Drawing Skills: Example Usage on Resumes, Skill Set & Top Keywords in 2023

Volen Vulkov

4 minute read

Updated on 2021-07-26

Drawing skills will never go out of style. Even now in the digital sphere, they continue to be sought after - so if you have them, you have every right to make serious cash off them.

Your resume is your ticket to making that happen. So what should go into it? Here’s a guide.

See how to use Drawing skills on your resume:

Experience

Political DirectorRevumo

Jan/2014 - Feb/2019

Created 3D models, textures and animations.

Organized 20 recreation activities and outings quarterly for individuals 21 years and older with cognitive impairments

Executed more than 50 recreation activities for individuals with disabilities of varying ages

Managed more than 30 part-time Program Assistants

Learned and used new technology HTML5, CSS3, Jquery, Angular2, ReactJS

Planned and taught lessons about environmental science to students grades 6th-8th.

Learning the basic concepts of computer-assisted 3D design with programs like TinkerCAD and Inventor.

Drawing fundamental skill set:

3D Rendering and Modeling
Illustrator
Acrobat
CorelDraw
FreeHand
Outlook
InDesign
HTML
CSS
App Wireframe Design

PRO TIPTo give recruiters a good look at what exactly you can do, it is best to include a link to your portfolio. In this way, you can describe the extent of your work while also showcasing specific examples.

How to demonstrate Drawing skills on your resume

Spearheaded design planning for 50+ projects in a team of 20+ artists
Delivered 100+ high-quality designs for clients in 20+ countries and 5 continents
Helped design a customer website that won a 2018 Shopify Ecommerce Design Award

What jobs require Drawing skills:

Political Director
Manager Of Prevention, Education, & Public Outreach
Intern
Sales Associate
Recreation Therapy Intern
Recreation Specialist - Adult Programming
Front-end Engineer
Waitress
Secretary, Information And Public Relations
Graphic Designer

Read our article on how to add language skills on resume for additional tips and tricks.

Drawing skills courses and certificates:

The Ultimate Drawing Course - Beginner to Advanced
Learn the #1 most important building block of all art
Character Art School: Complete Character Drawing Course
Learn How to Draw People and Character Designs Professionally, Drawing for Animation, Comics, Cartoons, Games and More!
Drawing and Painting on the iPad with Procreate
Learn everything you need to know about Procreate with hands on drawing lessons. Now updated for Procreate 4.3.
The Art & Science of Drawing / BASIC SKILLS
Drawing is not a talent. It's a skill anyone can learn.

Here are the top related skills to Drawing:

Photoshop
Photography
Excel
Autocad
Adobe Photoshop
Word
Powerpoint
Microsoft Office
Painting
Design
Reading
Communication
Slides
Sheets
Forms

Drawing popularity over time:

Courtesy of Google Trends

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About this report:

Data reflects analysis made on over 1M resume profiles and examples over the last 2 years from Enhancv.com.

While those skills are most commonly met on resumes, you should only use them as inspiration and customize your resume for the given job.

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Volen Vulkov

Volen Vulkov is a resume expert and the co-founder of Enhancv. He applies his deep knowledge and experience to write about career change, development, and how to stand out in the job application process.