Use painting techniques

Description

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

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 6 occupations
  • Optional in 6 occupations
  • Total: 12 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 7 (Craft and related trades workers)

Essential for

  • 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 decorati…
  • Artistic painter
    An Artistic Painter is a visual artist who creates original works of art using paint as the primary medium. These paintings can range from realistic portraits and landscapes to…
  • Decorative painter
    Decorative painters design and create visual art on different kinds of surfaces such as pottery, casings, glass and fabric. They use diverse materials and a variety of techniques t…
  • Glass painter
    Glass painters design and create visual art on glass or crystal surfaces and objects such as windows, stemware and bottles. They use a variety of techniques to produce decorative…
  • Wood painter
    Wood painters design and create visual art on wooden surfaces and objects such as furniture, figurines and toys. They use a variety of techniques to produce decorative illustration…
  • Porcelain painter
    Porcelain painters design and create visual art on porcelain surfaces and objects such as tiles and pottery. They use a variety of techniques to produce decorative illustrations ra…

Optional for

  • Fine arts instructor
    Fine arts instructors educate students in specific theory and, primarily, practice-based fine arts courses at a specialised fine arts school or conservatory at a higher education l…
  • Stone engraver
    Stone engravers use hand tools, machines and chemical products to etch and carve patterns and inscriptions on stone surfaces. Other titles The following job titles also refer to st…
  • Visual arts teacher
    Visual arts teachers instruct students in various styles of visual arts, such as drawing, painting, and sculpting, in a recreational context. They provide students with an overview…
  • Art teacher secondary school
    Art teachers at secondary schools provide education to students, commonly children and young adults, in a secondary school setting. They are usually subject teachers, specialis…
  • Doll maker
    Doll makers design, create and repair dolls using various materials such as porcelain, wood or plastic. They build moulds of forms and attach parts using adhesives and handtools. D…
  • Taxidermist
    Taxidermists mount and reproduce deceased animals or parts of animals such as trophy heads for the purpose of public display and education, such as in a museum or monument,…

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Last updated on February 19, 2026

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