Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators

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Fine artists and illustrators make paintings, sculpture, prints and illustrations for galleries, books, games, ads and clients. Most combine their art with teaching, commissions, design work or another job.

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High school courses that build toward it

• Studio Art · Arts

  Builds art and music, which this job uses.

• Computer Science Principles · Computer Science

  Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.

• English 10 · English

  Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.

• Engineering Design · Career and Technical

  Builds design and technical drawing, which this job uses.

• Geometry · Math

  Builds math, which this job uses.

• Physical Education · Health and PE

  Builds teaching and training, which this job uses.

Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.