Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

1. 01Integrate 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.
2. 02Confer with clients, editors, writers, art directors, and other interested parties regarding the nature and content of artwork to be produced.
3. 03Maintain portfolios of artistic work to demonstrate styles, interests, and abilities.
4. 04Market artwork through brochures, mailings, or Web sites.
5. 05Study different techniques to learn how to apply them to artistic endeavors.
6. 06Monitor 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.
7. 07Photograph objects, places, or scenes for reference material.
8. 08Model substances such as clay or wax, using fingers and small hand tools to form objects.
9. 09Create 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.
10. 10Set up exhibitions of artwork for display or sale.
11. 11Render drawings, illustrations, and sketches of buildings, manufactured products, or models, working from sketches, blueprints, memory, models, or reference materials.
12. 12Use materials such as pens and ink, watercolors, charcoal, oil, or computer software to create artwork.

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