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The Painter career is one of the career tracks from The Sims 4 base game. It is similar to the Artist career from The Sims 2: University, the Painter skill career from The Sims 3: Ambitions, and the Art Appraiser career introduced in The Sims 3: University Life. After being promoted from level six, Sims will be able to choose one of the two career paths: Master of the Real or Patron of the Arts.

Career Levels[]

Description: "Create your own world with a few strokes of a brush! Make a place for yourself in the art world with hyperreal masterpieces or abstract works of unsettling beauty."

TS4 Career Painter Painter Career Levels
Workplace: 1000 Words Art Gallery
1) Palette Cleaner
To create great art, one must suffer. <sim first name> is well on his/her way to greatness, as he/she will be asked to create floor-based installations using a water-based medium (i.e. mopping the floor). §21/hour S M T W T F S
Hours: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Ideal Mood: Inspired
Promotion Tasks:
None
Daily Task:
Create Paintings
Bonus: None Pension: Unknown
2) Art Book Collator
Saving up for art school supplies means working at the art school library. Unfortunately, the books must be re-shelved by number, and no one sees the genius in <sim first name> re-shelving them by complementary color. Visionaries are often misunderstood. §23/hour S M T W T F S
Hours: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Ideal Mood: Inspired
Promotion Tasks:
Reach Level 2 Painting Skill
Daily Task:
Create Paintings
Bonus: §422; Picture Perfect Art Lighting; Research Art Reference on the computer Pension: Unknown
3) Hungry Artist
Being a hungry artist isn't about literal hunger. It's about <sim first name>'s burning passion to create an artistic expression that can change people's lives! (It's also about literal hunger.) §26/hour S M T W T F S
Hours: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Ideal Mood: Inspired
Promotion Tasks:
Reach Level 4 Painting Skill
Daily Task:
Create Paintings
Bonus: §464; Study of the Human Form Pension: Unknown
4) Watercolor Dabbler
<sim first name> is now a working artist! At least he's/she's working a booth at a local art fair, where patrons are haggling down the price of his/her watercolored landscapes. But the words "work" and "artist" are coming closer together. And that's a good sign! §29/hour S M T W T F S
Hours: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Ideal Mood: Inspired
Promotion Tasks:
Reach Level 5 Painting Skill
Daily Task:
Create Paintings
Bonus: §510; Easy-Breezy Easel; Critically Assess paintings Pension: Unknown
5) Canvas Creator
<sim first name> has landed a spot in an elite local painter's group, and his/her portfolio is growing quite large! Maybe he/she should try building his/her portfolio with photographs instead of the original paintings.... §35/hour S M T W T F S
Hours: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Ideal Mood: Inspired
Promotion Tasks:
Reach Level 6 Painting Skill
Daily Task:
Create Paintings
Bonus: §587; Painting Canvas Storage Rack; Gather Inspiration from art; Hire Agent from phone Pension: Unknown
6) Imaginative Imagist
<sim first name> has boldly painted his/her way into a career in studio art—mastering still life, figure study, interior space, and the fine art of disdain for anyone living in mainstream society. §44/hour S M T W T F S
Hours: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Ideal Mood: Inspired
Promotion Tasks:
Reach Level 7 Painting Skill
Daily Task:
Create Paintings
Bonus: §845; Vase of Sunflowers; New Clothes Pension: Unknown


Master of the Real Branch[]

Description: "You have Real Talent, and now others are starting to recognize it. Live your art, treat it with gravitas, and all the world shall follow."

