Table 1Transition record

drawing artisttoillustrator

A drawing artist already meets 42% of what the illustrator role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From drawing artist

42%

Overlap1

To illustrator

16 Skills carried over

10 Required, not held

59 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 59

This move: 59 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the illustrator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the drawing artist 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A illustrator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a drawing artist 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 7 the illustrator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 missing skills fall into 7 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 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held consult with business clients required
required, not held interpret illustration needs required
required, not held consult with editor required
required, not held follow a brief required

optional, not held create animated narratives optional
optional, not held create 2D painting optional
optional, not held design graphics optional

02 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held analyse texts to be illustrated required
required, not held gather reference materials for artwork required

optional, not held gather reference materials optional

03 management skills 2 required

required, not held finish project within budget required
required, not held follow work schedule required

04 arts and humanities 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held graphic design required

optional, not held multimedia systems optional

05 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held copyright legislation required

06 working with computers 4 supplementary

optional, not held edit negatives optional
optional, not held edit photographs optional
optional, not held apply desktop publishing techniques optional
optional, not held perform image editing optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a illustrator 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 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 collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions skill
already held create original drawings skill
already held create sketches 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
already held use digital illustration techniques skill
already held use traditional illustration techniques skill

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 information and communication technologies (icts) 2 supplementary

optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
optional, not held desktop publishing optional

11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
optional, not held create animated narratives optional
optional, not held edit negatives optional
optional, not held edit photographs optional
optional, not held apply desktop publishing techniques optional
optional, not held create 2D painting optional
optional, not held design graphics optional
optional, not held desktop publishing optional
optional, not held gather reference materials optional
optional, not held multimedia systems optional
optional, not held perform image editing optional

14 held skills the illustrator role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role assess conservation needs skill
not needed by the target role create digital images skill
not needed by the target role describe artistic experience skill
not needed by the target role develop an artistic framework skill
not needed by the target role develop artistic project budgets skill
not needed by the target role develop visual elements skill
not needed by the target role discuss artwork skill
not needed by the target role draw up artistic project proposals skill
not needed by the target role identify artistic niche skill
not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
not needed by the target role participate in artistic mediation activities skill
not needed by the target role present exhibition skill
not needed by the target role select artistic materials to create artworks skill
not needed by the target role select subject matter skill

5 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 copyright legislation required
required, not held graphic design required
optional, not held ICT software specifications optional
optional, not held desktop publishing optional
optional, not held multimedia systems optional

Index

Other moves recorded from drawing artist

Full index of moves from drawing artist

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.