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

Chapter 184, Tests, Problems, Challenges

studio.

The students who were assigned to sketch were currently depicting the model. The tools they used were completely different, and the painting atmosphere was more intense than usual.

The door opened, and Director Liang and the teachers in charge of each subject, accompanied by two members of the inspection team, walked into the studio.

Both sides were very polite in their conversation.

After walking around the students, the two members of the inspection team were generous in praising the good works.

After seeing Jiang Zhe's work, Professor Qin finally felt relieved.

A member of the inspection team stopped and watched Jiang Zhe's painting process carefully.

At this point, the image of the character has been basically presented on the screen, with precise modeling, bright colors, and concise brushstrokes.

Because it is a half-length portrait, the brushstrokes from the knee down are simpler and more rough. Although the light is not deliberately depicted, the color of the background makes the audience feel that there is light shining on the face of the character. The whole painting is mainly realistic, but also has subjective expression.

The team members looked at the time. Less than two hours had passed since the test began, and the painting was already complete.

Several other teachers also gathered around to watch Jiang Zhe adjust his drawing skills.

The members of the inspection team and Director Liang gestured to go out and talk.

When they arrived at the corridor, a member of the inspection team said, "Director Liang, I didn't expect that the students in your oil painting department have such high painting skills. Even some professional painters can't draw the same kind of sketch as that just now."

"Students have different levels of skills. Some are very good, while others are average," Director Liang said modestly.

"We have inspected several schools, and your students have the highest professional level." Regardless of the actual scoring situation, the inspection team is still willing to say good things in front of others.

When the inspection time was up, the students put their works back in place as required and left.

The painting tools can be taken away as a reward for your hard work.

Jiang Zhe and his companions left with their tools.

Teacher Hu found them and informed them that there would be another test in the afternoon. This group of students might be selected again, so they had to be prepared.

While eating in the cafeteria, Chen Yan listened to Jiang Zhe's description of the testing process and was glad that she was not selected.

Jiang Zhe said: "I heard that the exam questions for the modeling major are not difficult. Some of the questions on making models take a whole day. At this time, the product design people are still busy."

"What are you going to do after school this afternoon?" Chen Yan asked.

Jiang Zhe whispered, "I guess there's still a chance I'll be picked. I don't dare to make any plans."

"No way? The probability is too low." Chen Yan didn't understand the tricks of drawing lots.

Jiang Zhe whispered, "You don't believe it?"

Chen Yan suddenly realized: "You mean..."

Jiang Zhe motioned him not to say it. "I won't walk with you today. I'm a little tired this morning. I'll go back and wait for a while."

"Okay, go back quickly."

Jiang Zhe just finished his lunch break when he received a call from Teacher Hu. As expected, he was picked again.

As required, he came to the meeting room for the morning assembly and saw that some students had changed and some had not.

Fu Min from the class was not picked, and Mou Xing appeared in the meeting room.

He saw Jiang Zhe and hurried over to ask what was going on.

Jiang Zhe said: "In the morning, our department will draw sketches and answer questions. I don't know what will be in the afternoon."

Mou Xing said: "I heard that several students in the design department haven't finished yet. I hope we can finish it soon."

The teachers in the inspection team began to call the roll and divide the students into groups.

Jiang Zhe went to draw lots with familiarity, and got the proposition creation.

The topic was: Create a Chinese painting of a person with the theme of Rain Alley. Jiang Zhe cursed when he saw the topic. This was probably what the system called a challenge task. He really got a very difficult topic for himself.

He immediately raised his hand.

The inspection team and Teacher Hu came to check at the same time.

When Teacher Hu saw Jiang Zhe's topic, he immediately explained to the teachers in the inspection team that Jiang Zhe was a student majoring in oil painting.

The teachers from the inspection team replied that this test disrupted the progress of the major and other students also drew questions that were not related to their major.

The school sent a deputy director to communicate with the inspection team, and the result was that the testing went on as usual.

Teacher Hu had no choice but to tell the students not to feel burdened and just try their best to draw.

Seeing that things were already decided, Jiang Zhe could only consider how to create.

On the way to the studio, he had already gone through the images associated with the topic in his mind. Jiangnan, rainy alleys, women, oil-paper umbrellas, cheongsams, white walls and black tiles. Mottled stone pavement, moss...

In addition, he did not want to paint the person's back, and in order to take advantage of his expertise in portraiture, he planned to paint the person's front.

He sat down in the studio and began to think about the technique. He did not know the Chinese portrait technique and needed to make the best use of his strengths and avoid his weaknesses.

Jiang Zhe thought of a compromise.

Everyone received the tools.

The toolbox he received contained three brushes, a box of paint and palette, as well as raw rice paper and ink.

Jiang Zhe spread out the paper, tested it with his hands, and found that the quality of the paper was average, so he applied for a hair dryer and alum water.

The members of the inspection team agreed and asked the staff to borrow tools.

In order to control the flatness of the paper, Jiang Zhe first mounted the paper on the drawing board.

While waiting for the paper to dry, he made several rough sketches.

The three-foot-long piece of rice paper uses a vertical composition to depict a woman holding an oil-paper umbrella, walking in the alley.

Women's hairstyle and clothing tend to be classical in style.

When considering the woman's appearance, he borrowed the look of a celebrity.

He remembered that he had seen some photos of this star taken in Jiangnan in his previous life and thought they were very beautiful, so he just used them.

At the moment, the star is still young, and the inspection team probably doesn’t know who they are drawing.

Jiang Zhe considered the character image and began to design the background. There is a stone road under the character's feet, and the background is white walls and black tiles. Because the modeling philosophy of traditional Chinese painting is different from that of oil painting, he considered using the stone road to express the depth of space, the outline of the white wall and the front and back occlusion to enhance the formal beauty.

He considered the details of the picture carefully and began to sketch on the drawing paper with charcoal sticks.

For him, character modeling is not difficult; the difficult part is to use lines to model the characters and to show the changes in brush and ink.

Jiang Zhe drew the outline of the figure and refined the lines. Soon, the image of a woman appeared on the paper.

The woman holds an umbrella in her right hand and swings her left hand naturally, as if she is walking slowly towards the viewer.

He examined the picture and thought the figure was okay, so he started to paint the background. After the important image was in place, he used a white cloth to gently remove some of the carbon powder, leaving only faint traces of carbon strips on the paper.

He calmed himself down and began to draw lines with a small brush dipped in ink.

At first, he was not used to it, but he had the basics of calligraphy. He gradually became proficient in the starting, ending and running movements of the strokes.

Soon, the outline of the character was completed.

He changed a brush, dipped it in light ink, and began to rub and rub the face and hands of the character to create a sketch effect. This was a method of figure painting learned from Jiang Zhaohe.

Jiang Zhe repeatedly adjusted the ink color, dryness and wetness on the draft paper, and then began to write and rub.

How can a beginner practice? You can only proceed slowly.

(End of this chapter)