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

Chapter 216, Annual Settlement, Lottery, First Meeting

At 10 a.m., Jiang Zhe was working in his studio.

He stood in front of an easel with a 1.5×2.7m canvas on it. The painting was a traditional three-part landscape painting. The foreground, mid-ground and background were clearly layered. The distant hills, forests, villages, streams and bushes took up the main position. The right side of the painting was the sparkling sea, with large clouds where the sea and sky met. The clouds over the distant mountains and the clouds over the sea changed without reason, but they connected the whole painting together. The space in the painting was shrouded in the colors of the sunrise, magnificent and beautiful.

The materials in the painting all come from sketching in the mountain village. Jiang Zhe re-integrated the materials.

To create this large-scale painting, he used a direct painting method.

Recently, he gained some insights from studying Manet's works, and he boldly applied these insights to his paintings.

When depicting the backlit areas, use translucent colors and simple brushstrokes. When depicting the illuminated surfaces, the brushstrokes can be large or small, and some colors are repeatedly stacked, forming a special effect that is more visually impactful than real objects.

Jiang Zhe held the palette and stepped back to observe.

The overall style of the painting is, to a certain extent, close to the style of the American Hudson River School - Edwin Church. In short, this kind of beauty is a bit like the aesthetics of Hollywood blockbusters. It looks magnificent from a distance, and there are details to appreciate when you look closely.

He examined the picture and felt that some details could be refined, so he began to focus on depicting the crowns of tall trees, the looming roofs of the mountain village, the stone paved roads, the streams...

When mixing and applying colors, Jiang Zhe used bright colors and enhanced the overlapping of spaces, making the space of the painting grand and distant, and making the ordinary countryside scenery very appealing under the influence of space and color.

Because I was fully focused on the work, I didn't stop to rest until I felt the picture was close to perfection.

After repeatedly examining the painting, he used a small brush dipped in translucent raw brown to sign his name and the time of creation on a light-colored rock in the painting. The signature is very similar to the rock texture, and if you don't look carefully, you really can't find it.

This technique imitates the signatures of many painters, for example, Fan Kuan hid his signature in the leaves, and Edwin Church wrote his signature on the tree trunk in the painting.

He put down his paintbrush, finished his work, and used the system to review the three works in the studio.

The two portraits of women and the landscape painting that had just been completed were all created for the purpose of participating in the competition in the United States. In the system evaluation, they have all reached the level of fine works.

Jiang Zhe felt relieved after seeing the comments.

The creative direction is guided by the system, but when he created landscape paintings, he did not blindly follow the methods of the Hudson River School. Instead, he referred to some techniques of Impressionism and incorporated new creativity and ideas.

Jiang Zhe has always felt that simply learning and imitating without having one's own language of expression cannot be considered creation.

Now, the system has proved that my thinking is correct. After the picture is dry, it can be sent to the exhibition.

He felt a sense of satisfaction every time he finished a work, but at the same time he also felt hungry. In order to create, he painted from early morning to afternoon without eating lunch.

Today is the last day of 2001, and I am going home to spend the holiday with my parents.

After dinner, Jiang Zhe watched TV and chatted with his parents until nine o'clock in the evening. He then returned to his room and typed the research article into his computer to save it.

At the urging of his parents, he washed up, turned off the lights, and waited with his eyes open until midnight.

Just after midnight, the system started settlement on time.

Today is both the month-end settlement and the annual settlement, and you can receive settlement rewards at the same time.

Jiang Zhe clicked the settlement button and looked forward to the result.

After calculation, the system displays a text prompt on the page:
The player achieved excellent academic performance this month.

Reward: A grant of RMB 9, which will be automatically combined with the competition rewards.

Okay, no need to choose this time.

He looked at the monthly balance sheet and then the annual balance sheet.

In 2001, you took the art exam and the college entrance exam, and won many good grades and awards. In many tasks, you worked hard to improve your skills and knowledge. Your learning progress level reached excellent.

Get reward 1: 100 million in funds.

Reward 2: One skill draw.

Jiang Zhe was excited when he saw the two rewards, and clicked on the channel to obtain funds.

The funding channels this time are only business opportunities and lotteries.

He estimated that it might be difficult to get 100 million for his paintings, so the system only provided two channels.

He clicks on the lottery channel.

The page shows how and when to buy lottery tickets.

Jiang Zhe carefully recorded the information and then clicked on the lottery.

Because this time the lottery opportunity cannot be postponed, it can only be drawn immediately.

A lottery wheel appeared on the page, and dozens of colorful gift boxes of different sizes filled the prize area of ​​the wheel.

He clicked on the lottery. The pointer moved rapidly and finally pointed to a gift box.

The player draws the clay sculpture skill (elementary).

Jiang Zhe was a little disappointed, and could only click to receive it. In the process of absorbing knowledge, he learned that this skill includes Western statues and clay sculpture skills in folk art.

He felt that this skill was not useful to him for the time being. He could only comfort himself that many great painters were multi-talented and he would definitely work hard in this direction, and then these skills would come in handy.

After the settlement was completed, he closed the page and couldn't fall asleep for a while.

Close your eyes, and the past year's experiences will emerge in your mind one by one. I have changed my past life, and tomorrow is a new beginning.

Goodbye 2001. Hello 2002.

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Knock knock knock! The sound of knocking on the door woke Jiang Zhe from his sweet dream.

