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

illustratortostreet artist

A illustrator already meets 37% of what the street artist role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From illustrator
37%
Overlap1
To street artist
11 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
64.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

37%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

64.8/ 100

1 Share of the street 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 street artist role treats 7 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
  • ensure visual quality of the set
  • gather reference materials for artwork
  • intellectual property law

What stands in the way is 11 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A street 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 create original drawings communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held plan art educational activities management skills
  • already held collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held ensure visual quality of the set communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held develop educational resources communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held gather reference materials for artwork information skills

All 11 carried skills, including the 7 the street artist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 4 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 7 required, 6 supplementary
  • required, not held adapt artistic plan to location required
  • required, not held create artwork required
  • required, not held determine visual concepts required
  • required, not held discuss artwork required
  • required, not held maintain an artistic portfolio required
  • required, not held select artistic materials to create artworks required
  • required, not held use artistic materials for drawing required
  • optional, not held collaborate with designers optional
  • optional, not held collaborate with technical experts on artworks optional
  • optional, not held participate in artistic mediation activities optional
  • optional, not held present exhibition optional
  • optional, not held use genre painting techniques optional
  • optional, not held create digital images optional
02 information skills 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held study artistic techniques required
  • required, not held study artworks required
  • optional, not held assess conservation needs optional
  • optional, not held develop artistic project budgets optional
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
03 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held manage logistics required
04 services 1 required
  • required, not held graffiti removal techniques required
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a street 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 11 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 ensure visual quality of the set skill
  • already held gather reference materials for artwork skill
  • already held intellectual property law knowledge
  • already held labour legislation knowledge
  • already held collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions skill
  • already held develop artistic educational activities skill
  • already held develop educational resources skill
  • already held plan art educational activities skill
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assess conservation needs optional
  • optional, not held collaborate with designers optional
  • optional, not held collaborate with technical experts on artworks optional
  • optional, not held develop artistic project budgets optional
  • optional, not held participate in artistic mediation activities optional
  • optional, not held present exhibition optional
  • optional, not held use genre painting techniques optional
  • optional, not held create digital images optional
  • optional, not held keep personal administration optional
26 held skills the street 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 create sketches skill
  • not needed by the target role design graphics skill
  • not needed by the target role design greeting cards 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 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 ideation activities skill
  • not needed by the target role perform image editing skill
  • not needed by the target role select illustration styles skill
  • not needed by the target role use digital illustration techniques skill
  • not needed by the target role use traditional illustration techniques skill
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held graffiti removal techniques required
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.