Artists
Artists create artistic works using appropriate techniques, materials and media; design artwork and illustrations; and restore damaged pieces of art.
£26,452
Median Salary
New workers start around £17,188. Normal pay is £26,452 per year. Highly experienced workers can earn up to £45,669.
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.
Skills employers are asking for
- Active Learning
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Learning Strategies
- Mathematics
- Monitoring
- Science
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