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

Chapter 273: Skill Improvement, Researching Competitors

In the freshman studio of the oil painting major, the sounds of pounding clay, turning sculptures, and whispering to each other never stopped.

Jiang Zhe is so focused on his sculpture that he is not influenced by anything outside. Every time the sculpture is turned, he will slightly adjust the outline.

Last semester, in order to complete the task of leaving his work at school, he used the system to observe Michelangelo's works, including the master's production process of marble statues.

At that time, my study was to research painting modeling methods, and I didn’t understand much about sculpture techniques.

Now, under the combined effect of system skills and the skills taught by teachers, the originally accumulated knowledge and experience began to merge.

A lot of originally unrelated knowledge will promote each other after being elevated to a certain level.

During this clay sculpture practice, Jiang Zhe understood some principles of modeling, which can be verified with some theories he had seen before, and when applied to practice, they also have obvious effects.

The afternoon passed quickly.

Jiang Zhe slowly turned the turntable and examined his work. The basic form of the statue was already there, and he could make the details tomorrow. He used a spray bottle to spray water on the sculpture, and was about to cover the sculpture with a plastic bag to keep it moist when he accidentally saw Chen Yan waiting for him at the door.

Chen Yan had been waiting for a while. Seeing that Jiang Zhe was concentrating on adjusting the sculpture, she did not disturb him.

Jiang Zhe was extremely focused when creating.

Chen Yan likes to see Jiang Zhe in this state the most.

Jiang Zhe waved to Chen Yan, motioning her to come in.

Chen Yan walked into the studio and greeted several classmates she knew with gestures.

She walked to Jiang Zhe's workbench, looked at the sculpture curiously, and asked Jiang Zhe in a low voice, "Can I play with it?"

Jiang Zhe said: "Okay, just don't break it."

Chen Yan tried to apply mud to the sculpture and then scraped it flat with a sculpture knife. "It's really fun. After you learn how to do it, can you help me make one?"

After an afternoon of practice, Jiang Zhe also became interested in clay sculpture. He knew that in the clay sculpture class, he would also learn how to make ceramics, and he had a few ideas in his mind, but they were not mature yet, so he just agreed vaguely.

The Jin family mansion.

Qian Zhibin, Jin Dong and Jin Yuming stood in front of the easel, admiring the work that had just been completed.

The woman in the picture lies sideways on a gorgeous bed, with brocade and pillows behind her, and a thin veil on her body. One hand is on her body, and the other hand gently touches her hair. The combination of action and clothing makes the performance just right.

The translucent texture of the tulle makes some places hazy, making people want to find out more.

The background of the picture has gorgeous velvet curtains and various decorations, which make the woman in the painting look even more beautiful.

Jin Yuming doesn't like this style of painting, but he has to admit that Qian Zhibin's realistic ability and modeling skills are very advanced.

Although the direct painting method is used, the transition of brushstrokes and tones is just right. The shape changes are very vivid, without any sense of rigidity.

The delicate texture of the woman in the painting, whether in the illuminated or backlit parts, can be seen or felt with a delicate luster, giving the viewer the feeling of being able to reach out and touch it.

Although Ms. Jin doesn't know how to paint, she is very satisfied with the atmosphere and character modeling created by this painting.

"Okay, Mr. Qian, the painting is really lifelike, just like the photo."

Qian Zhibin was somewhat speechless when he heard Mr. Jin's layman's words, but he knew that Mr. Jin did not mean to belittle him, but probably meant to praise him. He could only silently greet the other party's primary and secondary school teachers in his heart, and mislead the students.

"Mr. Jin, I'm glad you're satisfied. Although it's a little later than expected, slow work makes fine work. I think this painting is my proudest work in recent years."

Mr. Jin said, “Thank you.”

Qian Zhibin said: "I should thank President Jin for giving me this opportunity. Let's cooperate more in the future."

He had worked in society and knew that some things were better left unknown. As to why Mr. Jin wanted to order such a painting, he did not ask at all. He took the money and did the work. He would call it a day when the painting was finished, without any delay.

Director Jin and his sister politely sent Qian Zhibin away and returned to the studio. Jin Yuming asked, "Sister, our finances are tight recently. Why do you want to spend so much money on this?"

Mr. Jin said: "The money that should be spent must be spent, not a penny can be saved."

Her assistant knocked on the door and came in. "Boss, the things you ordered have been arranged."

……

Friday afternoon, studio.

Teacher Zhou inspects students' works.

Because the requirements for copying plaster statues are relatively simple, most students have completed the basic clay sculpture in a day and a half.

Teacher Zhou walked closer to Jiang Zhe and observed his work.

He slowly turned the clay sculpture, occasionally comparing it with the plaster figure.

After the clay sculpture rotated once, he nodded and praised: "Not bad, your modeling is very accurate. Pay attention to one thing, some structures should retain edges and corners and block surfaces."

Jiang Zhe listened to the teacher's instructions and verified them with his own ideas.

While the teacher went to look at other people's works, Jiang Zhe used the system to examine his own work.

Although he worked very hard, the sculpture was rated as a common product by the system.

Too bad it didn't become a masterpiece.

Jiang Zhe reflected that his work did not receive high evaluation, but after half a day of practice, he gained a lot.

He opened the skill page and saw that the skill experience bar behind the clay sculpture skill had increased significantly. According to this progress, his clay sculpture skill should be able to reach the intermediate level before the clay sculpture course ends.

Although the system has not issued any relevant tasks, Jiang Zhe really enjoys the process of working hard and gaining rewards!

After looking at everyone's work, Teacher Zhou returned to the podium.

He clapped his hands to attract the students' attention.

"Everyone pause for a moment."

He waited for all the students to look at him and continued to explain: "The first sculpture. Everyone worked very hard. The second assignment we are learning is to make a piece of ceramics.

Making ceramics is not about imitating antiques, but about making changes and innovations based on traditional shapes.

You have one week to study the sculpture of ceramic vessels. You can choose the specific shape of the sculpture.

Our school has a ceramic studio. If you want to take the opportunity of the class to burn your own works into real ceramics, you cannot use ordinary clay, but special materials such as pottery clay, porcelain clay or purple sand.

If you want special materials, you can buy them outside the school or in our studio. If you don’t want to fire it into ceramics, just continue to use ordinary clay.”

Teacher Zhou assigned the homework requirements and left the studio.

On Sunday evening, Jiang Zhe returned to his studio.

During the break, he opened the auction catalogue again.

Tomorrow is the preview. Although I can't attend the preview and the live auction, Wang Zhen has already gone to Shanghai and can report the situation to me at any time.
He really wanted to know how much his paintings could be sold for without any system rewards.

As he looked through the catalogues, he became more and more careful, even studying the painters whose works were up for auction.

Among these painters, some developed very well in the future, while others failed to make it.

Jiang Zhe noticed a painter named Qian Zhibin. Through the activities of the Art Association, he knew that this painter often stayed in Binhai. However, in his previous life, he had no impression of this painter.

(End of this chapter)