Table 1Transition record

photographertodrawing artist

A photographer already meets 19% of what the drawing artist role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From photographer

19%

Overlap1

To drawing artist

7 Skills carried over

16 Required, not held

79.3 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 79.3

This move: 79.3 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the drawing artist role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the photographer 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 7 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 photographer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held design greeting cards communication, collaboration and creativity
already held develop visual elements communication, collaboration and creativity
already held create digital images communication, collaboration and creativity
already held collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions communication, collaboration and creativity
already held develop an artistic framework communication, collaboration and creativity
already held develop artistic project budgets information skills

All 7 carried skills, including the 3 the drawing artist role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 23 missing skills fall into 6 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, 4 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 discuss artwork 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 participate in artistic mediation activities optional
optional, not held present exhibition optional
optional, not held develop educational resources optional

02 business, administration and law 2 required

required, not held intellectual property law required
required, not held labour legislation required

03 information skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held contextualise artistic work required

optional, not held assess conservation needs optional
optional, not held keep personal administration optional

04 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held art history required

05 working with computers 1 required

required, not held use digital illustration techniques required

06 management skills 1 supplementary

optional, not held plan art educational activities 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held create digital images skill
already held develop an artistic framework skill
already held develop visual elements 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 artistic project budgets skill

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held assess conservation needs optional
optional, not held identify artistic niche optional
optional, not held participate in artistic mediation activities optional
optional, not held plan art educational activities optional
optional, not held present exhibition optional
optional, not held develop educational resources optional
optional, not held keep personal administration optional

46 held skills the drawing artist role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advertising techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role advise customers on photography skill
not needed by the target role architectural design knowledge
not needed by the target role art collections knowledge
not needed by the target role brand marketing techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role care for food aesthetic skill
not needed by the target role communicate with youth skill
not needed by the target role computer graphics knowledge
not needed by the target role conduct extensive international travel skill
not needed by the target role create artificial light skill
not needed by the target role create infrared imagery skill
not needed by the target role design an artificial lighting system skill
not needed by the target role determine image composition skill
not needed by the target role develop film skill
not needed by the target role digital marketing techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role direct photographic workers skill
not needed by the target role edit negatives skill
not needed by the target role edit photographs skill
not needed by the target role handle artworks skill
not needed by the target role home decoration techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role landscape architecture knowledge
not needed by the target role license photo usage skill
not needed by the target role load film skill
not needed by the target role maintain photographic equipment skill
not needed by the target role measure light levels skill
not needed by the target role mount photos skill
not needed by the target role operate a camera skill
not needed by the target role organise product display skill
not needed by the target role prepare digital art for master photograph skill
not needed by the target role prepare personal work environment skill
not needed by the target role represent company in exhibitions skill
not needed by the target role research new photographic procedures skill
not needed by the target role scan photos skill
not needed by the target role select auxiliary equipment for photographic work skill
not needed by the target role select camera apertures skill
not needed by the target role select photographic equipment skill
not needed by the target role select photos skill
not needed by the target role set up cameras skill
not needed by the target role set up photographic equipment skill
not needed by the target role set up photographic exhibitions skill

6 further entries not listed here

3 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 art history required
required, not held intellectual property law required
required, not held labour legislation required

Index

Other moves recorded from photographer

Full index of moves from photographer

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.