Almighty painter

Chapter 365 Gravity
The paintings hanging on the wall include sketches and watercolors, with a gouache painting of the campus landscape mixed in between.

Both are painting methods in which water is used as a pigment solution. Gouache and watercolor are close relatives of painting methods.

The art education system in the Western world is divided into two schools.

The Soviet art academies led by the Repin Academy of Fine Arts, and the Western European education system led by the Italian, British and French systems.

Dewey adopts the latter approach.

In its course classification, the official name of the gouache course is even directly called "opaque watercolor" and is taught as a branch of the watercolor course.

Professor Watter noticed Gu Weijing's eyes and stood up on tiptoes under his desk uncomfortably.

Being discovered by students secretly drinking and watching football at noon would feel a little embarrassing.

But when students stare at the paintings on the wall with scrutinizing eyes, it's a completely different feeling.

In front of ordinary students, Vattle is quite confident.

He has taught many students.

The children came and went in waves.

It doesn't sound good.

Many art students use art as a springboard to study non-painting majors in college.

He may be the most skilled painter they can come into close contact with in their lifetime.

Don't look at some idle students who are taking advantage of the class and don't listen well. They also think that Professor Vatel is too rigid, strict and demanding.

That’s because you are surrounded by blessings and don’t know how to be blessed. The teaching resources around you are too easy to come by and you don’t know how to cherish them.

One semester's tuition at Dulwich College is higher than the annual total income of many ordinary local families.

Expensive reason.

In the future, when they become adults and enter the society, when they are 50 or [-] years old, if they want to pick up a paintbrush again in their free time, they can take an adult painting class that costs fifty or sixty dollars an hour.

There is a high probability that the teacher in the class will not be able to reach Wattel's painting standards.

Not to mention his rich teaching experience.

In front of these students, Professor Vatel is of course very confident. He can fuck as much as he wants, teach him as much as he wants, and get out of here if he likes it or not.

But...the young man sitting on the sofa now is an exception.

in front of this student.

All his sense of superiority disappeared without a trace, like a balloon punctured by a needle.

Wattel had seen Gu Weijing sketch in his class.

That brush, that technique, that line drawing - he has been a teacher for so many years and has seen some amazing students.

It's rare to be able to be so awesome.

Technique is not everything in the art world, but in art school, technique is almost everything.

The biggest difference between teachers and students is that teachers can improve students' painting abilities.

If the skill levels of both parties were reversed, what confidence would the art teacher have?
Wattel can indeed keep a straight face and put on the airs of a teacher.

but.

In front of a student who can jointly paint with Cao Xuan, is there any point in doing this kind of pretense?
"Gu, what school do you want to apply for?"

Watter took a sip from his tea cup, and asked kindly with a few uncoordinated smiles on his old-fashioned, square Germanic face.

"Hamburg Academy of Fine Arts."

"Ah, the university in my hometown. It's a very good school. The beef rolls and caper meatballs there are very good. Unfortunately, I didn't pass the application. I studied in Denmark when I was in college."

Professor Watter thought for a moment and asked tentatively: "Do you want to follow in the footsteps of Mr. Cao Xuan? With your grades, GPA and current resume, it would be a bit of a loss not to read the Big Four. I remember you before I seem to have said that I am interested in studying in France."

"It would also be good to consider the National Academy of Fine Arts in Paris."

The Hamburg Academy of Fine Arts has been ranked well in the past two years, and occasionally it has risen to the top of some teaching rankings in a few years, but it is still a niche choice.

Fame is limited to art students and their parents.

It's a bit similar to when you go to study in the United States, you choose a low-key school like Brown University that is not prominent in the Ivy League list, rather than Harvard and Yale.

Notability and academic recognition.

The four major international art academies are still the highest.

Go to any place in the world, such as the National Academy of Fine Arts in Paris, the Repin Academy of Fine Arts and other schools, they are all resounding golden signs, and they are like gods in the eyes of art students.

Professor Vatel’s reminder also has some selfish motives.

According to the policy of the Dulwich College, if students can be admitted to the four major art colleges, the bonuses for the campus and teaching professors will be the highest. This will also facilitate publicity when deceiving parents to sign up for the next year's admissions.

It sounds most bluffing.

