Almighty painter

Chapter 496 The Development Direction of Baiyi Tree
"During the creation period, draw a sketch in which the mood continues to reach the level of exhaustion (perfection), or briefly touches the level of wonderful brushstrokes."

Although I already know the content of the sketching technique’s boundary-breaking mission.

Every time he turned on the system, Gu Weijing's eyes would still stay on the task panel here for a long time.

True.

It seems that compared to the task of guiding other painters to break through to Level 5 in Chinese painting, the task of breaking through the realm of sketching does not have as many twists and turns.

Seems more straightforward.

Just paint.

Moreover, the system generously gives a lot of freedom in the creative process.

There are no requirements on the subject matter, as long as the creation process of the painting includes sketching elements.

If he wants, he can choose to paint oil paintings, watercolors, or even fusion paintings.

But Gu Weijing still noticed that the difficulty of completing the boundary-breaking task of sketching should be higher than that of completing the boundary-breaking task of Chinese painting.

Even a lot higher.

The task of breaking through the realm of Chinese painting is a slow jog that accumulates over time and consumes mental energy, but it is obvious how it should be completed.

All he had to do was hit Gu Tongxiang hard with a small pointer, then slap him from behind with a sneer.

Force the old man to run forward hard, and then wait for the gold coins to explode... uh, no, just explode the skills.

It's hard to say whether Mr. Gu is in pain or not.

Anyway, Gu Weijing himself was not in much pain.

The mission of sketching is more about oneself, and it is an extremely intense weightlifting.

He must condense his emotions and burst them out, like a flood that breaks a dam, with an indomitable momentum.

Break through the barrier in one fell swoop.

It seemed that the breakthrough was close at hand. As long as his emotions were right, he could break through to the third professional level at any time in the next second.

however.

It is precisely this simple "rightness" of emotions that is so difficult to implement in practice.

That's a "wonderful stroke of genius"!

The emotional scale provided by the entire system is only second to the legendary supreme evaluation of transcendence and sainthood.

It's just one step above hard work.

But so close is the end of the world.

Just like working hard, the pointer of the emotion meter is shifted a little more than the feeling (fulfillment) in the heart.

But the feeling of painting and the intensity of appeal of the entire work are completely different from the same dimension.

Evaluate paintings that reach a level of heart-felt emotion.

Gu Weijing cannot say that it is easy to do now, but it is not too difficult to complete it.

Even at the level where the mind has feelings (perfection), as long as he thinks more, feels more, and fully immerses his mind and spirit into the painting, he can always draw it.

When it comes to hard work... the difficulty rises like a cliff in an instant.

In the ten years of his life, Gu Weijing only painted two paintings in total.

Both paintings are extremely important, and both are masterpieces that have the final say on key issues.

His appearance conquered the entire Scholastic Group's senior management, allowing him to directly enter the shortlist of this year's organizing committee for the top award in the illustration industry [Writing and Art Master Award].

And it will bring him millions of dollars in share income.

If it weren't for an illustrator's royalty share and a serious artist's net worth, the calculation would be different.

Otherwise one painting can make so much money.

This is already the official price for top-notch painters like Kazunari Sakai and Tang Ning to sell their paintings in large galleries.

And the other one is even more powerful.

He conquered Mr. Cao and gained the approval of Mr. Cao Xuan.

He even had the other party praise him and speak highly of him in such a world-famous occasion as the European Art Annual Meeting.

The breakthrough task of sketching requires him to produce a work of this level, or even higher——

write like an angel.

Just by hearing this name, you can tell how awesome this realm is.

It is almost one of the highest praises people have given to painting throughout the ages.

When Gu Weijing saw the painter's painting process in his life, he felt that it might be Cao Lao's "Picture of Worshiping the Buddha and Protecting the Dharma" that was enough to put the monks into a state of meditation.

I can't say, but I may have touched this mysterious level.

The mind is growing.

One moment is three thousand worlds, one moment is eternity and thousands of years.

I want to ask how you can get this kind of emotional experience of being entangled in the world of mortals, as hot as burning fire, or as if you have left the world and entered the vast cold fairyland above the Toad Palace, as cold as ice.

Gu Weijing also had no clue at all.

and.

Gu Weijing knew very well that even if he asked Mr. Cao about this problem, he would not get substantial help.

Cao Xuan stood very tall, so the old man's guidance often made him suddenly enlightened.

The teaching of skills is more concise and to the point.

Gu Weijing had no doubts about this after working for Mr. Cao on the Shwedagon Pagoda project team for half a month.

but.

