Street artist to drawing artist
A street artist already meets 53% of what the drawing artist role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
51.8/ 100
1 How much of what a drawing artist is expected to do is already part of a street artist’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the drawing artist role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A drawing artist role treats 9 of its required skills as things a street artist already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- art history
- contextualise artistic work
- create digital images
- create original drawings
- discuss artwork
- ensure visual quality of the set
What stands in the way is 10 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 18 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 street artist background worth leading with.
- already held create original drawings communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held create digital images 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 discuss artwork communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held select artistic materials to create artworks communication, collaboration and creativity
All 18 carried skills, including the 9 the drawing artist role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 12 missing skills fall into 2 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn perform ideation activities required
- still to learn create sketches required
- still to learn describe artistic experience required
- still to learn develop an artistic framework required
- still to learn develop visual elements required
- still to learn draw up artistic project proposals required
- still to learn select illustration styles required
- still to learn use traditional illustration techniques required
- still to learn select subject matter required
- optional, not held design greeting cards optional
- optional, not held identify artistic niche optional
- still to learn use digital illustration techniques required
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.
- 01 perform ideation activities practise this
- 02 create sketches practise this
- 03 describe artistic experience practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 18 skills that carry over
- already held art history knowledge
- already held contextualise artistic work skill
- already held create digital images skill
- already held create original drawings skill
- already held discuss artwork skill
- already held ensure visual quality of the set skill
- already held intellectual property law knowledge
- already held labour legislation knowledge
- already held select artistic materials to create artworks skill
- already held assess conservation needs skill
- already held collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions 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
- optional, not held design greeting cards optional
- optional, not held identify artistic niche optional
13 held skills the drawing artist role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt artistic plan to location skill
- not needed by the target role collaborate with designers skill
- not needed by the target role collaborate with technical experts on artworks skill
- not needed by the target role create artwork skill
- not needed by the target role determine visual concepts skill
- not needed by the target role gather reference materials for artwork skill
- not needed by the target role graffiti removal techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain an artistic portfolio skill
- not needed by the target role manage logistics skill
- not needed by the target role study artistic techniques skill
- not needed by the target role study artworks skill
- not needed by the target role use artistic materials for drawing skill
- not needed by the target role use genre painting techniques skill
Common questions about this move
Can a street artist become a drawing artist?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A street artist already covers 53% of what a drawing artist is expected to do: 18 skills carry over, 9 of which the drawing artist role treats as required.
What skills does a street artist need to become a drawing artist?
10 required skills are missing, plus 2 optional ones. They fall into 2 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is perform ideation activities.
How hard is the move from street artist to drawing artist?
Its learning distance is 51.8 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.