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

Chapter 267, Sketching is over, mission accomplished
A clean courtyard in a mountain village.

An old woman sat on a small stool, chopping vegetables skillfully. An old man in an old coat leaned against the wall, holding a pipe and taking a puff occasionally.

In the courtyard, there were several students painting.

The old woman chatted with the students while she worked.

The old man narrowed his eyes, as if he was distracted, and even when his wife talked about him, he did not respond.

Jiang Zhe was also painting in the courtyard.

Today is the fourth day of sketching, and the students who paint with him are not his classmates.

These students are high school students who just arrived at the base today to do sketching.

Jiang Zhe happened to know the professional teacher of this group of high school students.

The students were going to do portrait sketching, and Jiang Zhe took this opportunity to follow the high school students and do portrait sketching.

The two models the students found not only have distinctive looks but also have interesting stories.

The old woman is very hardworking and particularly talkative.

We can talk about everything from family matters to national affairs.

At the beginning of the sketching session, several students were worried that the atmosphere would become dull, so they took the initiative to chat and interact with the old lady.

The old woman quickly caught on to the conversation.

The old man remained silent, either in a daze or smoking.

The old woman told the students that her husband was a retired veteran who had fought in the Korean battlefield. He returned home to farm because he was illiterate, and it was thanks to the old man that he earned some money for the family.

Jiang Zhe was also attracted by what the old woman described.

He carefully observed the old man's various characteristics, trying to find some features related to the battlefield.

Unfortunately, the old man never spoke, and only occasionally responded when his wife asked him.

Jiang Zhe carefully observed the old man's expression, especially his eyes, and drew what he observed.

He felt that this old couple with a story could be the subject of a painting.

Observe from different angles and record using sketching methods. Only stop writing and pay attention after you have recorded all the character traits you need.

Because he was taking advantage of the sketching opportunities for high school students, when high school students came to him for advice on portrait sketches, he would give detailed guidance.

On the fourth and fifth days of sketching, Jiang Zhe not only created one oil painting and two to three watercolor paintings every day, but also drew a large number of sketches. Sometimes, when he felt like it, he would even use a brush to create Chinese painting sketches in his sketchbook.

Sketching without distraction is very helpful for improving skills. After a few days of adjustment, most students have adapted to life here, and the quantity and quality of their creations have improved significantly.

On the sixth day, the sketching team walked further and further away.

Jiang Zhe and his group found a village on the top of a mountain.

The village is located at a very high altitude and can only be reached by passing through a mountain road that hugs the cliff.

The steep mountain roads, the villagers walking on the roads, the herds of sheep and the unique terrain of the mountaintop villages gave Jiang Zhe new inspiration.

There happened to be a market on the seventh day of sketching.

Students don't have to go far to find their own materials at the market.

Jiang Zhe sits next to a stall and portrays a villager selling chicks.

The villagers put many chicks in bamboo cages and sold them.

In order to show the health of the chicks to customers, he tied a chick with a straw rope and let it move around in the open space of the stall. The chick struggled and ran, trying to open the straw rope, but it never succeeded.

This isn’t the only interesting scene.

Jiang Zhe also saw a villager who bought two sheep. He led one sheep with a rope, and the other sheep followed behind them automatically. No matter what obstacles there were, they could always catch up in time. Even if the sheep was not tied with a rope, it would not get lost.

Jiang Zhe recorded all these interesting life scenes and sorted them out after returning home.

On the eighth day of sketching, since we had to go back to school in the afternoon, the teachers announced that we could do whatever we wanted.

Many students brought their own snacks, drinks, and even beer to picnic and chat in the fields. Jiang Zhe and his classmates relaxed together and occasionally took photos.

Although I lived in the school dormitory during college, I didn’t have many opportunities to spend long periods of time together in close proximity with my classmates.

Chat and relax, it feels like time is passing too fast.

After lunch, everyone packed their luggage and lined up to wait for the bus.

Before leaving, Jiang Zhe and others said goodbye to Boss Yang of the base.

Although Boss Yang’s cooking skills are average, he treated the teachers and students warmly and attentively during the sketching period.

Boss Yang also told everyone to bring their friends and family to play when they have time.

While waiting to get on the bus, Jiang Zhe looked back at the base.

After eight days, I have become familiar with the environment here. Looking back on the first day, it seems like it just happened.

With a full harvest, he lined up to get on the bus.

The vehicle started slowly and drove out of the flat land on the mountainside of the sketching base.

On the way, most of the students were resting and sleeping.

Jiang Zhe slept for an hour and then woke up.

He opened the system and saw the sketching task prompt: You have completed many works during the sketching time, among which 16 works have reached the exquisite level and have met the requirements for completing the task.

Because he was still on his way back to school, he didn't rush to click submit.

Just after 4 p.m., teachers and students of the oil painting major returned to school.

Returning to the familiar environment, the students relaxed instantly.

Jiang Zhe was in the car and saw Chen Yan waiting for him at the school gate.

Chen Yan watched the three buses stop one after another, looking for Jiang Zhe.

When he saw Jiang Zhe getting off the car, he ran over impatiently.

Teacher Hu announced the disbandment. She had already pulled Jiang Zhe's arm and was chattering about every detail of the past eight days.

The two walked into the campus, and Chen Yan asked, "Are you going back to the dormitory or to your studio? You should go wash your clothes first, because they smell."

At the sketching base, there is no way to take a shower, you can only change clothes.

Jiang Zhe said, "I'll go back to the dormitory first and bring some gifts for my roommates."

Chen Yan asked: "Where is my gift?"

"How can I leave you out?" Jiang Zhe took out the gift bag and handed it to Chen Yan. "The place where I was sketching is a mountain village, and there are not many special products. I bought you some high-quality red dates. On special days, you can soak or boil the red dates in water to drink."

"Is this also considered a gift?" Chen Yan insisted.

After playing around for a while, Jiang Zhe took out another gift from his bag: "This is a fresh leg of lamb. Take it home and share it with your parents.

Jiang Zhe comforted Chen Yan, asked her to go back first, and made an appointment to meet again tomorrow.

He returned to the dormitory and distributed the red dates he brought back to his roommates.

Du Xin thanked Jiang Zhe and said, "We have already received the gifts from the school. I think your teacher will give you yours."

Jiang Zhe left the dormitory and came to Professor Qin's office.

Professor Qin saw that he looked exhausted and smiled, "I was going to call you even if you didn't come. What did you gain this time?"

Jiang Zhe said: "I have painted a number of works and I feel pretty good about them."

"Okay, we're waiting to see your work." Professor Qin pointed to two gift boxes on the table. "This is a gift from the school. Take it back."

Jiang Zhe saw that one box contained dim sum and the other contained snacks.

"Thank you, Professor Qin. I brought you a little gift from the sketching base." The gift he gave to Professor Qin was also a fresh leg of lamb.

(End of this chapter)