If he successfully becomes the disciple of Mr. Cao, the old man may be able to give him countless guidance and tips in this life, but only emotions.

Emotions are an exception.

Emotions cannot be taught to others. They cannot be copied and pasted through the ears and heart. They can only be understood with one's own heart.

Really strong and sincere emotions are the vines wrapped around every soul, the white and red mountain peach blossoms born from the separation of love and hate.

There are no two identical souls in the world.

Therefore, there are no two mountain peaches in the world that are completely the same color and shape.

He is not Cao Xuan. He has never loved anyone whom Cao Xuan has loved in his hundred years of life, and he has never hated anyone he has hated.

Gu Weijing has never suffered from Cao Lao, and it is difficult to imagine that Cao Xuan stood at the top of the mountain and had a panoramic view of the small mountains.

So he can never have the emotions of Mr. Cao.

It is also impossible to paint the works written by Cao Lao.

He can only paint his own paintings.

Understand, feel the world, laugh and cry first, and then pick up the pen... This is the essence of this sketching task.

Sketching is the most rigorous and regular technique in art. It is systematically explained but deconstructed in such an abstract way.

It cannot be said that it does not give him a unique feeling.

But it’s really difficult.

When Gu Weijing had an epiphany on Chinese painting and entered Level 5, although he had gained the largest increase in experience value in his life, it was also the most torturous one.

This kind of breakthrough in spiritual enlightenment made him feel a little shadowy in his heart.

If he had a choice, he would still prefer the visible and tangible slow progress of beating Old Man Gu, instead of reaching the sky in one step like a completely new person after repeatedly comprehending his state of mind. The sketching task seems to be much more "spiritual" than Chinese painting, and it's not without reason.

It is clearly written on the system panel that in order for Gu Weijing to be able to control the techniques in his palm, he becomes a part of his body.

The boundary-breaking tasks in each stage are a refinement, review and summary of the entire past stage.

More than 5% of his Chinese painting Level experience points are the gifts brought by his journey to the botanical garden where the world is full of light, and the improvement he drew one stroke at a time in front of the rice paper.

The system only adds one or two thousand points.

Therefore, the system estimates that he is very solid in the intangible fields of Chinese painting, art philosophy, and just needs to review and summarize, and sort out himself in the process of guiding others.

On the other hand, sketching, on the other hand, directly hit six thousand points in terms of pen proficiency.

Therefore, it is logical to focus more on making up for the shortcomings of the "thinking" level.

Even after discovering the reason for this, the experience points in his hands were actually enough to push the oil painting technique to the limit of Level 5, but Gu Weijing felt that he was not in a hurry for the time being.

Anyway, there are already two boundary-breaking missions hanging there.

He can think about it and draw it by himself first.

Only by taking steps step by step can you walk steadily.

Gu Weijing easily opened the intermediate treasure box he had just obtained.

Ding.

[Muse’s Blessing Candle]*1.

It seems that a limited number of knowledge cards can be provided in the treasure chest opened before completing a task.

Except for that one time, he has never opened a knowledge card as powerful as "Pet Mind Reading".

instead.

I have already accumulated several small candles blessed by the goddess.

Gu Weijing checked and found that he still had 5673 free experience points left, which made him feel like a rich man with plenty of money.

correct.

He remembered that he still had a money-burning skill that he had put behind him for a long time.

[Miscellaneous·Baixi Tree (Legendary Level)]

[Miscellaneous · Baiyi Tree: Provides various (legendary level) daily painting skills that painters need to master. For the first time, 1000 free experience points can be used to water the small tree once. Each time you water the Baiyi Tree, there is a small probability that the small tree will grow new ones. branch. 】

This tree of all kinds of arts growing on the system panel page now only has a bright branch called "Drawing Knife Painting Technique".

It looks like a chopstick stuck in a silver tree trunk.

Very unattractive.

Gu Weijing has already experienced the power of the legendary sword-drawing skill, so it goes without saying that it is easy to use.

However, the prerequisite of watering it with 1,000 experience points is extremely expensive.

Gu Weijing has not yet made up his mind.

Today, he wanted to try and see how small this so-called small probability could be.

Gu Weijing chose a watering icon next to the Baiyi tree
As a result, the system immediately popped up a relevant prompt——

[Are you sure you want to spend 1000 free experience points to water the Baiyi tree once? This action will be irreversible. 】

【whether】

Having made the decision, Gu Weijing no longer struggled with the heartache.

He chose "yes".

