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Summary Description


	Create original artwork using any of a wide variety of media and techniques.

Sample Job Titles

1.	3D Artist

2.	Animated Cartoons Painter

3.	Animated Cartoons Painter Apprentice

4.	Apprentice, Painter, Landscape

5.	Apprentice, Painter, Statuary

6.	Art Conservator

7.	Art Restorer

8.	Art Teacher

9.	Artist

10.	Artist Blacksmith

11.	Arts Instructor

12.	Automotive Artist

13.	Balloon Artist

14.	Beaded Jewelry Artist

15.	Book Illustrator

16.	Card Painter

17.	Caricature Artist

18.	Cartoon Artist

19.	Cartoonist

20.	Clay Artist

21.	Color Artist

22.	Comic Artist

23.	Comic Book Artist

24.	Comic Book Designer

25.	Comic Illustrator

26.	Commercial Artist

27.	Commercial Illustrator

28.	Commercial Retoucher

29.	Community-Based Public Artist

30.	Concept Artist

31.	Concrete Sculptor

32.	Courtroom Sketch Artist

33.	Craft Artist

34.	Crayon Painter

35.	Custom Motorcycle Painter

36.	Delineator

37.	Editorial Cartoonist

38.	Exhibit Artist

39.	Fashion Artist

40.	Fashion Illustrator

41.	Fiber Artist

42.	Fine Artist

43.	Forensic Artist

44.	Free Lance Artist

45.	Fresco Artist

46.	Glass Artist

47.	Histological Illustrator

48.	Ice Sculptor

49.	Illustrator

50.	Kiln Formed Glass Artist

51.	Landscape Artist

52.	Landscape Painter

53.	Manga Artist

54.	Medical Artist

55.	Medical Illustrator

56.	Model Maker

57.	Motion Pictures Cartoonist

58.	Multimedia Artist

59.	Mural Artist

60.	Mural Painter

61.	Muralist

62.	Newspaper Illustrator

63.	Non-Representational Metal Sculptor

64.	Oil Painter

65.	Painter

66.	Painter Apprentice

67.	Painting Instructor

68.	Paintings Conservator

69.	Paintings Restorer

70.	Pattern Illustrator

71.	Picture Framer

72.	Picture Painter

73.	Plasma Graphic Artist

74.	Police Artist

75.	Police Sketch Artist

76.	Political Cartoonist

77.	Portrait Artist

78.	Portrait Painter

79.	Printmaker

80.	Production Illustrator

81.	Quick Sketch Artist

82.	Reproduction Artist

83.	Restoration Artist

84.	Sacred Art Artist

85.	Scene Painter

86.	Scenic Artist

87.	Scientific Artist

88.	Scientific Illustrator

89.	Sculptor

90.	Set Illustrator

91.	Silhouette Artist

92.	Sketch Artist

93.	Sports Cartoonist

94.	Stained Glass Artist

95.	Stained Glass Painter

96.	Statuary Painter

97.	Statue Maker

98.	Suspect Artist

99.	Tattoo Designer

100.	Teaching Artist

101.	Technical Artist

102.	Technical Illustrator

103.	Texture Artist

104.	Tinsmith

105.	Visual Artist

106.	Water Colorist

107.	Watercolor Artist

108.	Wildlife Artist

Job Tasks

	Use materials such as pens and ink, watercolors, charcoal, oil, or computer software to create artwork.

	Integrate and develop visual elements, such as line, space, mass, color, and perspective, to produce desired effects, such as the illustration of ideas, emotions, or moods. Develop artistic or design concepts for decoration, exhibition, or commercial purposes.

	Confer with clients, editors, writers, art directors, and other interested parties regarding the nature and content of artwork to be produced. Collaborate with others to determine technical details of productions.

	Submit preliminary or finished artwork or project plans to clients for approval, incorporating changes as necessary. Present work to clients for approval.

	Maintain portfolios of artistic work to demonstrate styles, interests, and abilities. Maintain records, documents, or other files.

	Render drawings, illustrations, and sketches of buildings, manufactured products, or models, working from sketches, blueprints, memory, models, or reference materials. Draw detailed or technical illustrations.

	Create finished art work as decoration, or to elucidate or substitute for spoken or written messages. Construct distinctive physical objects for artistic, functional, or commercial purposes.

	Cut, bend, laminate, arrange, and fasten individual or mixed raw and manufactured materials and products to form works of art. Construct distinctive physical objects for artistic, functional, or commercial purposes.

	Monitor events, trends, and other circumstances, research specific subject areas, attend art exhibitions, and read art publications to develop ideas and keep current on art world activities. Monitor current trends. Conduct research to inform art, designs, or other work.

	Create sketches, profiles, or likenesses of posed subjects or photographs, using any combination of freehand drawing, mechanical assembly kits, and computer imaging. Draw detailed or technical illustrations.

	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. Construct distinctive physical objects for artistic, functional, or commercial purposes.

	Study different techniques to learn how to apply them to artistic endeavors. Research new technologies.

	Develop project budgets for approval, estimating time lines and material costs. Estimate costs for projects or productions.

	Study styles, techniques, colors, textures, and materials used in works undergoing restoration to ensure consistency during the restoration process. Conduct research to inform art, designs, or other work.

	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. Draw detailed or technical illustrations.

	Collaborate with engineers, mechanics, and other technical experts as necessary to build and install creations. Coordinate logistics for productions or events.

	Create and prepare sketches and model drawings of cartoon characters, providing details from memory, live models, manufactured products, or reference materials. Draw detailed or technical illustrations.

	Examine and test paintings in need of restoration or cleaning to determine techniques and materials to be used. Determine technical requirements of productions or projects.

	Create graphics, illustrations, and three-dimensional models to be used in research or in teaching, such as in demonstrating anatomy, pathology, or surgical procedures. Draw detailed or technical illustrations.

	Brush or spray protective or decorative finishes on completed background panels, informational legends, exhibit accessories, or finished paintings. Apply finishes to artwork, crafts, or displays.

	Trace drawings onto clear acetate for painting or coloring, or trace them with ink to make final copies. Draw detailed or technical illustrations.

	Apply solvents and cleaning agents to clean surfaces of paintings, and to remove accretions, discolorations, and deteriorated varnish.

	Model substances such as clay or wax, using fingers and small hand tools to form objects. Build models, patterns, or templates.

	Collaborate with writers who create ideas, stories, or captions that are combined with artists' work. Collaborate with others to prepare or perform artistic productions.

	Provide entertainment at special events by performing activities such as drawing cartoons. Entertain public with comedic or dramatic performances.

	Render sequential drawings that can be turned into animated films or advertisements. Create computer-generated graphics or animation.

Work Activities

Importance	Work Activity

Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.

Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.

Selling or Influencing Others — Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.

Communicating with Persons Outside Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.

Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.

Monitoring and Controlling Resources — Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.

Performing for or Working Directly with the Public — Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.

Developing Objectives and Strategies — Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.

Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.

Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials.

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects.

Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information — Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities; or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.

Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment — Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to tell others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.

Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.

Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.

Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others — Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.

Nature of the Work


	(Abstract from Career Articles)

	Craft and Fine Artists
	Craft and fine artists use a variety of materials and techniques to create art for sale and exhibition. Craft artists create handmade objects, such as pottery, glassware, textiles, and other objects that are designed to be functional. Fine artists, including painters, sculptors, and illustrators, create original works of art for their aesthetic value, rather than for a functional one.

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Working Conditions


	(Abstract from Career Articles)

	Craft and Fine Artists
	Craft and fine artists held about 50,300 jobs in 2014. About half were self-employed.

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