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

Chapter 341, Master Sketch, Long-term Challenge Goal
Early Thursday morning, Jiang Zhe walked into the studio with a sketching kit and a roll of sketching paper.

In the studio, several students were already chatting and waiting for class to start.

Jiang Zhe greeted his classmates, found a seat to sit down and joined in the conversation.

Today we will start the second professional course of this semester, and the course content is figure sketching.

The teacher of the class is an associate professor who is said to have studied abroad in Europe.

The students came to the classroom one after another.

Everyone, guess whether we can meet the model this morning or start painting?
Many people think that the morning time is probably spent attending classes.

At eight o'clock in the morning, a slightly bald male teacher walked into the studio.

Everyone has seen this teacher, but they haven't had much contact with him.

The students stood up and greeted.

The teacher smiled and waved his hand: "Everyone, sit down. Now that we've met, let me introduce myself. My name is Su Sheng. I'm in charge of your sketching course this semester."

He brought out his laptop and asked the monitor to help him debug the projector.

While waiting for the debugging, Teacher Su glanced at all the students. "Everyone is in a good spirit. I hope everyone can maintain this state in the next month.

This sketching class lasts for one month. Everyone needs to complete a full-length group portrait. Due to limited conditions, the so-called group portrait is actually just two people. "

The monitor adjusted the projector. Teacher Su thanked him and continued teaching.

"I want to talk about the requirements of this class first. You have been drawing sketches all the time, but this class has different requirements. I want to give you the first suggestion. As long as you want to develop in painting, you must persist in learning sketching and persist in drawing sketches.

Many painters stop making progress in painting. From my observation, one important reason is that they have not made any progress in sketching, or even stop sketching.

No matter what your current painting level is or how it will develop in the future, you must persist in learning sketching. "

"Because of my personal learning experience, I want to teach you what I am good at. If you feel there is something wrong, we can discuss it." He said as he brought up the first sample painting.

"Everyone, look at this painting."

The students saw the sketch on the projection screen and recognized it as a portrait of his mother by Dürer.

Teacher Su waited for a while and then said, "It's just a simple charcoal sketch. The artist didn't use much ink, but it's unforgettable.

People often say that a good painting can touch the soul. This should be considered a very touching sketch, or a drawing.

In this painting, Dürer used very concise but precise lines to shape the characters, and only used a small amount of light and dark tones to render certain structures, and he vividly outlined the image of an elderly mother.

Teacher Su adjusted the picture and magnified the details. Then he said to the students, "Look at some details. The forehead of the figure is covered with wrinkles. This kind of brushwork is very relaxed, but vivid; the cheekbones are raised and the lips are tightly closed, which vividly shows the characteristics of the elderly's loose skin.

The face of the character is thin, with veins showing in some places. The eyeballs are bulging, as if trying to open the eyes wide. This is the unique look of the elderly.

Such a look carries a lot of life information. "

He gave students time to observe and digest the information, then continued: “The face is the portrait of the soul.

You must have seen this painting in your previous studies. This is the only portrait of Dürer's mother among his many works. According to records, this mother had 18 children.

Dürer added a few words to this painting after his mother's death."

Teacher Su enlarged the text on the screen and translated the foreign text into Chinese line by line: "This is Alfred Dürer's mother. She died at 1514 a.m. on Tuesday before the Prayer Week in 63. She was years old.

These words show the painter's respect and love for his mother.

When we look at this painting today, we first learn Dürer's modeling method, which includes rigorous modeling, refined use of lines, and calm and firm brushwork.

Secondly, you must also understand beauty and deeper style.

Dürer was good at capturing the spirit of his painting subjects and could make the images come alive on paper using the least amount of ink.

Good works of art should not be about showing off their skills, but should use simple language to express the most meaningful thoughts and emotions.

This painting is a typical example.”

He looked at his students and said, “I have copied this work several times and have some insights. If you want to create a good work, you must have true feelings and at the same time, reflect universal laws in the picture.

Dürer's works are full of profound emotions embedded in simple works.

Of course, this kind of precise and effective visual expression also requires long-term training.”

While Jiang Zhe was digesting the information, he was also thinking that Teacher Su was indeed a student from Europe and admired Dürer very much.

Teacher Su also said: “This way of expression makes the seemingly simple sketch appear profound and can rise to the realm of emotion.

This is why I am using this work to start my thesis today.

