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Artists

Artists create artistic works using appropriate techniques, materials and media; design artwork and illustrations; and restore damaged pieces of art.

Average Salary

£28,696

New workers start around £11,023. Normal pay is £28,696 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £50,629.

Jobs

12,514

The number of jobs in the career for the current year.

Daily Tasks

  • Produces works on commission basis for clients.

  • Markets and sells finished work directly to customers.

  • Liaises with writers and publishers to produce book illustrations.

  • Uses artistic skills to restore damaged artworks.

  • Approaches managers of galleries and exhibitions in order to get finished work displayed.

  • Builds up composition into finished work by carving, sculpting, etching, painting, engraving, drawing, etc..

  • Prepares sketches, scale drawings or colour schemes.

  • Selects appropriate materials, medium and method.

  • Onceives and develops ideas and ways of working for artistic composition.

Hard skills

Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.

  • Autodesk Maya

  • Animations

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • Unreal Engine

  • Autodesk 3DS Max (3D Graphics Software)

Soft skills

Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.

  • Communications

  • Teaching

  • Self-Motivation

  • Innovation

  • Enthusiasm

How do I get a job like this?

People in these types of job started their career paths after studying courses like the ones below.