# Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators > Create original artwork using any of a wide variety of media and techniques. - Code: 27-1013.00 (O*NET-SOC; SOC 2018 27-1013) - Family: [Arts, Design, Media & Sports](https://foundation.org.ai/occupations#family-27), one of its 45 occupations - Tasks: 28 tasks (8 core and 20 supplemental) - Page: https://foundation.org.ai/occupations/27-1013.00 - JSON: https://foundation.org.ai/data/tasks/27-1013.00.json ## What the work is made of 1. Use materials such as pens and ink, watercolors, charcoal, oil, or computer software to create artwork. Core task · Task 10989 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, July 2017 2. Integrate and develop visual elements, such as line, space, mass, color, and perspective, to produce desired effects, such as the illustration of ideas, emotions, or moods. Core task · Task 10990 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, July 2017 3. Confer with clients, editors, writers, art directors, and other interested parties regarding the nature and content of artwork to be produced. Core task · Task 10991 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, July 2017 4. Maintain portfolios of artistic work to demonstrate styles, interests, and abilities. Core task · Task 10993 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, July 2017 5. Market artwork through brochures, mailings, or Web sites. Core task · Task 20990 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, July 2017 6. Study different techniques to learn how to apply them to artistic endeavors. Core task · Task 10997 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, July 2017 7. Monitor events, trends, and other circumstances, research specific subject areas, attend art exhibitions, and read art publications to develop ideas and keep current on art world activities. Core task · Task 10996 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, July 2017 8. Photograph objects, places, or scenes for reference material. Core task · Task 20991 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, July 2017 9. Model substances such as clay or wax, using fingers and small hand tools to form objects. Supplemental task · Task 11011 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, July 2017 10. Create sculptures, statues, and other three-dimensional artwork by using abrasives and tools to shape, carve, and fabricate materials such as clay, stone, wood, or metal. Supplemental task · Task 11000 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, July 2017 11. Set up exhibitions of artwork for display or sale. Supplemental task · Task 20992 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, July 2017 12. Render drawings, illustrations, and sketches of buildings, manufactured products, or models, working from sketches, blueprints, memory, models, or reference materials. Supplemental task · Task 10998 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, July 2017 13. Shade and fill in sketch outlines and backgrounds, using a variety of media such as water colors, markers, and transparent washes, labeling designated colors when necessary. Supplemental task · Task 11003 · Rated by 49 people who do the job, July 2017 14. Frame and mat artwork for display or sale. Supplemental task · Task 20993 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, July 2017 15. Submit artwork to shows or galleries. Supplemental task · Task 20994 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, July 2017 16. Submit preliminary or finished artwork or project plans to clients for approval, incorporating changes as necessary. Supplemental task · Task 10992 · Rated by 49 people who do the job, July 2017 17. Collaborate with engineers, mechanics, and other technical experts as necessary to build and install creations. Supplemental task · Task 11004 · Rated by 49 people who do the job, July 2017 18. Cut, bend, laminate, arrange, and fasten individual or mixed raw and manufactured materials and products to form works of art. Supplemental task · Task 10995 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, July 2017 19. Provide entertainment at special events by performing activities such as drawing cartoons. Supplemental task · Task 11013 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, July 2017 20. Develop project budgets for approval, estimating time lines and material costs. Supplemental task · Task 11002 · Rated by 48 people who do the job, July 2017 21. Create and prepare sketches and model drawings of cartoon characters, providing details from memory, live models, manufactured products, or reference materials. Supplemental task · Task 11005 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, July 2017 22. Create finished art work as decoration, or to elucidate or substitute for spoken or written messages. Supplemental task · Task 10994 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, July 2017 23. Create sketches, profiles, or likenesses of posed subjects or photographs, using any combination of freehand drawing, mechanical assembly kits, and computer imaging. Supplemental task · Task 10999 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, July 2017 24. Trace drawings onto clear acetate for painting or coloring, or trace them with ink to make final copies. Supplemental task · Task 11009 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, July 2017 25. Apply solvents and cleaning agents to clean surfaces of paintings, and to remove accretions, discolorations, and deteriorated varnish. Supplemental task · Task 11010 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, July 2017 26. Collaborate with writers who create ideas, stories, or captions that are combined with artists' work. Supplemental task · Task 11012 · Rated by 50 people who do the job, July 2017 27. Brush or spray protective or decorative finishes on completed background panels, informational legends, exhibit accessories, or finished paintings. Supplemental task · Task 11008 · Rated by 49 people who do the job, July 2017 28. Teach artistic techniques to children or adults. 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