Good works like this will never be out of date and will resonate with people in any era. No matter how the times change, some emotions will never change. "

He looked at the students and said, "I have been talking just now. Everyone, tell me whose sketches you have copied? What are your feelings about sketching?"

Because Teacher Su's class gradually aroused everyone's interest, several students spoke one after another. After listening, Teacher Su summarized: "I just heard many students say that they have copied the works of Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Rubens, Fechen, Holbein, and Russian painters.

Everyone must be wondering why I chose Dürer's works.

In addition to my personal preference, there is another reason that Dürer's works have not received the attention they deserve.

In art history, Dürer is known as the Leonardo da Vinci of the North.

The Florence and Venice schools of painting in Italy were able to be recognized by people, especially the three masters of Renaissance art, who were able to receive widespread acclaim, thanks to the fact that someone was the first to write biographies about them. Dürer and others did not have this treatment, so their fame is relatively less.

From an artistic point of view, painters like Dürer and Herbein are not inferior to Italian painters. "

Next, Teacher Su used several paintings by Dürer for analysis and study.

"There is a trick to learning Dürer's paintings. All the brushstrokes should be used on the important structures, and the ins and outs of each stroke should be explained clearly. You should have a very clear understanding of the shape structure, and at the same time have a strong ability to refine and summarize.

Some students must ask, do we still need to practice now? "

Teacher Su paused for a moment and looked at the students: "I can tell you clearly that it is very necessary. I have seen your sketches and quick drawings.

Of course, everyone has their own pursuits in terms of artistic style and aesthetics, but I suggest that you think about the conversation requirements I just mentioned and apply them in your subsequent studies.”

Although Mr. Su's teaching method is close to lecturing, his way of speaking can arouse students' interest.

After explaining the specific requirements of this class, he said: "Due to time constraints, we don't have many works to appreciate. You can take time to visit the library. In addition, I won't show you some works by contemporary painters because there are still problems with their paintings and I don't want you to be affected."

He looked at the time and said, "The model will be here at 10:. You guys should get ready first."

The students immediately stood up and prepared their tools.

Due to limited funding, the school hired four models for this class.

The models are all men, divided into two groups, one standing and one sitting.

After the model is in place, the students find their position and adjust the angle of the easel.

Jiang Zhe observed that the movements of the two groups of models were consistent, but the appearance of the characters was different.

He chose a spot and mounted the sketch paper on the drawing board.

While waiting for the paper to dry, he observed and thought about how to create.

There are two models in my group. One is a man in his fifties, sitting on a chair, and the other is a little younger, leaning on a wooden stick, standing in a very relaxed posture.

Both men were wearing old-fashioned singlets, long trousers and rubber shoes.

Both of them had the signs of years of hard work, they were old, with dark skin, and the oldest man's hair was half white.

Jiang Zhe felt that his observation angle was not perfect, so he made bold changes.

Use vertical composition, place the seated man closer and the standing man a little further away.

He repeatedly drew small sketches and experimented with composition.

The morning time passed quickly.

Jiang Zhe was not in a hurry to finalize the composition.

After the model left at the appointed time, he put away his draft, took the time to eat, and then went to the library to borrow books.

When he arrived at the library, he saw several classmates also using their lunch break to borrow books.

Jiang Zhe found Dürer's collection of sketches and sat down to observe them.

Among his current skills, sketching is of the highest level, and the main focus of his skills is Dürer's sketches. Completing this assignment is not a difficult task.

However, he did not want to simply use his skills to complete the work as required. This way of learning did not present any challenge to him.

I remember seeing the system's tips before. If you want to improve your existing sketching skills to the master level, you have to choose a direction and make a breakthrough.

Jiang Zhuo wanted to take this sketching course as an opportunity to learn the sketches of Dürer or Ingres and try to make a breakthrough in his skill level.

He found a very famous work by Dürer, praying hands, which also became folded hands.

Jiang Zhe observed the work for a few minutes and then tried to copy it.

His first feeling was that these hands were definitely not for heavy work, but were probably a sketch created to depict the hands of a priest.

When copying works, he did not follow a rigid approach and did not seek accuracy in every line. Instead, he tried his best to understand Dürer's creative steps and mentality and appreciate the beauty.

After copying it once, he examined his work. Although some details were not perfect, it already had some charm.

He heard the system prompt and quietly opened the page.

Players try to make a breakthrough in sketching skills to trigger the challenge. Please make a breakthrough in sketching skills to a higher level within three years. The shorter the time, the greater the reward. If you fail to complete it, there is no penalty.

(End of this chapter)