"Get up quickly. Isn't there something important happening today?"

Jiang Zhe opened his eyes and groggily agreed. He tried to raise his head to wake himself up.

Through the gap in the curtains, I saw that it was still dark.

There were sounds in the kitchen, and my mother was already preparing breakfast. My parents were more excited than I was when they knew my work was included in the exhibition.

"Hurry up, get up and eat!" Mother urged again.

"Mom, don't be so anxious. There are so many people here." Jiang Zhe put on his clothes slowly.

"You should go earlier."

"Okay~" Jiang Zhe agreed, washed up, and ate.

"Bring your water cup, tissues, and monthly bus pass, and don't forget your cell phone..."

After eating, Jiang Zhe followed his parents' instructions, put on his backpack, and patted Xiaoka who was hanging around him. "Be obedient, I'll bring you something delicious."

Xiao Ka didn't know what he was saying and remained the same.

Xu Li grabbed Xiao Ka and prevented it from going out.

Jiang Zhe opened the door and said, "Mom and Dad, the art museum is crowded today. If you want to go, go in the afternoon."

"Be safe yourself."

Jiang Zhe took a taxi to the art museum and found that there were people who arrived earlier than him. He walked around the museum, had nothing to do, and didn't see the school bus, so he found a step outside the venue and sat down to wait.

Vehicles drove into the parking lot one after another.

Wang Zhen's car drove into the parking lot, Jiang Zhe stood up and waited for Wang Zhen to come over.

"You're here so early? Why don't you go in?" Wang Zhen asked.

Jiang Zhe said: "I went in and took a look around. There's nothing to do. I'll wait for the teachers and classmates here."

"I'll go in and say hello." Wang Zhen said as he walked in.

Jiang Zhe instructed: "My three paintings are all finished and can be sent once they are dry."

"no problem."

As the two were talking, a pink Jaguar drove into the parking lot. Because of its eye-catching color, it attracted many people's attention.

Jiang Zhexue paints, but he is very resistant to this color.

He wanted to see who could drive such a smelly car.

The car door opened and a long-haired man in a suit walked out.

He took out his scarf from the car slowly and put it on, then took out his fur coat and put it on, fixed his hair in front of the mirror, and then walked towards the entrance.

When Jiang Zhe saw this man's series of actions, he could only sigh that this man was really particular.

The long-haired man walked and looked at the entrance, but after a few steps, his movements suddenly froze, and then he slowly checked the soles of his shoes...

Hehe... Jiang Zhe laughed softly.

The man walked with his head held high, not paying attention to the bottom of his feet, and accidentally stepped on the chewing gum. He had to rub it hard on the sole of his shoe to wipe off his previous elegance.

By the time he calmed down and continued walking towards the entrance, Jiang Zhe had carefully observed and recognized this man; he had met him once before.

The man's long hair was combed neatly behind his head. His long face had soft lines and handsome features, but his walking posture was a little feminine.

The man also noticed Jiang Zhe. He turned slightly and walked towards Jiang Zhe. "Are you Jiang Zhe?" He asked with a questioning tone.

Jiang Zhe said, "It's me. I saw you yesterday."

The man took the initiative to extend his hand: "Let me introduce myself, my name is Jin Yuming."

Jiang Zhe shook hands with the other party: "Hello, I admire your work. It's very good."

When the two men were shaking hands, Wang Zhen, who had already walked out, saw this scene, and hurriedly turned back, waiting for the two men to finish shaking hands, and took the opportunity to say hello.

However, Jin Yuming had no intention of paying attention to her. Instead, he stared at Jiang Zhe and asked, "Which of my works have you seen?"

Jiang Zhe thought, I'm just being polite. "It's the one in the exhibition hall."

Jin Yuming finally let go of his hand, but continued to ask: "What do you think of this painting?"

Jiang Zhe couldn't say he didn't understand, so he could only say something positive: "Your paintings remind me of Kandinsky and Pollock. I don't know if I'm seeing things correctly."

I have put your paintings together with these two, you should be happy.

However, Jin Yuming said, "It seems that you don't understand abstract painting very well. Abstraction is not narrative content, it is just subjective expression. This kind of expression is not mixed with other things. If you are interested, let's find time to discuss it."

"Okay, I'm looking forward to it." Jiang Zhe responded.

"I've also seen your paintings." Jin Yuming continued.

Even Wang Zhen was a little dumbfounded. They weren't that familiar with each other, so was it appropriate for you to say so much?

Jin Yuming said: "Your painting has a solid foundation, but it is still at the level of describing a story. Painting is painting, don't mix it with other things."

Jiang Zhe said: "We can talk about this issue some other time."

Wang Zhen interrupted directly: "Mr. Jin, I am Wang Zhen, we have met once."

"Hello, you guys go ahead and get busy." Jin Yuming simply responded to Wang Zhen, which was completely different from his attitude towards Jiang Zhe.

Wang Zhen had to take back his outstretched hand.

Director Gao came over with a smile to greet Jin Yuming.

Just now, when Jiang Zhe and Jin Yuming shook hands, he had been paying attention to the two of them. When he found that the situation was not what he expected, he immediately came out to greet them.

"Yuming, it's still early, come sit with me for a while." Director Gao led Jin Yuming into the venue. When he turned around, he waved and greeted Jiang Zhe and Wang Zhen, not ignoring anyone.

(End of this chapter)