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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.

Wages

New workers
AVERAGE
Experienced
£ 8,618
£ 27,021
£ 55,248

New workers start around £8,618. Normal pay is £27,021 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £55,248.

Available jobs

In the past year there were 11,751 vacancies for this type of job

5.86%

Projected job growth over the next 8 years

Related courses

People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.

What they do most days?

  • 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.

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Adobe Photoshop

  • Animations

  • Adobe Illustrator

  • Marketing

  • Autodesk Maya

  • Adobe InDesign

  • Workflow Management

  • Autodesk 3DS Max (3D Graphics Software)

  • Visual Effects

  • Adobe Creative Suite

Soft Skills

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

Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.

  • Communications

  • Detail Oriented

  • Problem Solving

  • Management

  • Time Management

  • Planning

  • Customer Service

  • Self-Motivation

  • Presentations

  • Sales

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.

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