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

illustratortodrawing artist

A illustrator already meets 56% of what the drawing artist role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.

From illustrator
56%
Overlap1
To drawing artist
16 Skills carried over
8 Required, not held
48.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

56%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

48.2/ 100

1 Share of the drawing artist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the illustrator 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.

Why

Why this move works

A drawing artist role treats 11 of its required skills as things a illustrator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • art history
  • contextualise artistic work
  • create original drawings
  • create sketches
  • ensure visual quality of the set
  • intellectual property law

What stands in the way is 8 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

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 illustrator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held perform ideation activities communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held design greeting cards communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held create original drawings communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held use traditional illustration techniques communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held select illustration styles communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held use digital illustration techniques working with computers

All 16 carried skills, including the 11 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 8 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held describe artistic experience required
  • required, not held develop an artistic framework required
  • required, not held develop visual elements required
  • required, not held discuss artwork required
  • required, not held draw up artistic project proposals required
  • required, not held select artistic materials to create artworks required
  • required, not held create digital images required
  • required, not held select subject matter required
  • optional, not held identify artistic niche optional
  • optional, not held participate in artistic mediation activities optional
  • optional, not held present exhibition optional
02 information skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held assess conservation needs optional
  • optional, not held develop artistic project budgets optional
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
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 original drawings skill
  • already held create sketches skill
  • already held ensure visual quality of the set skill
  • already held intellectual property law knowledge
  • already held labour legislation knowledge
  • already held perform ideation activities skill
  • already held select illustration styles skill
  • already held use digital illustration techniques skill
  • already held use traditional illustration techniques skill
  • already held collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions skill
  • already held design greeting cards skill
  • already held develop artistic educational activities skill
  • already held develop educational resources skill
  • already held plan art educational activities skill
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assess conservation needs optional
  • optional, not held develop artistic project budgets optional
  • optional, not held identify artistic niche optional
  • optional, not held participate in artistic mediation activities optional
  • optional, not held present exhibition optional
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
21 held skills the drawing artist role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role ICT software specifications knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse texts to be illustrated skill
  • not needed by the target role apply desktop publishing techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role consult with business clients skill
  • not needed by the target role consult with editor skill
  • not needed by the target role copyright legislation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create 2D painting skill
  • not needed by the target role create animated narratives skill
  • not needed by the target role design graphics skill
  • not needed by the target role desktop publishing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role edit negatives skill
  • not needed by the target role edit photographs skill
  • not needed by the target role finish project within budget skill
  • not needed by the target role follow a brief skill
  • not needed by the target role follow work schedule skill
  • not needed by the target role gather reference materials skill
  • not needed by the target role gather reference materials for artwork skill
  • not needed by the target role graphic design knowledge
  • not needed by the target role interpret illustration needs skill
  • not needed by the target role multimedia systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform image editing skill
Index

Other moves recorded from illustrator

Full index of moves from illustrator

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.