TS4 Career Painter Master of the Real Painter Career Levels - Master of the Real Branch
Workplace: 1000 Words Art Gallery
7) Artist en Residence
Winning this artist residency is a true honor! Not everyone gets to work in an unheated barn loft for free. What a great way for <sim first name> to experience a slice of life he/she would never actually choose! §65/hour S M T W T F S
Hours: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Ideal Mood: Inspired
Promotion Tasks:
Reach Level 8 Painting Skill
Reach Level 2 Logic Skill
Daily Task:
Create Paintings
Bonus: §1,088; Artiste Supply Taboret Pension: Unknown
8) Professional Painter
<sim first name> just hung some work in the hottest gallery in town! And it's actually his/her work this time! This is a wonderful achievement for any artist. §140/hour S M T W T F S
Hours: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Ideal Mood: Inspired
Promotion Tasks:
Reach Level 9 Painting Skill
Reach Level 4 Logic Skill
Daily Task:
Create Paintings
Bonus: §1,399; Deluxe All-Season Easel Pension: Unknown
9) Illustrious Illustrator
Professional illustrator is a challenging role. <sim first name> controls the final visual, but does not control the subject matter. Whether it's a famous historical figure or a cartoon squirrel, he/she is up to the task! §280/hour S M T W T F S
Hours: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Ideal Mood: Inspired
Promotion Tasks:
Max Painting Skill to Level 10
Reach Level 6 Logic Skill
Daily Task:
Create Paintings
Bonus: §1,678; Premium Prima Ballerina Pension: Unknown
10) Master of the Real
Students now flock to <sim first name>, hoping to glean even a bit of the technique that has made his/her artwork so popular. Time to pass on what he/she has learned to the next generation, or just wave his/her paintbrush and sigh, "Hopeless!" §492/hour S M T W T F S
Hours: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Ideal Mood: Inspired
Promotion Tasks:
None
Daily Task:
Create Paintings
Bonus: §2,937; Flegel Studio Floor Lamp; New Clothes; unlocks "Space to Create" styled room Pension: Unknown


Patron of the Arts Branch[]

Description: "Your taste in art is impeccable, and you can make Great Things happen. Show off what you know as a Patron of the Arts."

TS4 Career Painter Patron of the Arts Painter Career Levels - Patron of the Arts Branch
Workplace: 1000 Words Art Gallery
7) Color Theory Critic
<sim first name> now spends equal amounts of time improving his/her own technique and politely suggesting how other artists can improve theirs. It allows interaction with the greatest talents of this generation, even if those interactions are sometimes prickly. §70/hour S M T W T F S
Hours: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Ideal Mood: Inspired
Promotion Tasks:
Reach Level 8 Painting Skill
Reach Level 2 Charisma Skill
Daily Task:
Create Paintings
Bonus: §1,088; Artiste Supply Taboret Pension: Unknown
8) Fine-Art Aficionado
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but money is in the eye of the appraiser. <sim first name> draws on his/her significant training to determine the value of fine art, letting others know that not every paint-covered canvas is created equal. §126/hour S M T W T F S
Hours: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Ideal Mood: Inspired
Promotion Tasks:
Reach Level 9 Painting Skill
Reach Level 4 Charisma Skill
Daily Task:
Create Paintings
Bonus: §1,259; Pre-Owned Painter's Easel Pension: Unknown
9) Composition Curator
With a reputation like <sim first name>'s it's no wonder the museum would settle for no one else to curate their contemporary art collection. <sim first name> is a scholar and a master of unconventional work. That neon-boxer-shorts-displayed-in-a-bouncy-castle exhibit? Genius! §227/hour S M T W T F S
Hours: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Ideal Mood: Inspired
Promotion Tasks:
Max Painting Skill to Level 10
Reach Level 6 Charisma Skill
Daily Task:
Create Paintings
Bonus: §2,203; Stack of Canvases Pension: Unknown
10) Patron of the Arts
<sim first name>'s private collection has gained such widespread fame that he/she now spends his/her days negotiating with museums that want to display it. As long as they each build the "<sim first name> Wing", with a bronze plaque of <sim first name>'s face, no problem! §328/hour S M T W T F S
Hours: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Ideal Mood: Inspired
Promotion Tasks:
None
Daily Task:
Create Paintings
Bonus: §3,273; Rustic Dream Bed; New Clothes; unlocks "Collector's Studio" styled room Pension: Unknown


Sims in the Painter Career[]

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