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

Chapter 353: Everyone's Concern, Christie's Auction News

Friday afternoon, studio.

Jiang Zhe used a small brush to highlight the highlights in the character's eyes.

He borrowed the way Dürer painted eyes. Although the highlights are small and not obvious, if you observe carefully, you can see the changes inside.

Through the depiction of the shape of the eyes and the pupils, the somewhat cloudy eyes are portrayed vividly.

He examined the images, and when he was satisfied with the results, he reviewed them with the system.

This bust took one day to complete and was rated as an excellent work.

Although it is not a masterpiece, it has achieved the purpose of the experiment. That is, it has not given up the requirement of the relationship between the figure sketches, but has added color changes.

Teacher Chi was giving instructions to a student and saw Jiang Zhe start to clean his paintbrush out of the corner of his eye.

"Think about it. Don't rush to finish the painting." After instructing the student, he walked to Jiang Zhe and observed his work.

Today, it was his third time to look at Jiang Zhe's paintings, and the picture effects changed every time.

Jiang Zhe naturally depicts the structure and expression of the characters through the connection of brushstrokes and the transition of colors. The texture of the oil paint perfectly expresses the somewhat dark skin color.

Through comparison, Teacher Chi found that the character's movements were inconsistent with reality. The posture of the person in the painting was more relaxed, and the hand closer to the picture was picking its fingernails out of boredom.

A few simple folds on the clothes and trousers make the material and weight appear very natural.

After checking all the details, he gave his evaluation, "Not bad, the skin color and clothes blend into the overall warm gray tone, the character's expression is vivid, especially the hands, the painting is wonderful. Are you ready to finish this painting?"

Jiang Zhe said: "I can't think of any adjustments for now. I want to draw another portrait."

"Okay, don't repeat it." Teacher Chi reminded.

Jiang Zhe did not move the easel, but only moved the tools and went to another group.

Fu Min was painting in this group. When she saw Jiang Zhe coming, she happily helped him get into position.

Jiang Zhe said thank you and began to create on a 20×27cm oil painting paper.

The model for this group is an old lady with neatly combed hair.

The old woman was a little fat, with a full forehead, sagging skin, and a very obviously sunken mouth.

Jiang Zhe quickly finished the draft and began to portray it in depth.

During the creative process, the phone vibrates from time to time.

Jiang Zhe didn't check his phone until the model took a break, then he took out his phone to check the messages.

There was a message from Wang Zhen informing me of the Christie's auction and that the profits from Times Auction had arrived.

Sister Liao also sent a text message to ask about the auction of his works.

After Jiang Zhe replied one by one, he returned to the studio. He did not check the accounts or think about the Christie's auction.

As the get out of class was about to end, he finished the portrait sketch in less than three hours, and the system rated it as an excellent work.

After the model left, Jiang Zhe packed up his tools, picked up his painting box, and left the studio carrying the two works of art.

When I reached the stairs, I met Lan Xin.

"Jiang Zhe, let me help you." She took the initiative to greet him.

Jiang Zhe said, "No, the paint is not dry yet, it will stick to my hands. Are you guys done with get out of class?"

The two people went downstairs one after the other.

Lan Xin said, "The get out of class is over. I'm going to go home and go to the gallery tomorrow. Congratulations first. Is there any news from Christie's?"

Jiang Zhe said: "We should know the news tomorrow."

"I wish you a successful start! Firing the first shot." Lan Xin often went to the gallery, so she knew some news.

Jiang Zhe said thank you: "I'll drive you back."

"No, I'll go with my classmates." Lan Xin refused.

The two said goodbye downstairs.

Lan Xin looked at Jiang Zhe's background, her eyes never leaving him.

Jiang Zhe came to the parking lot and saw Chen Yan waiting for him.

Chen Yan helped Jiang Zhe put his works and tools in the car.

"Are you going home for dinner today?"

Jiang Zhe said, "I've already promised my parents that I'll go home for dinner, so I won't accompany you. Tomorrow, you can go directly to my studio."

"When can we know the result from Christie's?" Jiang Zhe said, "The auction will be held in the afternoon, and the result will probably be announced at 2-3 o'clock. For us, it should be early morning. I should still be sleeping, so I should know the news in the morning."

"Will you keep waiting for news?" Chen Yan asked with a smile.

Jiang Zhe glanced at her and said, "No. If you don't get enough rest, it will affect your body, but it won't affect the results.

Sleep soundly, and you will know the result when you wake up."

"It must be a good result. I wish you success in advance."

"Thank you."

Jiang Zhe started the car and said goodbye to Chen Yan.

……

Jiang Yi and his wife had already prepared dinner and were waiting for Jiang Zhe.

During the meal, the two asked about Jiang Zhe's situation in school as usual.

Jiang Yi wanted to ask something else, but Xu Li stopped him with a look.

After dinner, the family of three took Xiao Ka out for a walk.

Xiao Ka had no idea what Jiang Zhe was facing and ran very happily.

As the family of three walked around the neighborhood, Jiang Zhe, knowing his parents' concerns, took the initiative to talk about the auction. "We'll know the news tomorrow morning."

"Are you going back to the studio tonight?" Jiang Yi and his wife knew about the auction, but they didn't want to add pressure to their son, so they refrained from asking.

"Go back to the studio and revise your homework."

"Okay, go back early and rest early." Jiang Yi and his wife urged.

Jiang Zhe returned to the studio, read books, corrected homework, and went to bed on time according to his usual schedule.

Although I tried not to think about the auction, I still dreamed about it several times.

In the dream, his work was sold for 6 US dollars. Of course, the dream was very confusing, and he also dreamed that the work failed to sell, which was a very ugly scene.

Jiang Zhe woke up from a nightmare once.

I cursed myself for being useless and continued to sleep.

He opened his eyes again and felt that it was still dark.

I couldn't sleep at all, so I just picked up my phone and checked the time.

There was no missed call on the phone, only a text message from Wang Zhen, telling him that the auction had already started, probably at 3pm New York time, and the auction of his paintings would begin.

He got up, washed, and prepared breakfast for himself.

Hot milk, toast, fried eggs, and a few slices of cucumber.

Just as I was ready for breakfast, I heard my cell phone ringing.

While preparing breakfast, he had been paying attention to his phone. At this moment, when the phone rang, he immediately walked over and picked up the phone.

It’s Wang Zhen’s call.

Despite everything that had happened, my heart began to beat faster.

He pressed the answer button: "Manager Wang? Any news?"

Wang Zhen said, "I didn't wake you up, did I?"

"I woke up just now." Jiang Zhe replied.

"It seems that you can't sleep either. I couldn't sleep after Christie's sent me the first message. Now, the results are out, guess what?" Wang Zhen's tone was full of excitement.

Jiang Zhe asked, "Is it more than 6?"

Wang Zhen said: "You are really brave to guess. But congratulations, you guessed it right, it really is more than 6."

Jiang Zhe was immediately relieved. The estimated price, plus the system reward, should indeed be more than 6.

"How much exactly?"

Wang Zhen said, "I won't let you guess the riddle. Eighty-six thousand dollars."

"Really?!" Jiang Zhe was excited. Although it was only 10,000 more than his expected price, it was still a lot when converted into Chinese currency.

"You must be surprised too. I was also very surprised when Christie's contacted me," said Wang Zhen.

(End of this chapter)