"The European Union's education department has a joint training program with the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Hamburg in recent years. I think it's good and want to try it."

Gu Weijing was still looking at the picture frame on the wall and answered casually.

"Oh oh oh, that's it, you just have an idea."

Professor Watter nodded and said nothing more.

This year, Dulwich can have Gu Weijing and Sakai Katsuko, as well as Mrs. Cruz's improvement class and recommendation letter. In the hearts of these faculty and staff, it is already a big pie falling from the sky.

It is the platform of Dulwich College that educates students from the University of Rotterdam and it is also the credit of the teachers.

Further up.

That is the students' own abilities. It is such students who enroll in their schools, not the schools that have trained such students.

At least their Yangon campus has not had such a child for many years.

Forget about students.

Even if Professor Wattel's current level were to apply for the top art academies in the world, he would not have much confidence that he would be admitted.

As a person who eats free pie, you must be able to learn to be grateful.

No matter what kind of pie the chef puts in your mouth, whether it's beef patty, pizza or apple pie, just wipe your mouth, stick out your thumb and say "very good".

Being picky and picky shows how ignorant you are.

With Gu Weijing's current level of painting, any international high school in the city would be eager to pounce on him, hold him in his mouth, and offer him a scholarship with both hands.

Think of this section.

Gu Weijing stared at the paintings on the wall for a long time, which made Wattle even more restless.

For example, there is only one student in a small county town in more than ten years. Even the parents of the county know his name, and he was specially approved for a 15-yuan bonus. One day, he suddenly got a brain twitch and stopped sleeping in the back of the classroom to read a novel. Fall in love with a girl.

This great Bodhisattva suddenly wandered into the head teacher's office, staring at the name of the graduation school of Erben Normal College in the simple photo frame, looking at it with strange eyes.

The invisible huge pressure brought about in the heart of the head teacher.

Whether the teacher's dignity can be maintained depends solely on the mood of the talented person.

"You, what do you want to ask me?"

Watter felt anxious for a long time. Seeing that Gu Weijing had not spoken for a long time, he took the initiative to ask with the attitude that if he raised his head, it would be a knife, and if he shrank his head, it would be a knife.

He racked his brains to think about what he could confidently teach the other person.

draw?

Don't be ridiculous, it would be nice if the other person didn't teach you how to sketch in return.

perhaps……

Well, it’s probably impossible that this young classmate came here to discuss the taste of craft beer and Bayern Munich’s tactical style with him. "That should be the case. Maybe he is also a fan." The professor made an uncertain calculation.

"Painting, of course."

When Wattel couldn't help but consider whether Gu Weijing preferred Lewandowski or Kane as the star of the home team.

Gu Weijing finally spoke to stop his random thoughts.

"Sir, your watercolor paintings are very good and impressive."

Gu Weijing was silent for a moment just now.

He was secretly throwing calligraphy and painting appraisal skills at the watercolors on the wall.

The watercolor teacher at Dulwich College was the most suitable person he could think of in his daily social circle.

The level will not be too high, and it will definitely be enough to lead you on the path to becoming a professional painter.

as predicted.

The painting technique level of the watercolor works hanging on the wall is about the same as that of the sketch. It seems to be slightly higher than the sketch, but not as high as Level 5.

It should have been blocked by the bottleneck between the first level of profession and the second level of profession, and it has been held there for many years.

"thanks, thanks."

Wattle never expected that when a student praised his impressive painting, his first reaction would be one of honor.

Just like when I was in school many years ago, my face lit up when the teacher in the studio praised me.

After feeling secretly happy for two seconds, Watter finally realized the taste.

He touched his meticulously combed hair and asked strangely.

"Gu, do you want to practice watercolor?"

"Isn't it possible?"

Gu Weijing was also startled and asked.

"Oh, it's not impossible, it's just that I didn't expect you to be interested." Watter shook his head.

He even considered the possibility that Gu Weijing came to him to watch the game, but he did not expect the seemingly obvious answer of "watercolor".

Mainly because even if watercolor and drawing are the same, among art students, this is not common sense.

In my impression, Gu Weijing's watercolor achievements are not outstanding, but his sketching techniques are too outstanding.

This is like a student who has already started to achieve good results in the mathematics Olympiad and suddenly finds someone to take tutoring in physics classes.

how to say.

