Visual artists

Visual artists create and execute works of art by sculpting, painting, drawing, creating cartoons, engraving or using other techniques.

Skill level: Highly skilled

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  • The majority of Visual artists earn a salary between $1,548 and $6,455 per month in 2024.
  • A monthly wage for entry-level Visual artists ranges from $1,548 to $4,079.
  • After gaining 5 years of work experience, their income will be between $1,738 and $4,636 per month.

Tasks and duties

  • Conceiving and developing ideas, designs and styles for paintings, drawings and sculptures
  • Arranging objects, positioning models, and selecting landscapes and other visual forms according to chosen subject matter
  • Selecting artistic media, method and materials
  • Creating representational or abstract three-dimensional or relief forms by shaping, carving and working and combining materials such as wood, stone, clay, metal, ice or paper
  • Creating representational or abstract drawings and paintings using pencils, ink, chalk, oil paints, water colors or through the application of other techniques
  • Creating drawings and engraving or etching them on metal, wood, or other materials
  • Creating cartoons to depict persons and events, often in caricature
  • Restoring damaged, soiled and faded paintings and other art objects

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