Almighty painter

Chapter 66 Double-edged sword

"So, you say... who is Detective Cat?"

Last night, Gu Weijing dealt with the news until the early hours of the morning, and he didn't get up until lunch today.

at the dinner table,
As expected, Gu Weijing heard that the focus of the discussion at the family table was also the new video of [Mr. Hyperion Channel].

The art circle is so big,

Any news is like growing legs, running fast.

It’s just that most of the news discussed at the dinner table was that the professor of the Academy of Fine Arts cheated again, his wife went to work to make trouble again, or whether the new works of a local painter hoped to break through the threshold of [-] US dollars, which is an international low-end painter.

Now that such a shocking new news has come out, everyone is naturally talking about it.

"His hand is beautiful in sketching."

Old man Gu Tongxiang took a sip of the soup and watched the wall-mounted TV hanging on the wall of the restaurant.

Their home is an Internet TV, and they can watch streaming media such as Netflix and Disney, and naturally they can also watch new videos that are currently trending on Youtube.

In the video at this time, it happened that the camera gave a zoomed-in close-up of the mysterious painter Detective Cat's work.

"Tsk tsk, look at this pen. Look at this muscle line, tsk tsk..."

Mr. Gu Tongxiang knocked on the table: "For the sake of scriptures, look at him, he has a solid foundation in art. It's not 01:30 who is better than you. You, the sketch of the model is good, but compared with other masters It’s still a long way off.”

Gu Weijing looked up at his grandfather.

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Don't look at Mr. Gu Tongxiang who has been conscientiously painting all his life.

But his level is indeed far behind that of a great painter like Sakai Kazunari.

This aspect is the reason for the local art environment in Yangon.On the other hand, Gu Tongxiang's talent is indeed limited.

The old man is a typical mediocre person in Anna's mouth. He can find excellence, but it is difficult to distinguish the gap between excellence and excellence.

Moreover, Mr. Gu Tongxiang is a typical oriental old man. The education of his children has always been based on strict requirements and supplemented by encouragement. He is afraid that his children will be proud and complacent and waste their time.

"What? Not convinced?"

Gu Tongxiang accurately captured the strange expression on his grandson's face.

"It's okay, actually I think my drawing is pretty good too. This Detective Cat was just an ordinary internet illustrator before he became famous." Gu Weijing shrugged.

"You child, really..."

The old man is like all parents who see other people's award-winning children, and he educates with earnestness: "You said that Detective Cat is just an ordinary Internet illustrator, and his achievements in front of the judges of the professional "Oil Painting" magazine are almost comparable to that of Master Jane Arnold. praise, are you okay?"

"You can't, you don't have the ability."

"Don't talk about being comparable to Master Jane Arnold, if you can be published in oil painting magazines before the age of 35, I can rest in peace."

Mr. Gu Tongxiang was very worried about the failure of his painting to appear in any well-known art magazine's "Buyer's Recommended Guide" after painting all his life.

It's not necessarily entirely a matter of his low reputation in the international painting and calligraphy market.

In the eyes of other magazines, the old man's paintings are mediocre and he is very old.

He was also born in a remote art desert.

This kind of painter really has no investment advice to write.

It belongs to the type that you can buy and buy if you see it right, but don't even think about more.

"Fine art, to put it bluntly, is drawn one stroke at a time. Don't be jealous or envious when someone is famous. He is good at painting. I don't know how much hard work he has put in behind him. It's just a practice of calligraphy. You practice Thousands or tens of thousands of sketches can also have such abilities. The most fearful thing is that they are not as good as others and do not admit it, and they will be proud and complacent after being praised by others."

"How much do you think Detective Cat can sell for a painting now?"

The aunt who was born as an accountant is obviously more concerned about the figures of money at the moment, and the painting skills can be compared with the masters, and it needs to be recognized by the market.

In terms of recognition and background value in the art circle, Detective Cat is completely different from Van Dorn and Jane Arnold.

One or two excellent works may not be able to determine the market, and as the judges said - after all, this is just a competition for Internet celebrities, and the prices of those high-end illustrations are relatively high, mainly because of fame and gimmicks.

Sketch master Menzel himself left nearly [-] sketches.

Some of the works that are actually circulating in the market are not well preserved, and you can buy them for thousands of dollars.

Ordinary fine-quality colored pencil drawings or sketches are pre-heated works in general Sotheby's or Christie's art auctions, and the starting price is usually only one thousand dollars.

Illustration is at the bottom of the chain of contempt for painting, and colored pencil drawings are not at the top of the chain of contempt for illustration.

The painting exemplified by the lady judge in the video was sold at the Himalayan Art Fair for a high price of US$58 just because of her exquisite brushstrokes.

I'm sorry, it's a serious medium-sized oil painting.

"It's hard to say. After all, illustration is the type of art that is most influenced by traffic. Popularity is equal to money. Although he was unknown in the art circle before, but with this video alone, if there is an economic company marketing that detective cat, his worth It is not difficult to turn it a hundred times casually."

