craft plasterer

Who is a craft plasterer and what do they do? A craft plasterer makes artistic decorations in plaster, artificial stone and other materials on buildings.
What are the activities of the craft plasterer? Makes artistic decorations in plaster and other materials on the inside or outside of buildings, either directly or by making models in advance, and casts sculptures and other decorative objects. Also, she/he takes masks of live faces for the sculptures. S/he renovates decorations of historical buildings.
Where is it done and under what conditions? Both outside and inside buildings, on sculptors’ works etc. Work at heights is likely.
What tools/equipment do they use? Hand tools and aids.
What do you need to succeed? You need vocational training, concentration, practical skills, creative aptitude and a sense of the aesthetic