Profession ceramic painter

Ceramic painters design and create visual art on ceramic surfaces and objects such as tiles, sculptures, tableware and pottery. They use a variety of techniques to produce decorative illustrations ranging from stenciling to free-hand drawing.

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Personality Type

• Realistic / Artistic
• Realistic / Conventional

Knowledge

• Intellectual property law

  The regulations that govern the set of rights protecting products of the intellect from unlawful infringement.

Skills

• Submit preliminary artwork

  Submit preliminary artwork or art project plans to clients for approval, leaving room for additional suggestions and changes.

• Contextualise artistic work

  Identify influences and situate your work within a specific trend which may be of an artistic, aesthetic, or philosophical natures. Analyse the evolution of artistic trends, consult experts in the field, attend events, etc.

• Develop visual elements

  Imagine and apply visual elements such as line, space, colour, and mass to express emotions or ideas.

• Use paint safety equipment

  Wear safety equipment appropriately such as face masks, gloves and overalls, in order to stay protected from toxic chemicals emitted during paint spraying.

• Use artistic materials for drawing

  Use artistic materials such as paint, paintbrushes, ink, watercolours, charcoal, oil, or computer software to create artwork.

• Work independently as an artist

  Develop one's own ways of doing artistic performances, motivating oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.

• Articulate artistic proposal

  Identify the essence of an artistic project. Identify strong points to be promoted in order of priority. Identify the target audience and the communication media. Communicate key ideas and adapt them to the selected media.

• Create original paintings

  Create paintings, drawing from your experience, inspiration and techniques.

• Create artwork

  Cut, shape, fit, join, mould, or otherwise manipulate materials in an attempt to create a selected artwork - be the technical processes not mastered by the artist or used as a specialist.

• Create sketches

  Draw sketches to prepare for a drawing or as a standalone artistic technique.

• Gather reference materials for artwork

  Gather samples of the materials you expect to use in the creation process, especially if the desired piece of art necessitates the intervention of qualified workers or specific production processes.

• Select artistic materials to create artworks

  Select artistic materials based on strength, colour, texture, balance, weight, size, and other characteristics that should guarantee the feasibility of the artistic creation regarding the expected shape, color, etc. - even thought the result might vary from it. Artistic materials such as paint, ink, water colours, charcoal, oil, or computer software can be used as much as garbage, living products (fruits, etc) and any kind of material depending on the creative project.

• Paint surfaces

  Use brushes and rollers to apply a coat of paint to a prepared surface evenly and without leaving drops.

• Operate a ceramics kiln

  Manage the temperature of a kiln to achieve the expected results according to the type of clay such as biscuit stoneware or porcelain. Manage sintering and enamels colours.

• Use painting techniques

  Apply painting techniques such as 'trompe l'oeil', 'faux finishing' and aging techniques.

• Develop investment portfolio

  Create an investment portfolio for a customer that includes an insurance policy or multiple policies to cover specific risks, such as financial risks, assistance, reinsurance, industrial risks or natural and technical disasters.

Optional knowledge and skills

Source: Sisyphus ODB