Comic vs portrait artist

The differences between comics and portrait artists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a comic and a portrait artist. Additionally, a comic has an average salary of $85,586, which is higher than the $81,628 average annual salary of a portrait artist.

The top three skills for a comic include comic-con, comics and adobe photoshop. The most important skills for a portrait artist are customer service, adobe photoshop, and graphite.

Comic vs portrait artist overview

	Comic	Portrait Artist
Yearly salary	$85,586	$81,628
Hourly rate	$41.15	$39.24
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	36	3,602
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	6	6

Comic vs portrait artist salary

Comics and portrait artists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Comic	Portrait Artist
Average salary	$85,586	$81,628
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $176,000	Between $44,000 And $148,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
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Differences between comic and portrait artist education

There are a few differences between a comic and a portrait artist in terms of educational background:

	Comic	Portrait Artist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 63%
Most common major	Photography	Fine Arts
Most common college	Northwestern University	Duke University

Comic vs portrait artist demographics

Here are the differences between comics' and portrait artists' demographics:

	Comic	Portrait Artist
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 63.5% Female, 36.5%	Male, 38.5% Female, 61.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 4.3% Unknown, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 13.9% Asian, 7.5% White, 67.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 4.3% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 7.7% White, 67.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between comic and portrait artist duties and responsibilities

Comic example responsibilities.

Manage acquisition of photography and illustrations, including selection of freelance photographers and illustrators.
Create book of comics complete in workshop
Sketch or draw objects to be craft.
Perform at comedy clubs, colleges and theatres throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Select and design endsheets, ad, and main book content including typesetting and photo placement.
Design, work with typesetting shops, and pasted-up mechanicals (pre-computer era) for a wide range of books.

Portrait artist example responsibilities.

Paint and market fine art.-Produce original watercolor artwork-Coordinate with galleries-Work with publishers for reproduction contracts-Teach watercolor workshops-Wrote watercolor instruction book
Create, market and sell original artwork in oil, acrylic, charcoal and various media.

Comic vs portrait artist skills

Common comic skills

Comic-Con, 43%
Comics, 17%
Adobe Photoshop, 12%
Facebook, 10%
Comedy, 7%
Crowd Control, 4%

Common portrait artist skills

Customer Service, 45%
Adobe Photoshop, 16%
Graphite, 14%
Sketch, 14%
Graphic Design, 11%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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