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

Chapter 245, Copying Works, Prices, and Flexible Learning

Ding dong, ding dong, the doorbell rang.

Jiang Zhe put down his paintbrush and guessed that it must be Chen Yan who came.

On weekends, he was either painting or discussing things and had no time to accompany Chen Yan, so he asked her to meet him in the studio.

He opened the door, but didn't see Chen Yan. He opened the door wider, still didn't see her, but he smelled a familiar fragrance.

Jiang Zhe chuckled. Chen Yan was actually willing to play games. He pushed the door with his hands, feeling the force, and said, "Why is there no one here?" As he spoke, he opened the door wider, and it was about to hit the wall on the other side.

"Hey, be gentle." Chen Yan's voice came from behind the door.

"Hey, I thought you were hiding at the stairs." Jiang Zhe saw Chen Yan coming out from behind the door with some fruit in her hand.

"You almost squeezed the fruit to pieces. How annoying. You did it on purpose." Chen Yan failed to scare Jiang Zhe. As she walked into the door, she did not forget to pinch him.

She put the fruit down and covered her nose: "There's a strong smell in your studio."

Jiang Zhe said, "The smell of paint and oil."

"Hurry up and wash your hands. I bought the fruit you like."

Jiang Zhe said, "You eat first." He cleaned the tools and then washed his hands.

Chen Yan had cleaned the fruits and was holding an orange in her hand. She walked to the easel while smelling it to see the work and model that Jiang Zhe was copying.

"Whose painting did you copy? It's so beautiful?"

Jiang Zhe cuts open an orange: "Bouguereau, a French painter."

"I haven't heard much about this painter before." Chen Yan moved closer to the model to observe it.

Jiang Zhe explained: "This painter is a treasure-type painter. Unfortunately, he was born in the wrong era. He lived in the same era as great painters such as the Impressionists, and was overshadowed by them. However, his popularity has gradually increased in recent years. His works are worth learning."

Chen Yan looked at the portrait of the young woman and said, "He made her skin look so soft, it feels so real. Can you draw one for me too?"

Jiang Zhe said: "Okay, in a while, we will have a color course and try various materials. Then I will help you draw a picture to imitate the work of the painter Titian."

He took out an album and found a work: "Many painters have imitated this painting, and many of them have become popular." He occasionally threw out some futuristic terms, but they were easy to understand.

"After hearing what you said, I realized that many painters have imitated this portrait of a woman lying on her side.

But isn’t this a bit~” Chen Yan said.

Jiang Zhe nodded: "Yes, it is a bit hehe ~ This was also the famous routine of painters at that time.

The painters of Titian's time had a different way of becoming famous than we do here.

Our painters first participate in art exhibitions, hold art exhibitions, publish books, have their works collected and auctioned, and become famous.

The routine of Renaissance painters was generally to enter the studio, enter the master's studio, take the job, get to know the network, meet the top buyers, and then paint the portraits of the top buyers' lovers, and finally open up the sales of their works. Therefore, they painted some particularly provocative pictures. This portrait of a woman lying on her side has been imitated by many painters. "

As Jiang Zhe spoke, he naturally put his arm around Chen Yan.

Chen Yan tapped him lightly, but did not refuse the subsequent actions...

"600 million?! This price is a bit outrageous."

Director Jin was listening to Vice President Tan's report. This price was nothing for a project operated by the group, but it was twice as high as she expected, which made her uncomfortable. "He didn't see anything from you, did he?"

"No, the negotiation was not long. I can see that this guy is really a novice and does not know how to negotiate at all." Vice President Tan said. "Doesn't know how to negotiate? Why did he buy these five shops by coincidence?" President Jin analyzed all the possibilities, but he still couldn't get the point.

Vice President Tan said: "I heard that when Jiang Zhe bought five shops, his friends did not agree with him, which means he might be lucky."

Mr. Jin said, "I don't really believe in luck. What do you want to do?"

"Let's wait for two days and let it air out," said Vice President Tan.

"Have you forgotten what happened before? What if someone else makes trouble?" Mr. Jin said.

Vice President Tan said: "The price he asked for was too high and few people could accept it."

Mr. Jin said, "Let's talk to him again next week and try to lower the price. If we really can't lower the price——"

She said coldly: "That's acceptable. We don't make this much money. As long as our entire project can be put into operation, we can double our previous investment and make back the money."

……

Specialty classes on Thursday.

Oil painting studio for freshman class.

Many students' homework was basically completed, and the teacher was using a projector to play the artistic anatomy of American painter George Berriman.

"I selected these drawings from Berriman's book. I let you see this material because I saw many problems in your sketches.

I believe that many of the students here have copied the painter's structural drawings before the art exam.

We are bringing this up again today and have new requirements.”

He clicked on a picture. "I've seen your work. Many students drew very similar pictures, but don't they really understand it?

When we study artistic anatomy, we need to not only memorize it, but also understand and be able to use it. This painter’s work is a good example…”

The teacher started by explaining and demonstrating how to grasp the dynamics, and then talked about the basic proportions of the characters. "In junior high and high school, you must have heard of the summary of the proportions of characters. A very famous one is, stand seven, sit five, squat three, and some say stand seven, sit five, and cross-legged three and a half.

This is a general summary method to help students quickly grasp the basic proportions of characters, but this proportion is not absolute. If you always use this proportion to paint and cannot make adjustments, the characters you draw will be featureless and rigid.

The teacher talked about two proportions of figures. One was Michelangelo's - the height of a person, which is about eight heads high. The other was 7.5.

"This proportion needs to be determined according to the model... Let's practice with sketches for the rest of the time—"

Jiang Zhe understood the requirements and began to use Berriman's method when drawing sketches.

He once copied works based on the work of Berriman.

In Jiang Zhe's opinion, the most desirable thing about Berriman's works is that, in addition to the proportion structure, they can also be depicted flexibly.

Now, after improving many skills, I am copying again. There are different requirements for copying.

He did not copy it 100%, but practiced using a variety of techniques based on his own understanding.

The teacher walked to Jiang Zhe's side, stared at his sketch for a while, and said to Jiang Zhe and the people around him: "This method is good, try to be accurate, but not rigid.

When you have time, take a look at the masters’ practice drafts.”

(End of this chapter)