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

Chapter 390, New Works, Opportunity to Participate in the Biennale

"Jiang Zhe, do we need to organize these books?" Liu Yifei asked while cleaning the workbench.

"Just leave those picture books there. I might need them later."

Jiang Zhe fixed an oil painting frame with stretched canvas on the easel.

He prepared the materials and tools needed for today, and did not urge Liu Yifei, but watched her clean up.

Liu Yifei sorted out the messy things. Because the temperature in the room was quite high, she simply took off her sweater and wore only the white fleece underneath.

The fleece coat makes her figure very clear.

She found a rag and cleaned up some corners.

The sleeves were rolled up, exposing the arms, which looked especially white because they were wet.

After working for more than ten minutes, Liu Yifei's face began to turn red, and with beads of sweat appearing, she looked even more beautiful.

Jiang Zhe watched all these scenes and recorded the interesting moments in them with sketches.

After drawing a few sketches, he felt that these sketches could be enriched and expanded.

"Sister Liu, take a break. We'll start in a moment."

"Okay. I'll continue with the remaining work after you finish painting." Liu Yifei agreed.

"It's okay. It's already very good. With your help in cleaning up, the studio looks much tidier." Jiang Zhe handed him a new towel.

"The bathroom faucet and shower have hot water. You can clean up."

Liu Yifei's bathroom.

Jiang Zhe heard the sound of running water, and inevitably felt a little distracted. However, he put his mind at rest after thinking about his previous considerations.

Liu Yifei quickly finished cleaning up, put on her slippers, and walked back to the studio.

Jiang Zhe asked her to sit on the chair and relax.

He walked around Liu Yifei for a while, observed her, and said, "Sister Liu, change your clothes."

In addition to the requirement for aesthetics, today he also tries to depict different textures.

He walked into the house and pulled out a gray cashmere sweater.

He bought this for the model, so the material and style must be correct.

Liu Yifei took it, tried it with her hands, and said with a smile: "You can tell at a glance that this dress is very high-end."

Jiang Zhe said, "Try it on and see. Don't worry, no one has worn it before."

While changing her sweater, Liu Yifei said, "Isn't this dress expensive?"

“Not too expensive.”

Liu Yifei wore light grey clothes, which made her look more gentle. The loose sweater could not hide her figure.

"The clothes are so nice."

Jiang Zhe also thought it was good and in line with his expectations.

"let's start."

As usual, he would make a quick sketch first, then select the sketches he liked, make a detailed sketch, and then transfer it to the canvas.

On the charcoal draft on the canvas, apply a light gray olive green base color.

This base color is thin and transparent.

He wanted to experiment with new techniques, so the materials used to mix colors also changed.

This base coat needs to dry before you can proceed to the next steps.

Jiang Zhe looked at the time and said, "Sister Liu, come here first this morning. If you have nothing to do in the afternoon, will you continue to be a model?"

"Sure! I'm fine. I'll make you lunch."

Jiang Zhe said, "We have limited time at noon, so let's not cook. There are several restaurants nearby. What do you like to eat?"

He asked Liu Yifei what she liked to eat and called to order food.

After lunch, he let Liu Yifei take a short rest while he started to prepare.

The first layer of base color dried quickly because of the new colorant. He began to add white to the base color to create a sketch effect of the character.

White diluent is also a new preparation method.

This layer of white is still relatively thin, transitioning from the brightest part of the character to the dark part.

This time, you need to draw the sketch relationship of all objects except the background. More detailed depiction will be completed in the following steps.

It took an entire afternoon just to complete this shaping.

Liu Yifei had started to doze off because she had been sitting for a long time.

Jiang Zhe just needed some reference, so he didn't wake her up until the agreed time.

"Sister Liu." Liu Yifei was in a daze when she suddenly heard the voice. She opened her eyes, gathered her thoughts, and said, "Sorry, I just fell asleep."

"It's okay. Today's work is a bit long. Thank you for your hard work."

Liu Yifei slapped her face to sober herself up.

Standing up, I saw that in Jiang Zhe's work, except for the background which maintained the base color, the characters and other images looked more like a black and white photo.

"It's rare to see you use this method."

Jiang Zhejie briefly explained the shading technique and gave the reward to Liu Yifei.

"If you have time next weekend, you can continue to come."

"No problem, I have time." Liu Yifei changed her clothes and said goodbye to Jiang Zhe enthusiastically.

After Jiang Zhe sent Liu Yifei away, he found a clothes rack, propped up the sweater, and arranged it in a similar posture to Liu Yifei's.

Tomorrow's time can be used to draw some details of clothes and other items.

The model is not here, and the work is done based on real objects.

According to his considerations, this painting uses the transparent hood burning technique, but there are also improvements, the steps are simplified and merged, and there are also new attempts.

He had just finished dinner when he received a call from Wang Zhen.

"Jiang Zhe, are you home? I need to discuss the Biennale with you."

Jiang Zhe said, "I'm here."

"I'll be at your place soon."

Jiang Zhe waited for a while and then heard a knock on the door.

When I opened the door, I saw Wang Zhen and her assistant standing outside.

Jiang Zhe let the two of them into the house. "Is it urgent that I ask you to make a special trip?"

Wang Zhen smiled and said to Jiang Zhe, "I have good news and I want to tell you in person. There is already news from the Biennale.

I have contacted the Avant-Garde Gallery and Christie’s, and they are willing to recommend your work to the jury.”

Oh, Jiang Zhe was secretly happy. "What do you need me to do?"

Wang Zhen said: "This is a basic opportunity to be shortlisted. You need to send photos of your work and detailed information to the jury as soon as possible. If you pass the review, you will be invited to participate in the shortlisted exhibition, which is the official Biennale."

After she explained, she continued, "Have you ever thought about which work to submit? I suggest that the safest thing is to submit a work that is most similar to the work you won in Venice."

Jiang Zhe said, "That work has already won an award, can we use a similar work?"

"Give it a try."

Jiang Zhe had his own ideas. He should show his work which was rated as a masterpiece by the system.

"What do you think of the work that depicts a pedestrian street on a festival day?"

Wang Zhen said, "The style of that painting has changed too much."

Jiang Zhe believed in the system's judgment: "Can I submit more than two pieces of work information?"

Wang Zhen said: "I will try my best to help you, but I really don't think this work is good. If you insist, I will listen to you."

Jiang Zhe arranged his works on the easel.

Wang Zhen's assistant started taking pictures and asked Jiang Zhe to fill in the information.

(End of this chapter)