Art restorers work to perform corrective treatment based on an evaluation of the aesthetic, historic and scientific characteristics of art objects. They determine the structural stability of art pieces and address problems of chemical and physical deterioration.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Conceiving and developing ideas, designs and styles for paintings, drawings and sculptures;
(b) Arranging objects, positioning models, and selecting landscapes and other visual forms according to chosen subject matter;
(c) Selecting artistic media, method and materials;
(d) Creating representational or abstract three-dimensional or relief forms by shaping, carving and working and combining materials such as, wood, stone, clay, metal, ice or paper;
(e) Creating representational or abstract drawings and paintings using pencils, ink, chalk, oil paints, water colours or through the application of other techniques;
(f) Creating drawings and engraving or etching them on metal, wood, or other materials;
(g) Creating cartoons to depict persons and events, often in caricature;
(h) Restoring damaged, soiled and faded paintings and other art objects.