[You have consumed 1000 free experience points, and the current experience balance is 4673 points. Please choose the direction in which you want Baiyi Tree to grow. 】

Unexpectedly, the system actually popped up two more branching options.

Option one——

[Miscellaneous · Graffiare (scratching method), you will be able to use any hard and slender objects to shape during the painting process, such as oil paint pen holders, table knives, and even combs. After the wet paint on the surface is scratched, the dry color on the lower layer will be revealed from the scratches, which is suitable for creating brightness contrast and complementary color contrast. 】

[The skill level of Graffiare (scratching method) you currently master is: None. If irrigation is successful, the skill level will be upgraded to "Legendary Level". The current irrigation success rate is: 3.7%]

Option two——

[Miscellaneous·Finger painting method, fingers are the most natural painting tool for human beings, and they are also the most dexterous painting tool. Although it may have the meaning of children's painting, painting with fingers has a place in the formal painting techniques throughout the ages. When it comes to creating smooth edges and transitions of paint, your fingers have all the external tools they don't have, and you can never achieve a softer effect than a brush or a knife. 】

[The level of finger smearing you currently master is: Beginner. If irrigation is successful, the skill level will be upgraded to "Legendary Level". The current irrigation success rate is: 5.1%]

There are actually two irrigation directions.

Gu Weijing read the instructions on the system panel carefully.

Regarding the scratching method, he had only vaguely read some related content in the extended reading materials distributed in the Dulwich classroom. The origin of the name of this technique "Graffiare" is Italian.

Legend has it that Jianghu was invented by Leonardo da Vinci.

But the painting method invented by Leonardo da Vinci in the art world is like Emperor Qianlong in the Jiangnan gourmet world.

Some are reliable, most are not.

If you walk into a small restaurant in Jiangnan, you will see on the wall that a certain dish is said to be the Qianlong White Fish Dragon Clothes Private Visit. He accidentally entered someone else's house and stole the food on their table, so he said, "Wow, ma'am... ma'am is so awesome." , Hurry up and give me your name!" Qianlong didn't do anything serious all day long, he just was "wowing".

There is no comment on Qianlong's level as an emperor or his artistic achievements. He is at least a ninety-five-year-old master who has eaten and seen it before.

From a common sense perspective.

It shouldn’t be like going to ordinary people’s homes with high intensity throughout the year to provide a one-stop service in the name of making meals.

Just like Leonardo da Vinci, of course he was a master, and maybe a true all-rounder, but he couldn't invent painting techniques every day.

Gu Weijing feels that the legend of the scratching method is unreliable, because it is not an exclusive painting method for oil paintings. Similar shadows can already be seen in tempera paintings in the early Middle Ages.

However, the mysterious origin of the scratching method does not prevent it from being a good specialized painting method.

It is different from the painting knife that can be used directly to draw an entire painting.

The knife drawing method is rough and the scratching method is delicate.

The former is a nine-ringed sword that can cut through anything, while the latter is an exquisite nose hair clipper, each with its own purpose.

Scratching is only used to accurately depict hair and skin folds, as well as marks on flat surfaces such as walls and sidewalks.

It was not Leonardo da Vinci who carried it forward, but Rembrandt, the author of "The Night Watch", another masterpiece as famous as Leonardo da Vinci's "Mona Lisa" among the world's three most famous paintings.

Rembrandt was very fond of using the special texture of scratches in his oil paintings.

This has almost become his representative painting method...use a hard pen to remove the thick and wet surface paint to modify the character's fluffy, neat or messy beard texture; use a small comb to line up the dark paint The hanging brush reveals a black background. In Rembrandt's works, this background becomes the paths in the shadows, the microwaves on the sea, the tiny spots of light among the leaves, and the ripples on the clouds in the sky.

He is the most perfect master of art in the entire era in carving out these small and delicate carvings and shaping them.

The scratching technique blossomed in his hands like never before.

The rules of finger painting are very similar to the scope of use of knife painting, but they are more delicate and soft.

Both Titian and Caravaggio liked to use finger smearing methods to create some light and small tones on the surface of oil paintings that could not be conveyed by brushes.

Finger painting is usually a supplementary painting method.

but,

Compared with the scratching method, which can only be used in specialized fields, it has a wider range of applications. There are also creative painters who will exclusively use their fingers as a medium to complete the shaping of every texture on the canvas.

Similar to knife painting, this kind of painting is called "finger painting".

Ms. Anya from Zaohe Space is mainly engaged in finger painting, and knife painting is only incidental.

(End of this chapter)