231731 Painter (Visual Arts)

Illustrators are excluded from this occupation. Illustrators are included in Occupation 242333 Illustrator.

High levels of creative talent, cultural learning and/or knowledge, interest and personal commitment may substitute for formal qualifications or years of experience.

• Generates ideas, develops concepts, and considers the desired composition, style and colour palette for their visual art forms
• Selects appropriate mediums, such as oil or acrylic paints, inks, pencils, charcoal, pastels or watercolours
• Prepares materials, such as choosing brushes, priming canvases, walls, wood or other surfaces, and sets up the workspace
• Applies selected mediums to canvas or other surfaces using different techniques and implements to achieve the desired visual expression
• Exhibits their visual artwork in art galleries, museums or other exhibition spaces
• Sells their visual art forms directly to collectors, art enthusiasts or through online platforms or art markets
• May use virtual canvases, paint brushes and palettes to create digital visual art forms