Comic vs scenic artist

The differences between comics and scenic 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 scenic artist. Additionally, a comic has an average salary of $85,586, which is higher than the $52,584 average annual salary of a scenic artist.

The top three skills for a comic include comic-con, comics and adobe photoshop. The most important skills for a scenic artist are theater productions, art directors, and scene painting.

Comic vs scenic artist overview

	Comic	Scenic Artist
Yearly salary	$85,586	$52,584
Hourly rate	$41.15	$25.28
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	36	4,097
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	6	6

Comic vs scenic artist salary

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

	Comic	Scenic Artist
Average salary	$85,586	$52,584
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $176,000	Between $24,000 And $113,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between comic and scenic artist education

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

	Comic	Scenic Artist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 67%	Bachelor's Degree, 70%
Most common major	Photography	Fine Arts
Most common college	Northwestern University	Duke University

Comic vs scenic artist demographics

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

	Comic	Scenic Artist
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 63.5% Female, 36.5%	Male, 45.4% Female, 54.6%
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, 4.5% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 7.1% White, 67.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.6%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between comic and scenic 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.

Scenic artist example responsibilities.

Airbrush, touch up guns, car sprayer equip.
Solo shows in NYC, Los Angeles, and Chicago.
Maintain the integrity of the show by touching up paint on scenery and repairing costumes.
Work as a stitcher, sewing costumes, making alterations, and general maintenance of costume pieces.
Match colors to paint chips and utilize various spray equipment including binks, hand hold pumpers and airbrush.
Create a multi media advertising campaign by creating a Wix base website, Facebook page and several print methods.

Comic vs scenic artist skills

Common comic skills

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

Common scenic artist skills

Theater Productions, 18%
Art Directors, 17%
Scene Painting, 14%
Scene Shop, 12%
Faux Finishes, 12%
Fiberglass, 7%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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