Uncle thought about it and made a rough estimate.

"It's a lot of money. It's good luck to paint one oil painting, or a hundred pencil drawings if you're slow. It's good luck to step from an illustrator at the bottom of the industry to a wealthy class."

Uncle sighed.

"It's really good luck, but it's also a pity. With such a good foundation, he made his debut selling illustrations on the Internet. Although this Detective Cat is famous, the upper limit of art is there. Ten dollars for an online illustrator, this label is a good thing , is also a bad thing."

The old man patted Gu Weijing on the shoulder.

"Our family does not lack the money to support you to go to school. If we are short of pocket money, tell grandpa. What I want you to learn is the sketching level of others, not the behavior of selling animation illustrations online. Your artistic prospects are bright now, but thousands Don't learn from Detective Mao and sell paintings online to make money. Our family is counting on you to become famous and get married in the future, so it's fine if you have the skills of Detective Mao.

But you don't, as far as your current level is concerned, selling paintings online is easy to ruin your future reputation. "

The old man reminded earnestly.

"Uh... ok."

Gu Weijing silently put down his job.

He knew what his grandfather meant.

My ideal is to become a great painter, not a great cartoonist, the difference between the two is huge.

If it wasn't for improving the experience value of painting, it would definitely not be the pocket money that grandpa said.

I never thought of selling anime illustrations on the Internet.

Doesn't he look down on illustrators?

It's just that art is also very particular about circles.

A large number of works by an illustrator will objectively greatly dilute the market value of a person's future prospects.

For example, Leonardo da Vinci, although there are hundreds of works still alive, but after deducting the art museum, they are regarded as heirlooms in the hands of private collectors.

There are only 8 pieces of works that are actually circulated in the market.

No one can say that da Vinci's sketches are better than Menzel's sketches.

But two sketches the size of playing cards can sell for £1000 million, which is still £1000 million in the millennium.

It is an objective law of economics that things are rare and expensive.

The reason why the objective law is an objective law is that it is valid in any business, even in the perceptual field of fine arts.

Say something purely utilitarian.

If Leonardo da Vinci had tens of thousands of works circulating in the market, and there were more than a dozen special auctions every year, no matter how good his paintings were, they would not be worth so much money.

Moreover, painters are not gods floating in the sky, they also have a long-term love for human beings, and what everyone pays attention to is a human connection.

Why is the teacher so important.

Because we are brothers, seniors and sisters, and colleagues in the same gallery, we naturally prefer to complement each other.

Not only in Asia, but also galleries in Europe and the United States, especially the British who are about blood, are also very particular about this, and there are many undercurrents in various workplaces.

The background of cheap online painters is analogous to the scientific world, which is civil science. At best, it is the same as a scientific research dog from a second-rate school in the academy of science.

It is difficult to evaluate a full professor, and go further, unless you are really good...

For a painter, being regarded as an illustrator by others is the same as being regarded as a young boy in the entertainment industry.

In some people's eyes, your upper limit is locked.

Xiao Lizi's acting skills are so good, just because he is a creamy kid who made his debut, so he is not favored by the judges, and has been with Oscar for so many years.

There are unspoken rules in the art circle. Painting works with serious themes is like playing classical music, while painting illustrations is like a pop singer singing a mouth-watering song.

Even if your albums are all platinum, it's hard to welcome the latter into WYN's golden hall.

Whether illustration is a kind of art, or simply a taxi driver hired by an employer, no one has an answer to this question.

However, those top painters on the rich list of artists hardly have a background in popular themes such as comics and illustrations, and it is a reality.

Pop singers make a lot of money, but illustrations are relatively unaffordable.

Mr. Jane Arnold is already a legend in the illustration industry, and his social influence is no lower than that of Mr. Cao.

Miss Elena's evaluation is still "it is not a wise investment to spend $100 million on drafting."

The ceiling of the illustration industry is also illustrations, and the upper limit is there.

Needless to say Mr. Cao, the paintings of any of Mr. Cao's current disciples are more expensive than those of Mr. Jane Arnold.

This is the chain of contempt for painting.

Naturally, it doesn't matter to little painters, no matter how low the drawing board of illustrations is, it's not something that cats and dogs can touch.

Whether it is Cao Xuan or Jane Arnold, in the eyes of most people in this world, they are figures floating in the sky.

The identity of an online artist is of course beneficial to Gu Weijing in the short term, but in the long run, when he really sets foot in the art market, it may be a double-edged sword.

Taking orders online is one thing, but it's best not to let others associate too much with yourself.

"What are you going to do?"

Mr. Gu asked strangely.

"Oh, I went to the gallery to pick up my drawing, and saw the master level of Detective Cat. I don't think my work is enough to be displayed in the gallery."

"Well... in front of the master, it is a good thing to have a humble heart, not bad."

Mr. Gu Tongxiang praised.

(End of this chapter)