According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Use materials such as pens and ink, watercolors, charcoal, oil, or computer software to create artwork. | 89% |
| 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. | 85% |
| Model substances such as clay or wax, using fingers and small hand tools to form objects. | 83% |
| 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. | 80% |
| Set up exhibitions of artwork for display or sale. | 79% |
| Render drawings, illustrations, and sketches of buildings, manufactured products, or models, working from sketches, blueprints, memory, models, or reference materials. | 78% |
| Frame and mat artwork for display or sale. | 77% |
| 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. | 77% |
| Confer with clients, editors, writers, art directors, and other interested parties regarding the nature and content of artwork to be produced. | 77% |
| Submit artwork to shows or galleries. | 76% |
| Submit preliminary or finished artwork or project plans to clients for approval, incorporating changes as necessary. | 76% |
| Study styles, techniques, colors, textures, and materials used in works undergoing restoration to ensure consistency during the restoration process. | 75% |
| Collaborate with engineers, mechanics, and other technical experts as necessary to build and install creations. | 74% |
| Cut, bend, laminate, arrange, and fasten individual or mixed raw and manufactured materials and products to form works of art. | 72% |
| Maintain portfolios of artistic work to demonstrate styles, interests, and abilities. | 72% |
| Provide entertainment at special events by performing activities such as drawing cartoons. | 71% |
| Develop project budgets for approval, estimating time lines and material costs. | 70% |
| Create and prepare sketches and model drawings of cartoon characters, providing details from memory, live models, manufactured products, or reference materials. | 70% |
| Market artwork through brochures, mailings, or Web sites. | 70% |
| Study different techniques to learn how to apply them to artistic endeavors. | 70% |
| Create finished art work as decoration, or to elucidate or substitute for spoken or written messages. | 68% |
| Create sketches, profiles, or likenesses of posed subjects or photographs, using any combination of freehand drawing, mechanical assembly kits, and computer imaging. | 68% |
| Trace drawings onto clear acetate for painting or coloring, or trace them with ink to make final copies. | 66% |
| Apply solvents and cleaning agents to clean surfaces of paintings, and to remove accretions, discolorations, and deteriorated varnish. | 65% |
| Collaborate with writers who create ideas, stories, or captions that are combined with artists' work. | 64% |
| Brush or spray protective or decorative finishes on completed background panels, informational legends, exhibit accessories, or finished paintings. | 63% |
| 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. | 62% |
| Photograph objects, places, or scenes for reference material. | 61% |
| Render sequential drawings that can be turned into animated films or advertisements. | 61% |
| Teach artistic techniques to children or adults. | 59% |
| Create graphics, illustrations, and three-dimensional models to be used in research or in teaching, such as in demonstrating anatomy, pathology, or surgical procedures. | 59% |
| Examine and test paintings in need of restoration or cleaning to determine techniques and materials to be used. | 59% |
