Career in Painting: Job Opportunities, Job Profiles, Top-Ranked Institutions, Salary, and Eligibility Criteria

Painting is one of the fascinating subjects of Fine Arts. It is a completely different world of art which is made up of colours and sketches. A painter uses colours and sketches as the medium of expression. Painting to some extent is a talent by birth, and hence it cannot be taught entirely to anybody. Some of the traits of a good painter are- a nature lover; a keen observational eye; humble; politeness; imagination and creativity. A painter with the power of his/her creativity and tools of paintings (brushes, canvas, and colours) can recreate a new world on the painting canvas. However, training can sharpen and perfect one’s painting skills. Here are the details on career opportunities, courses, eligibility for a Career in Painting.

Career & Job

Nowadays, there is an excellent opportunity for students who have done the painting course. They get hired by Art galleries, Museums, Colleges and Universities, Corporates for making their art collection etc. They can also work independently as workshop organisers, Pottery painting, Glass painting, Tattoo painting etc. Since basic computer training is also included in the painting course, so a student can work as a Graphics designer also.

Job profiles

A painter can work on number of exciting profiles. Some of these profiles are –

• Commercial Artist
• Muralist
• Visiting Artist
• Painting Engineer
• Painter
• Interior Designer
• Comics artist
• Teacher
• Art Director
• Graphic Designer
• Art Restoration specialist
• Arts Administrator.

Industries for Employment in Painting

Some of the industries which are dependent on painters hire them at a good salary package. Some of these industries are – Ceramic industries, clothing industries, Animation, Advertising, Software companies, Online services, Digital media, Graphics Designing, Textile Designing industries, Fashion houses, and Printmaking.

Salary

The starting salary offered to a fresher candidate is ₹10, 000 to 20,000. In a few years, this goes up to 5-6 lakhs per annum.

Top-Ranked Institutions

Some of the top-ranked institutions and colleges for learning Fine arts are –

• College of Art, Delhi
• Sir J.J Institute of Applied Arts, Mumbai.
• Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Art University, Hyderabad.
• Maharani Laxmibai Girls P.G. College, Indore.
• Kala Bhavan (Institute of Fine Arts), Santiniketan

The students learn many things about Painting and Art in the Painting curricula. They are taught about the history of painting, the culture of painting in India and the world, and the colour theories.

Check about the various courses in Painting -

Diploma Course in Painting

Certificate Course in Painting

Bachelor Course in Painting

Online courses in Painting

• Portrait Painting
• Organic Painting
• Still Life Painting
• Landscape Painting
• Art Business
• Abstract Art Painting
• Business Course

Apart from these courses, candidates can also go for Masters and higher-level courses such as M.A., M.F.A, M.Phil., PhD, and PG diploma courses.