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

Chapter 319, Inspiration, Morning Garden, Satisfaction
A classroom specializing in modeling.

Chen Yan introduced today's model, Lu Shuhua, to several of Jiang Zhe's classmates.

Lu Shuhua had a graceful figure and her demeanor showed obvious signs of modeling training. As soon as she appeared, she attracted the attention of several of Jiang Zhe's classmates.

Although her looks were not as good as Chen Yan's, she was also very beautiful. The only drawback was that her skin was a little rough. When she greeted Fu Min and the others, her conversation was much more mature than Chen Yan's, which was probably developed during her part-time job.

After the greetings, she looked at Jiang Zhe. "What posture do I need to take?"

Jiang Zhe said: "You can do the activities just like you are doing training in the classroom. Try to be relaxed and natural. We need to observe your sitting, standing and other different postures."

After Lu Shuhua understood the requirements, she began to do some warm-up exercises like she did in normal classes, and then performed a few sets of simple body training movements.

"Is it okay?" She looked at Jiang Zhe again.

"Very good, you can rest if you are tired." Jiang Zhe answered while sketching. Just now, he had used sketches to record some of Lu Shuhua's movements and image characteristics.

After moving around for a while, Lu Shuhua began to sweat, so she sat down to rest.

Jiang Zhe recorded the model's resting posture from different angles. He felt that he had collected enough materials and began to prepare a detailed draft.

The sketching pace of other people is not much different.

Fu Min and others took out gouache or watercolor tools and prepared to draw color drafts.

Jiang Zhe chose to sketch with watercolor first.

He painted a full-length portrait of a seated figure almost in one go, depicting the figure's details as much as possible, especially the figure's facial features.

He paused to rest and looked at his watch.

This watercolor painting took about an hour and a half. There was still an hour left before the agreed time.

Jiang Zhe stood up, changed the angle, and used colored powder materials to draw a half-length portrait.

Before we knew it, it was time to meet each other. Lu Shuhua was not in a hurry to leave: "How is it? Is the painting done?"

Jiang Zhe's work is almost finished and he is adjusting the details. He doesn't need the model to continue sitting there. "Okay, you can rest."

Lu Shuhua stood up and walked behind several people one by one to look at their works.

After seeing Jiang Zhe's work, he asked, "Why do you only paint busts?"

Jiang Zhe explained: "This is a sketch, and it needs to be further modified and processed."

Before Lu Shuhua was about to leave, she said to Jiang Zhe, "If you need a model in the future, you can continue to look for me."

"Okay, I'll find you if I need you."

After Lu Shuhua said goodbye to a few people and left, Jiang Zhe and a few classmates restored the classroom to its original state, closed the door and left.

They came downstairs and happened to meet a third-year student majoring in oil painting.

We have met each other several times, so we greeted each other politely.

This man was very familiar and asked several people if they were going to paint with their painting supplies.

Fu Min talked casually about sketching.

Jiang Zhe didn't care, but he didn't expect that this person would say with a smile, "Can you hire a model for free? Aren't you afraid that the drawings will look the same?"

These words made Fu Min and the others feel a little embarrassed.

Jiang Zhe felt that this person's words were a bit harsh, and he didn't tolerate him.

"Monet and Renoir painted the same frog pond, but they both created different feelings. The model is just a reference. The effect of the painting depends on one's personal cultivation."

This sentence made Fu Min and several other classmates feel much better.

Seeing Jiang Zhe say this, Fu Min couldn't bear it anymore and said to the familiar person, "I heard that you are also participating in the portrait painting competition. When the time comes, we will definitely see your masterpiece."

The man laughed shamelessly and said, "Don't, don't, let's learn from each other." After that, he walked away.

"What the hell?" Fu Min looked at the man's back and said angrily.

"Don't worry about it, let your work speak for itself." Jiang Zhe knew that several of his classmates were still living in the school dormitories, so he prepared to return to his studio.

Before parting, Fu Min, Mou Xing and others expressed their gratitude again.

Jiang Zhe said, "Don't take this matter to heart, it seems unfamiliar."

Fu Min said, "We plan to create works in the gallery's studio. Do you want to come with us?"

Jiang Zhe shook his head: "I won't join in the fun."

After parting with his classmates, he and Chen Yan passed by a garden and inadvertently saw a school worker watering the flowers in the garden, so they stopped to observe.

"What's wrong? What's so good about this? Do you want to draw this?" Chen Yan asked.

Jiang Zhe took out his camera and took some photos of the garden. Then, while checking the photos, he answered, "I came here to sketch. I just need material for characters. However, I need to rethink the background, props, and plot of the picture that match the characters. I think this garden is good. Especially the moment when the janitor is watering the plants."

He put away the camera: "Let's go, and talk while we walk."

The two walked side by side to the school gate.

