From the Sims 4 Base Game
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.
Career Branches
Master of the Real ▼ Jump to Master of the Real
| Degree | Fine Arts Degree |
|---|---|
| Skills | Painting Skill Logic Skill |
Patron of the Arts ▼ Jump to Patron of the Arts
| Degree | Art History Degree |
|---|---|
| Skills | Painting Skill Charisma Skill |
Aspiration
- Pairs well with Painter Extraordinaire, partly because the Daily Tasks from this career sometimes match up with the Aspiration requirements. Perhaps more importantly, the career rewards from either branch make great additions to the home of an artist because they have Inspiration effects.
Tips
- The digital tablet, while excellent for creating paintings and leveling skill quickly, does not count as Creating Paintings for the Daily Tasks of these careers.
Starting Levels
Level 1 — Palette Cleaner
| Wage | $21/hour |
|---|---|
| Schedule | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM M Tu W Th F |
| Daily Tasks | Create Paintings |
Level 2 — Art Book Collator
| Wage | $23/hour |
|---|---|
| Schedule | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM M Tu W Th F |
| Promotion Requirements | Reach Level 2 Painting Skill |
| Daily Tasks | Create Paintings |
| Rewards | $422 Picture Perfect Art Lighting Wall Lamp with Inspiring 2 Research Art Reference on the computer |
Level 3 — Hungry Artist
| Wage | $26/hour |
|---|---|
| Schedule | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Tu W Th F Sa |
| Promotion Requirements | Reach Level 4 Painting Skill |
| Daily Tasks | Create Paintings |
| Rewards | $464 Study of the Human Form Wall Sketch with Inspiring 4 |
Level 4 — Watercolor Dabbler
| Wage | $29/hour |
|---|---|
| Schedule | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM M Tu W F Sa |
| Promotion Requirements | Reach Level 5 Painting Skill |
| Daily Tasks | Create Paintings |
| Rewards | $510 Easy-Breezy Easel Easel with Painting Quality 5 Critically Assess paintings |
Level 5 — Canvas Creator
| Wage | $35/hour |
|---|---|
| Schedule | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Su Tu W F S |
| Promotion Requirements | Reach Level 6 Painting Skill |
| Daily Tasks | Create Paintings |
| Rewards | $587 Painting Canvas Storage Rack Floor diplay with Inspiring 5 Gather Inspiration from art Hire Agent from phone |
Level 6 — Imaginative Imagist
| Wage | $44/hour |
|---|---|
| Schedule | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Su W Th F Sa |
| Promotion Requirements | Reach Level 7 Painting Skill |
| Daily Tasks | Create Paintings |
| Rewards | $845 Vase of Sunflowers Vase with Environment 2 New Clothes! |
Master of the Real
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.
Level 7 — Artist En Residence
| Wage | $65/hour |
|---|---|
| Schedule | 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM M W Th Sa |
| Promotion Requirements | Reach Level 8 Painting Skill Reach Level 2 Logic Skill |
| Daily Tasks | Create Paintings |
| Rewards | $1,088 Artiste Supply Taboret Floor display with Inspiring 8 |
Level 8 — Professional Painter
| Wage | $140/hour |
|---|---|
| Schedule | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM Su Tu Th F |
| Promotion Requirements | Reach Level 9 Painting Skill Reach Level 4 Logic Skill |
| Daily Tasks | Create Paintings |
| Rewards | $1,399 Deluxe All-Season Easel Easel with Painting Quality 8 |
Level 9 — Illustrious Illustrator
| Wage | $280/hour |
|---|---|
| Schedule | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM M W F |
| Promotion Requirements | Max Painting Skill to Level 10 Reach Level 6 Logic Skill |
| Daily Tasks | Create Paintings |
| Rewards | $1,678 Premium Prima Ballerina Sculpture with Inspiring 9 |
Level 10 — Master of the Real
| Wage | $492/hour |
|---|---|
| Schedule | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM M Th |
| Daily Tasks | Create Paintings |
| Rewards | $2,937 Flegel Studio Floor Lamp Floor lamp with Inspiring 3 New Clothes! |
Patron of the Arts
Your taste in art is impeccable, and you can make Great Things happen. Show of what you know as a Patron of the Arts.
Level 7 — Color Theory Critic
| Wage | $70/hour |
|---|---|
| Schedule | 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Su Tu W Th Sa |
| Promotion Requirements | Reach Level 8 Painting Skill |
| Daily Tasks | Create Paintings |
| Rewards | $1,088 Artiste Supply Taboret Floor display with Inspiring 8 |
Level 8 — Fine-Art Aficionado
| Wage | $126/hour |
|---|---|
| Schedule | 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Su Tu W Th Sa |
| Promotion Requirements | Reach Level 9 Painting Skill Reach Level 4 Charisma Skill |
| Daily Tasks | Create Paintings |
| Rewards | $1,259 Pre-Owned Painter’s Easel Easel with Painting Quality 6 |
Level 9 — Composition Curator
| Wage | $227/hour |
|---|---|
| Schedule | 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM Su Tu W Th Sa |
| Promotion Requirements | Max Painting Skill to Level 10 Reach Level 6 Charisma Skill |
| Daily Tasks | Create Paintings |
| Rewards | $2,203 Stack of Canvases Floor display with Inspiring 9 |
Level 10 — Patron of the Arts
| Wage | $328/hour |
|---|---|
| Schedule | 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM Su M W Sa |
| Daily Tasks | Create Paintings |
| Rewards | $3,273 Rustic Dream Bed Bed with Energy 9, Stress Relief 8, Inspiring 6 New Clothes! |