Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

digital artisttodrawing artist

A digital artist already meets 44% of what the drawing artist role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From digital artist
44%
Overlap1
To drawing artist
16 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
59.5 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 59.5

This move: 59.5 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the drawing artist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the digital artist profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A drawing artist role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a digital artist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held design greeting cards communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held create digital images communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held plan art educational activities management skills
  • already held discuss artwork communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held participate in artistic mediation activities communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held present exhibition communication, collaboration and creativity

All 16 carried skills, including the 7 the drawing artist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 14 missing skills fall into 2 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 11 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held perform ideation activities required
  • required, not held create original drawings required
  • required, not held create sketches required
  • required, not held describe artistic experience required
  • required, not held develop visual elements required
  • required, not held draw up artistic project proposals required
  • required, not held ensure visual quality of the set required
  • required, not held select artistic materials to create artworks required
  • required, not held select illustration styles required
  • required, not held use traditional illustration techniques required
  • required, not held select subject matter required
  • optional, not held identify artistic niche optional
  • optional, not held collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions optional
02 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held use digital illustration techniques required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a drawing artist role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 16 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held art history knowledge
  • already held contextualise artistic work skill
  • already held create digital images skill
  • already held develop an artistic framework skill
  • already held discuss artwork skill
  • already held intellectual property law knowledge
  • already held labour legislation knowledge
  • already held assess conservation needs skill
  • already held design greeting cards skill
  • already held develop artistic educational activities skill
  • already held develop artistic project budgets skill
  • already held develop educational resources skill
  • already held keep personal administration skill
  • already held participate in artistic mediation activities skill
  • already held plan art educational activities skill
  • already held present exhibition skill
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held identify artistic niche optional
  • optional, not held collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions optional
25 held skills the drawing artist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adobe creative suite knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assess each stage of the creative process skill
  • not needed by the target role augmented reality knowledge
  • not needed by the target role computer graphics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role convert into animated object skill
  • not needed by the target role create pen-and-paper images skill
  • not needed by the target role define artistic approach skill
  • not needed by the target role define creative components skill
  • not needed by the target role design materials for multimedia campaigns skill
  • not needed by the target role develop animations skill
  • not needed by the target role develop design concept skill
  • not needed by the target role develop digital content skill
  • not needed by the target role digital arts knowledge
  • not needed by the target role digital communication and collaboration skill
  • not needed by the target role digital content creation skill
  • not needed by the target role digital media knowledge
  • not needed by the target role gather reference materials for artwork skill
  • not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor developments in technology used for design skill
  • not needed by the target role operate 3D computer graphics software skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare digital art for master photograph skill
  • not needed by the target role provide input to collaborators to guide their work skill
  • not needed by the target role receive appropriate permissions for use of recorded audiovisual examples skill
  • not needed by the target role use specialised design software skill
  • not needed by the target role web based collaborative platforms knowledge
Index
Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.