, mechanical assembly kits, and computer imaging. |
47
|
Model substances such as clay or wax, using fingers and small hand tools to form objects. |
46
|
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. |
42
|
Study styles, techniques, colors, textures, and materials used in works undergoing restoration to ensure consistency during the restoration process. |
42
|
Collaborate with engineers, mechanics, and other technical experts as necessary to build and install creations. |
38
|
Collaborate with writers who create ideas, stories, or captions that are combined with artists' work. |
32
|
Create and prepare sketches and model drawings of cartoon characters, providing details from memory, live models, manufactured products, or reference materials. |
26
|
Trace drawings onto clear acetate for painting or coloring, or trace them with ink to make final copies. |
25
|
Create graphics, illustrations, and three-dimensional models to be used in research or in teaching, such as in demonstrating anatomy, pathology, or surgical procedures. |
23
|
Provide entertainment at special events by performing activities such as drawing cartoons. |
20
|
Apply solvents and cleaning agents to clean surfaces of paintings, and to remove accretions, discolorations, and deteriorated varnish. |
19
|
Examine and test paintings in need of restoration or cleaning to determine techniques and materials to be used. |
14
|
Render sequential drawings that can be turned into animated films or advertisements. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
90
|
Thinking Creatively
|
72
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
62
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
62
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
59
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
57
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
55
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
54
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
53
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
52
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
48
|
Getting Information
|
47
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
45
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
43
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
41
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
41
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
40
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
40
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
35
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
34
|
Processing Information
|
31
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
29
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
28
|
Interacting With Computers
|
28
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
28
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
26
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
26
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
26
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
25
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
24
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
24
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
23
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
22
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
22
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
19
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
17
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
15
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
14
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
11
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
11
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
6
|
Staffing Organizational Units
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