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

Chapter 182, Sketch, Triggering Challenge Task

The studio was very quiet, and the only sound was the sound of pencils or charcoal pencils scratching across paper.

Most of the students were already standing in front of their easels, starting to draft their works. Only Jiang Zhe and a few other students were still observing or sketching.

Jiang Zhe has become accustomed to doing a lot of quick exercises to verify his ideas before drawing the final draft.

His painting skills were sufficient to solve the problem of recording images. A large number of detailed drafts could help him grasp the characteristics of the characters as quickly as possible, consider how to shape the characters' personalities, and then add or remove backgrounds and decorations according to the needs of the picture.

He wanted to solve as many problems as possible with the draft before the final draft, and concentrate on solving aesthetic problems during the final draft.

Two hours later, Jiang Zhe drew more than a dozen drafts and finally chose the angle he wanted to express and the beauty of the picture.

This painting depicts the image of an old man.

The appearance of the elderly is different from that of the young, so it is impossible to express beauty or prettiness in the ordinary sense.

His beauty should be a kind of precipitation of time, a trace of years. When shaping this kind of image, if it is not handled well, it is easy to be associated with ugliness and weirdness. Some people cannot distinguish between the accumulation of years and ugliness and weirdness, and they will fall into a vicious circle.

Jiang Zhe wanted to paint the unique image of the old man, depicting the heavy feeling of each wrinkle containing a story, while also avoiding ugly and weird visual stimulation.

In addition to considering using the character's actions and expressions to portray the old man's inner world, he also had to select and even change all the surrounding objects for this theme.

The assignment required him to draw a panoramic sketch. He had recently seen Kramskoy's original work, but he did not want to paint it in the Russian academic style.

He planned to partially adopt the sketching methods of Dürer and Ingres, strengthening the characterization, weakening the presence of the background, and focusing on depicting the expression to increase the readability of the picture.

Jiang Zhe stood in front of the easel, simulated the drafting process several times in his mind, picked up the pencil, first positioned it on the paper, and then started writing decisively.

His drafting method is no longer limited to straight line cutting, but uses straight lines and arcs together. After fixing the outline structure of the character, he simply divides the spatial levels.

At this time, the model had already finished get off work.

Jiang Zhe also put down his paintbrush and examined the picture. If there were any parts he was not satisfied with, he could make adjustments tomorrow.

In the provincial capital, Wang Zhen said goodbye to the people from Times Auction Company and immediately came back to keep an eye on the exhibition.

In the evening, when she was having dinner, she received a call and immediately called Jiang Zhe.

The call was connected quickly, and Wang Zhen told Jiang Zhe the news he had just heard.

Jiang Zhe's oil painting "Dancer" has entered the final selection stage of the college students' joint painting and calligraphy exhibition. In other words, he will definitely win a prize, but the specific award is not yet clear.

Jiang Zhe was very calm: "When can we know the confirmed news?"

Wang Zhen said, "It will be announced next week. I guess the auction company's selection of your work for auction should also have an impact on the selection results. Some judges on the organizing committee have a good relationship with them and will consider this matter. Now you know the impact of cooperating with an auction company."

"I understand. Thank you." Jiang Zhe expressed his gratitude and chatted with Wang Zhen for a few words before ending the call.

He turned on the system but didn't see any prompts.

The matter has not been announced yet, so there is no point in thinking too much.

The next day, continue painting.

Many students noticed that Teacher Chu was suddenly called away by Teacher Hu and they didn’t know what happened.

Teacher Chu followed Teacher Hu to the conference room: "What's the urgent matter?"

Teacher Hu looked unhappy: "There will be a major inspection. In addition to the routine inspection, there may be academic tests." Teacher Chu sighed. Teaching at a university, it is inevitable to have various inspections. They have various ways to deal with it, but they are afraid of random inspections of students.

When I arrived at the conference room, I saw that the department head and most of the teachers were already there.

Director Liang looked at the approximate number of people and began to convey the requirements.

"…In addition to checking various teaching routines, this teaching supervision will also carefully check teachers' lesson plans and routine records. All the contents in the reported projects will be checked. The supervision team will also randomly check the academic level of students.

It could be to have students answer questions or to have them draw on the spot. Think about it and see if there is anything that needs to be supplemented.”

"We have no way to control this kind of test." Someone said.

Another teacher said: "Students have different abilities. If we really pick students with weak abilities, it doesn't mean that our teaching level is bad, right?"

Director Liang explained: "Anyone can be selected randomly. If too many people fail, it will be hard to explain. In any case, everyone should go back and do the routine work well first. For some things that cannot be supplemented, you must be able to explain them or make up for them. A person with hair is not a bald person. There must be no blank items or zero points."

Next, the deputy director in charge of routine work assigns each person their respective projects.

Many people were worried. Teachers who taught graduate students had people to help them with various materials, but other teachers had to do it themselves.

After the meeting, Director Liang left behind several responsible persons.

"We must take this supervision seriously. It is related to the rating of our college. Go back and find the top students in each major and prepare them to take the test. We will find a way to get them to take the test."

At the same time, Jiang Zhe, who was drawing, heard the system prompt sound.

He ignored the prompt and continued painting until he felt a little tired, then he washed his hands and rested, found a place where no one was paying attention, and quietly opened the system.

A new prompt appears on the system page:

The painter encounters an unexpected event, triggering a challenging task.

The supervisory team will come to the college for inspection. During the inspection, some students will be tested for their academic level. If players accept this challenge, they will have a certain chance of drawing difficult questions in the test. If the test results are excellent, they will receive special rewards. If the results are not good, there will be no punishment or reward.

If the player does not accept the challenge, he or she will still take the test and have a chance to draw a simple question.

Does the painter accept the challenge?

Jiang Zhe understood the requirements and accepted the challenge without hesitation. The worst result is that the results are not satisfactory, and he does not have to bear the consequences. If he succeeds, he may receive special rewards.

System prompts: Painter, please wait for good news.

At lunch time, Teacher Hu asked someone to notify Jiang Zhe, Fu Min, and Mou Xing to go to the office.

On the way to the office, Fu Min and Mou Xing speculated on what it might be. Jiang Zhe knew what was going on, but he just agreed.

Pushing open the office door, Jiang Zhe and the other two entered the office and greeted Teacher Hu first.

Teacher Hu was typing in front of the computer, so busy that he didn't even look up and asked them to wait a moment.

More than a dozen students gathered in the office.

When Jiang Zhe saw that these students were all good at their majors, he became more certain of his guess.

(End of this chapter)