Jiang Zhe said: "This time when we are sending our works to participate in overseas competitions, we must take cultural differences into consideration.

There are many options, including monochrome backgrounds in traditional paintings, indoor backgrounds, outdoor backgrounds, etc.

In Western cultural circles, especially for those wealthy buyers and judges, there are often garden elements in their lives. Gardens can reflect the daily life and the freshness of nature.

I'm going to try a garden background. "

After leaving the campus, Chen Yan knew that Jiang Zhe was going back to pursue his artistic career, so she did not follow him to the studio.

Jiang Zhe first sent Chen Yan home, and then returned to the studio to start creating.

He first tried various drafts, and after he had memorized Lu Shuhua's image, he was able to create freely.

After completing more than a dozen sketches, choose the one you are most satisfied with and start to enrich the details.

In this picture, Lu Shuhua is wearing a loose home skirt, standing on the lawn of the garden, holding a kettle in her hand, watering the flowers in the garden. In the sunshine, the trees and garden in the background are neat (with the school garden as a reference), and the flowers being watered are gorgeous.

When Jiang Zhe enriched the draft, he considered the character modeling, the picture levels, and the color issues.

When integrating various elements, he once again looked to Sargent's works for reference.

Sargent's famous work "Carnations, Lilies and Roses" was painted in 1885 and became famous after the painter came to England from France.

In the painting, two little girls light lanterns in a garden as dusk falls. The painting not only reflects impressionist color relationships but also portrays the characters vividly, while also taking into account the cultural habits of British audiences.

After seeing this painting, Jiang Zhe had new thoughts on the color and shape of his own works.

Finally, he set the time of the work as early morning, and this painting can be called Garden in the Morning.

With direction and inspiration, he began to use transparent glazing techniques to shape the image.

The character modeling and some important effects can be completed layer by layer, but some minor backgrounds are almost completed in one go.

He completed the depiction of some interesting details in batches, such as human eyes, hands, and changes in water flow. These details can make the work wonderful and worth savoring.

……

A week later, Professor Qin received an invitation from Jiang Zhe and came to Jiang Zhe's studio.

Jiang Zhe had just finished his creation and couldn't wait to invite Professor Qin over.

Professor Qin looked around at the many works in the studio, and finally looked at the oil painting on the easel.

The painting in front of me still exudes the smell of pigment and medium.

After years of painting, he has become accustomed to this smell, and smelling it can make him relax.

"What are the dimensions of this painting?"

"120 x 80 cm." Jiang Zhe answered, placing a cup of tea next to Professor Qin's seat.

After Professor Qin asked the question, he began to observe carefully.

The oil painting is a vertical composition. The woman in the painting is holding a kettle in both hands and watering the flowers.

The woman's hair was tied back. Although her clothes were loose, they showed off her graceful figure. She walked barefoot on the grass, looking very relaxed.

There was a pet cat playing on the lawn where she was standing.

The background of the characters is a garden and a fence, and there are trees outside the fence. Through the gaps between the trees, you can also see the sky.

The light cast across the garden and the shadows of the trees showed exactly what time it was: early morning.

Although the whole painting is centered on the figure, it also reflects the changes in color and light in the garden under the morning sun. The environment and the warmth and coldness of the light are very appropriate to the figure, making people feel very comfortable when looking at it.

Professor Qin said slowly: "The color tone is very good, and the character modeling is also solid. The bright parts of the garden are thick, and the dark parts are clear."

He paused for a moment and moved closer to observe the details.

He was surprised to see that in the woman's watery eyes, he could even see faint reflections, showing some elements that did not appear in the picture.

He murmured, "These details are worth pondering. There are calluses on the fingers from long-term writing. The water is clear and there are images reflected. Very good!"

Professor Qin breathed a sigh of relief, sat back in his chair, and said: "This painting has the warmth of life. The garden background makes people feel relaxed and happy.

You want to compete with this?"

"Please take a look and see if there is anything you want to modify?" Jiang Zhe said.

Professor Qin smiled: "To be honest, I can't find any faults. If I have to point out the problems, there are a few details that feel a bit showy. Did you refer to Sargent's works for this painting?"

Jiang Zhe admitted that the painting was partly inspired by Sargent.

Professor Qin said: "The painting is good, the beauty and modeling are well integrated. It has both life and artistic reality. I think there is no problem.

What other works have you created recently?

Jiang Zhe thought about it and took out his work with Lan Xin as the model.

Professor Qin saw the work and was very satisfied with it. "Are you painting in the style of Raphael and Ingres recently?"

Jiang Zhe said: "You are right."

Professor Qin said, "Very good. My advice to you is, don't stop and keep exploring."

Jiang Zhe said: "Teacher, there is still some time before the competition deadline. I would like to draw a few more pictures. Please give me some advice."

Professor Qin was very satisfied with this student: "I am looking forward to seeing your work."

(End of this chapter)