It's not impossible, but it's very unnecessary.

It is better to use your strengths, continue to study mathematics, and see if you can join the national training team and win Asian or world-class Olympic medals, which will bring greater benefits.

"If I were so good at sketching, I would do nothing. I would only sketch every day. I would not talk about my girlfriend, attend parties, or watch football. I would practice for ten hours a day. As soon as I got to college, I would participate in various sketching competitions. Rush. When I get the Repin Student Drawing Gold Award, I will find a big gallery to package it and debut it in place.”

"In that case, I would drive a Porsche today, so why would I go to Yangon to become a teacher just for the allowance of three melons and two dates?"

Wattle thought with fascination.

Art students dabble in all kinds of painting methods in order to apply for college, so they can lay a foundation for them.

Like Gu Weijing, after choosing him from college to choosing college, he should work hard to take advantage of his strengths.

For art students who want to be painters, how to become more visible among thousands of competitors and being selected by a gallery to become famous is the first priority.

How can being famous be important if you practice watercolor or something like that?
If you really like it, you can wait until your sketches are noticed by art scouts and agents, and you can learn more when you have time in the future.

"Professor, I have been very interested in watercolor recently and want to improve it. I just encountered some problems. Could you please spare some time to help me solve my doubts?"

Gu Weijing guessed what Professor Watter was thinking.

He felt that he could not explain that he had such incredible assistance from the system, so he skipped the possible inquiries and perfunctory answers and went straight to the topic.

"Oh, of course, that's what I do."

Wattle saw Gu Weijing's eyes, hesitated for a moment, and shrugged his shoulders obligingly.

Mortals don't understand the world of genius.

Maybe, this is people’s willfulness!

"I have no classes after three o'clock this semester. My office door is always open for you." Professor Watter smiled.

There is no teacher who doesn’t like to teach great people.

Apart from anything else, having such an awesome student like Gu Weijing come to him for advice gave him a sense of accomplishment.

Those who have been taught by Cao Xuan will be taught one-on-one in private. Rounding things off, he has also collaborated with Master Cao Xuan across time and space.

In the future, when drinking with friends, you can process it casually, which will be a good tool for bragging.

……

"I have a question. Have you been practicing watercolor painting on your iPad?"

15 minute later.

After listening to Gu Weijing hide the specific content of the painting, he roughly explained the difficulties he faced.

Professor Wattel asked, stroking his chin.

"Yes, it's definitely not as good as real paper and paintbrushes, but it's easy to use."

Gu Weijing nodded.

"Ah."

Watter smiled inexplicably, "You kids are just too...well, not professional enough."

He habitually wanted to say something bad to an amateur rookie, but when he said it, he looked at Gu Weijing, feeling a little stressed in his heart.

Temporarily replaced by softer rhetoric.

"Teacher, I used to use IPAD to draw oil paintings or sketches, and the results were pretty good, and I can feel the improvement with practice. I see that many internationally renowned illustrators use tablets to submit their manuscripts."

Gu Weijing said.

The 4096 level of the mainstream Apple stylus is extremely accurate in representing the painter's brush strength, and can restore the texture and peaks of most brushes on the paper at a 1:1 ratio.

"Is there something wrong with practicing like this?"

He noticed Professor Wattel's expression of disdain for his statement, and his heart moved.

Gu Weijing was ridiculed by Katsuko's younger brother Tsunamasa Sakai when he was drawing on IPAD, based on his knowledge of Professor Vatel.

The other party is a very strict person.

His attitude is most likely not a stereotyped prejudice against digital drawing tablets, and he probably has his own reasons.

"You also said he was an illustrator."

Professor Watter grinned, "Have you ever seen any professional watercolor artist draw with an iPad? No, not one. This is absolutely impossible."

"You can use a tablet to practice sketching, oil painting, and crayon painting, but you cannot practice watercolor. No watercolor master will be born on the iPad, and it will be the same in another 100 years. I am responsible for this conclusion."

The professor took a sip from the tea cup and looked at the waves of water above.

"Watercolor is the art of water."

"Gu, if you want to practice it well, you must let yourself turn into liquid in your mind the moment you pick up the pen, and then--"

"To feel gravity with your heart."

(End of this chapter)