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

Chapter 332: Thoughts on new works and entry quota
Saturday, studio.

Jiang Zhe took the pencil and drew smooth lines to outline a nose. When outlining the nostrils, he also drew a finger that was inserted into the nostrils. The rest of the fingers, the back of the hand, the wrist and other parts of the body also gradually appeared under his pen.

He did not rush to render it in black and white, but stopped and took a quick look.

This character I just finished is one of many images of band training. It depicts a musician who takes advantage of the break to do a little action.

Jiang Zhe turned the musician's face away, not wanting others to see his expression or movements. However, he thought for a moment and re-drew the image on a new piece of paper, changing the image movement to the moment of flicking the little finger.

He drew the musician making small movements several times in a row, and finally decided on the one with the finger digging in.

Jiang Zhe placed many drafts on the workbench, and by adjusting their positions, he slowly put together a scene of a band training indoors.

He returned to the studio, watched Monet's work, and began to paint the band materials on paper while his memory was still fresh.

After repeated consideration of the composition proportions, the final size of the painting was determined to be 110×190 cm, horizontal.

In order to confirm some details, he went to school on Friday morning, passed by the band classroom several times, and wrote down some of the details.

After deciding on the composition and character material, he began drawing detailed sketches.

Jiang Zhe placed the band conductor in the center of the right half of the picture, with the other musicians forming a circle around him, with only two or three of them facing away from the audience.

He arranges the movements so that the audience can see their faces.

In addition to the characters, the tables, chairs, benches and various utensils in the room are also arranged meticulously. The entire interior space adopts parallel perspective to show a solemn and dignified feeling. However, the movements and costumes of the characters make the picture less rigid.

Jiang Zhe took color matching into consideration and arranged everyday clothes for all the characters.

In the process of drawing detailed drafts, it was not difficult for him to model the many characters. The more difficult problem to solve was the use of light and color.

There is light in the classroom, and there is also natural light coming in from the windows, which is relatively scattered.

Jiang Zhe decided to use natural light as much as possible, reduce indoor lighting, and focus most of the changes in light and shadow on the main characters, such as the conductor and violinist.

Because the band members are in different positions, some people who make small movements can hide in unimportant positions.

Jiang Zhe planned to paint half a window at the edge of the picture. Outside the window was a corridor, which seemed empty. However, he wanted to paint a vague figure on the glass, which was the teacher who supervised the training.

The reason why he added this was that he thought that Mr. Lu should also show his face. Of course, this kind of detail must be blurred, and it is difficult to notice if you don't look carefully.

He spent half a day painting all the details. When he was satisfied, he transferred the sketch to the canvas and quickly applied the first layer of base color.

Next, you need to wait for the color to dry.

The cell phone beeped twice, and he saw it was a text message from Chen Yan asking him out for dinner.

Jiang Zhe drove out and took Chen Yan to his studio, and bought lunch as well.

As soon as Chen Yan entered the studio, she smelled a special smell. "Are you painting classical oil paintings?" Now, she could also distinguish the smell of some media.

Jiang Zhe said: "Using the transparent glazing technique, I drew a draft."

He opened all the windows to let in some air.

Chen Yan put down her things and washed her hands, then moved closer to the canvas to look at the details. On the gray-brown background, part of the image had just begun to take shape as a sketch, while another part was still in the state of a draft.

“You went to draw the band?”

"I passed by and took a look."

Chen Yan carefully identified the seven figures in the picture and asked Jiang Zhe, "Why did you draw them so ugly? The violinist looks so miserable."

Jiang Zhe said: "He is so devoted, I want to draw this state."

Chen Yan asked as she looked at the painting, "If you hang this painting up, will people scold you?" She recognized a musician she had seen before.

"I've seen the girl who played the cello before. She was average looking, not that ugly."

Jiang Zhe said: "This is to make the shape more vivid. Okay, let's eat quickly. After dinner..."

Chen Yan glanced at him and knew what he was going to do after dinner...

Liu Yifei stayed at home, playing with her children. She kept waiting for Jiang Zhe's call, but it never came...

Jiang Zhe and Chen Yan spent an afternoon relaxing.

He spent the rest of the time in the studio, painting the band.

on Monday.

After the cultural activities were over, the monitor went to several classrooms in succession to inform the students in the sophomore oil painting class to gather in the classroom.

There had been some rumors circulating before, so everyone had a vague idea of ​​what was going on.

When the monitor saw that everyone was present, he said, "I will convey Teacher Hu's notice.

Two things. The first thing is the school dinner to welcome the new students and the festival celebration party. I hope everyone will sign up. If you have any talents, you can show them at this time. Of course, the program must be reviewed by the program team. If there are students who like to perform, you can find me to sign up after the meeting.

The second thing is that our college is going to hold a teacher and student art exhibition, and our class has five spots. Everyone must submit their works to participate, and the final shortlist will be decided by the school judges.
Size requirement: no less than 50×60 cm; no limit on material and form. Well, oil painting is preferred;

The subject matter is required to be positive and uplifting.

For the first incident, everyone accepted it with ease and laughed. However, when the second incident was announced, everyone put away their relaxed expressions and the classroom fell silent.

Some people had flickering eyes, while others looked around.

The monitor looked at everyone's reactions and said, "Did everyone understand? Do you have any questions?"

Fu Min asked: "What are the requirements for the exhibition? New works, or can I use previous works?"

She asked many people's questions. Everyone in the class had at least a few works that they were satisfied with.

The monitor said, "You can use your previous works, but works that have won awards cannot participate again."

Many people's eyes lit up.

The monitor continued, “Next week, report to me the names and sizes of all the works you want to exhibit.”

After the notice was given, everyone left in twos and threes.

Jiang Zhe stood up and walked out of the classroom door. Fu Min was waiting for him in the corridor.

"Jiang Zhe, which piece of work do you want to participate in?"

Jiang Zhe said, “If there is no suitable new work, I will participate with the work showing the seafood market.”

"Oh, that should be no problem. You will definitely get a spot." Fu Min said. The work was hung in Wang Zhen's gallery, and they had seen it.

At this time, the monitor locked the door and came over. "Jiang Zhe, your work is fine. You must be one of them."

Professor Qin asked Jiang Zhe to take the lead, but he also had to follow the procedures. However, if the work was not good, other teachers would have objections, which would be difficult to deal with.

Jiang Zhe said: "It has not been selected yet, so I can't say that."

Many people were obviously putting in their best efforts to participate in the exhibition, so he did not dare to be careless.

Leave school and return to the studio.

On the easel, part of the painting depicting the band has begun to dry.

Jiang Zhe first started rendering the background.

Because the background and some minor objects do not need to be repeatedly glazed, try to complete them in one go.

He applied what he had learned from Monet and some Impressionist painters.

When expressing light and dark, try to reflect the relationship between warm and cold and colors.

From Monday to Wednesday, he would take time every night to carve out his works.

According to estimates, this work should be completed next week.

(End of this chapter)