Reborn as a great painter, with a system, you can be willful

Chapter 174, Observation and Learning, Opportunity Comes
Professor Qin announced the good news and many students began to cheer excitedly.

Although they had heard about the experiences shared by former classmates and knew that their work had a high chance of being shortlisted, they were still worried until things were confirmed.

Now, the worry that had been hanging in the air has finally settled down.

Jiang Zhe had experience and was very confident that his work would be shortlisted, so he was relatively calm.

Professor Qin told everyone that the shortlisted works would be exhibited in another art gallery and involved in the awards judging, but it would take some time, so the students would not be able to participate in person.

It was a small regret but failed to ruin the students' good mood.

Everyone went back to rest.

Several classmates invited Jiang Zhe to play poker together.

Jiang Zhe declined and returned to his room. He washed up, sat on a chair, opened the system, and clicked on the observation opportunity he had obtained today.

This observation opportunity is time-limited and must be used as soon as possible.

A movie-like scene appears on the system page.

The picture became clearer and clearer, making Jiang Zhe feel as if he was there.

This time, the image was simulated by the system based on the collected works and information.

Due to the limitation of materials, the systematic simulation starts from a painter's practice drawing.

Jiang Zhe had read the information and knew that the scene before his eyes was the painter Kramskoy's practice of painting a statue of the Holy Father behind the altar for a church.

Kramskoy was very serious about his painting habits. He spent a long time creating a series of exercises for this work. At the same time, he also took the time to study, for example, Raphael's "Zeus of Otlicle", "Jupiter at Olympia", "Ezekiel's Vision" and so on.

Jiang Zhe saw that the painter carefully studied all these masterpieces, copied them in the form of sketches and hung them on the walls around the studio for him to study.

After watching these scenes, Jiang Zhe paused the video and carefully recalled what he had just seen. He gained a new understanding of how to copy the works of famous artists.

In this way, he digested the information he had read and then looked at the new content.

The following images simulate the efforts Kramskoy made to collect materials. The painter keenly looked for any person who touched his feelings and invited them to his studio. He drew a part of the face and prepared sketches for his own icons. Many fleeting details could not escape his eyes.

These images show directly how the painter depicts the inner world of the characters. The system also simulates the communication between Kramskoy and some painters based on the collected text materials.

Until the end of the viewing, Jiang Zhe was still digesting the video content.

He recalled carefully that the video completely simulated the process of Kramskoy creating two studies and one draft. Although he could not fully see the painter's mental journey, it was already of great help to his own learning.

Jiang Zhe has been thinking about how to capture the character traits of people when sketching.

Through this observation, he saw Kramskoy's method of reflecting a character's personality traits by depicting the character's state.

In addition, he felt that the painter's method of depicting characters' personalities was somewhat similar to the requirement of focusing on the spirit of the characters in traditional Chinese painting.

Jiang Zhe turned off the system, opened the album he bought today, and copied the work with a pencil - A Lady Reading.

That night, in his sleep, he was still learning how to create a lyrical atmosphere...

On Sunday morning, teachers and students from the School of Art began to visit some of the works at the provincial art annual exhibition.

During the visit, many people were surprised to see Jiang Zhe's watercolor paintings. They only then realized that his works were participating in the art exhibition and congratulated him one after another.

Some students majoring in watercolor felt upset when they saw that Jiang Zhe's work was shortlisted together with the works of two teachers in the major.

Because Jiang Zhe's works are watercolors, many people who wanted to take photos or group photos were unable to do so. During his visit, Jiang Zhe met several members of the Binhai Art Society.

These people knew the teachers from the Art Academy and they had a great time chatting with each other.

Jiang Zhe went to see the shortlisted works of the members of the Art Society. Most of the works showed the strength of the authors.

He also saw the works of Bi Puguang.

Although there are contradictions between them, Jiang Zhe feels that this person's new Chinese paintings of ladies are very distinctive, just a little worldly.

After the tour, the students had an hour of free time, and Jiang Zhe went to hang out in a nearby shop selling painting supplies.

The resources of painting supplies here are richer than those in Binhai, so he bought a batch of painting supplies and consumables.

The climate in the provincial capital is much drier than in the coastal areas. Many students are not feeling well and are already thinking about returning to school early.

Sister Liao came to see Jiang Zhe quietly.

After some tenderness, Sister Liao asked Jiang Zhe, "I saw the painting you participated in the university's joint calligraphy and painting exhibition. What's the matter with that little girl?"

Jiang Zhe smiled and asked, "Are you jealous?"

Sister Liao said, "I'm afraid you'll suffer a loss. If you don't want to say it, forget it."

Jiang Zhe explained the cause and effect.

Sister Liao said, "This person is very smart. She uses this method to improve her reputation, so that you can work hard and help her at the same time. Be careful when dealing with her in the future."

The two chatted a lot and said goodbye reluctantly.

While the teachers and students were packing their luggage at the hotel, Wang Zhen came to the hotel again to find Jiang Zhe.

The two went to the hotel cafe to talk.

Wang Zhen got straight to the point: "The provincial TV station and several media will report on this year's art exhibition. This is a very valuable opportunity. If your works can appear on these platforms, it will be very helpful in increasing your popularity. Um, you know President Ning and Director Liao, would you like to ask them to say hello?"

She hesitated for a long time before finally making this suggestion.

Through previous contacts, she knew that Jiang Zhe didn't like to do this, but after a period of operation, she found that it was difficult to achieve the goal by herself, so she wanted to try it from Jiang Zhe.

Jiang Zhe said bluntly: "Manager Wang, thank you for your kindness, but I am already very satisfied that my work has been shortlisted. As for whether it can win the award, I have not thought about it."

Wang Zhen continued to persuade him: "Others have to create opportunities when they have them, why don't you use your connections?"

Jiang Zhe said: "I understand what you mean, but I really don't want to go."

Wang Zhen didn't know whether he really didn't want to or was unwilling to tell her. After persuading her several times, he failed and had to give up.

The teachers and students boarded the train with a lot of gains. They bought tickets together for the return trip without any trouble.

Jiang Zhe sat in his seat with his eyes closed, then quietly opened the system and saw that his honor value had increased significantly compared to before.

When they set out on their journey home, in an office of the largest print media in the provincial capital, several people were screening materials for tomorrow's report.

The report requires several pictures, and we are currently deciding which pictures to use.

(End of this chapter)