# Competences — illustrator

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/1b949bae-882f-40ff-9fe7-3c8ede5e38b5).

## Essential

- **analyse texts to be illustrated** (skill/competence)
- **art history** (knowledge)
- **consult with business clients** (skill/competence)
- **consult with editor** (skill/competence)
- **contextualise artistic work** (skill/competence)
- **copyright legislation** (knowledge)
- **ensure visual quality of the set** (skill/competence)
- **finish project within budget** (skill/competence)
- **follow a brief** (skill/competence)
- **follow work schedule** (skill/competence)
- **gather reference materials for artwork** (skill/competence)
- **graphic design** (knowledge)
- **intellectual property law** (knowledge)
- **interpret illustration needs** (skill/competence)
- **labour legislation** (knowledge)
- **perform ideation activities** (skill/competence)
- **select illustration styles** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- apply desktop publishing techniques (skill/competence)
- collaborate with a technical staff in artistic productions (skill/competence)
- create 2D painting (skill/competence)
- create animated narratives (skill/competence)
- create original drawings (skill/competence)
- create sketches (skill/competence)
- design graphics (skill/competence)
- design greeting cards (skill/competence)
- desktop publishing (knowledge)
- develop artistic educational activities (skill/competence)
- develop educational resources (skill/competence)
- edit negatives (skill/competence)
- edit photographs (skill/competence)
- gather reference materials (skill/competence)
- ICT software specifications (knowledge)
- multimedia systems (knowledge)
- perform image editing (skill/competence)
- plan art educational activities (skill/competence)
- use digital illustration techniques (skill/competence)
- use traditional illustration techniques (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 5 ads, as of 2026-07-14)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- character design — **40 %**
- digital illustration — **40 %**
- graphic design — **40 %**
- hyperrealistic artwork — **20 %**
- illustration — **20 %**
- illustration design — **20 %**
- image editing — **20 %**
- medical illustration — **20 %**
- drawing — **20 %**
- color theory — **20 %**
- complex concept visualization — **20 %**
- composition — **20 %**
- design — **20 %**
- anatomy knowledge — **20 %**
- artwork — **20 %**
- painting — **20 %**
- scientific illustration — **20 %**
- technical illustration — **20 %**
- visual communication — **20 %**

### Methods

- universal design principles — **20 %**
- project management — **20 %**
- accessibility standards — **20 %**
- needs assessment — **20 %**

### Responsibilities

- educational material development — **20 %**
- final illustration formatting — **20 %**
- medical illustration production — **20 %**
- mpc graphics illustrations — **20 %**
- illustration draft preparation — **20 %**
- image creation — **20 %**
- image design refinement — **20 %**
- illustration creation — **20 %**
- donor engagement support — **20 %**
- book cover delivery — **20 %**
- book cover production — **20 %**
- character illustration delivery — **20 %**
- character portrait creation — **20 %**
- collaboration with project lead — **20 %**
- color illustration — **20 %**
- publication graphic creation — **20 %**
- scientific research — **20 %**
- visual material development — **20 %**
- visual tone establishment — **20 %**
- website maintenance — **20 %**

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