scenic painter
Code 3432.4.1
Scenic painters decorate sets for live performances. They employ a broad variety of crafting and painting techniques such as figurative painting, landscape painting and Trompe-l'œil to create convincing scenes. Their work is based on artistic vision, sketches and pictures. They work in close cooperation with the designers.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- Análisis de estilos artísticos y movimientos
- Teoria del color
Skills and competences
- adapt sets
- understand artistic concepts
- define set painting methods
- use personal protection equipment
- use genre painting techniques
- interpret artistic intentions
- work safely with chemicals
- maintain theatre sets
- maintain workshop space
- maintain theatre equipment
- keep up with trends
- paint sets
- prepare personal work environment
- prevent fire in a performance environment
- follow safety procedures when working at heights
- work with respect for own safety
- work ergonomically
- translate artistic concepts to technical designs
- transfer designs
Transversal competences
- adapt to artists' creative demands
- meet deadlines
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences