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

Jiang Zhe drove back to his studio and was wondering where to have lunch when his cell phone rang.

When he saw the caller ID on his phone, it was Jiang Zhen’s number. He quickly found a place, stopped the car, and pressed the answer button.

"Hello, Manager Wang?"

"Jiang Zhe, I have good news."

"Oh, what's wrong?"

"The Biennale Organizing Committee has received your information. Although the results are not out yet, I have asked some friends and found that several people are very interested in your new work. If you have time, come over. I will tell you the details."

Jiang Zhe perked up, "How about this, I'll treat you to lunch. Okay? I'll drive to your building."

"Okay, come on."

Jiang Zhe felt that this was a good start.

Soon, he drove to the downstairs of Wang Zhen Gallery and saw that Wang Zhen was already waiting for him.

He waved to Wang Zhen.

Wang Zhen sat in the back seat of the vehicle.

"Is there anything good to eat nearby? What do you like to eat?"

"Just keep it simple. I have things to do this afternoon."

The two of them sat down at a nearby restaurant. While waiting for their food, Wang Zhen said, "Originally, I sent over the materials for several of your works. In the end, they kept one of them, which is the painting - Ocean of Joy."

She told Jiang Zhe that after submitting her work, she would consult with people, including a critic who had once served on the jury.

They all showed some interest in Jiang Zhe's work.

After the waiter brought the dishes, Wang Zhen said, "I have something to do this afternoon, and you have to drive, so let's not drink today. Let's have tea instead of wine." She raised her glass and said to Jiang Zhe, "This time, you have a great chance of being selected for the exhibition. I wish you success in advance."

Jiang Zhe clinked glasses with her: "If this succeeds, it's all thanks to your help. So, it's our success."

Wang Zhen said: “If it really succeeds, my gallery will set a precedent by being able to bring works and painters to the Biennale. Not only will you get the honor, but my gallery will also have the qualifications it didn’t have before.”

The two of them ate and talked, and both were very optimistic about the matter.

After lunch, Jiang Zhe returned to the studio and took a short rest.

Today, whether it was the smooth progress of Luan Yuhui or the good news from Wang Zhen, he was in a good mood.

After a short rest, he began to prepare his painting supplies, intending to complete the task while he was in a good mood.

He was preparing materials while thinking. Although Luan Yuhui had not agreed to come to the studio and had not posed as required, he had already collected the materials he wanted.

Through today's description of the character's movements and appearance, we have already grasped the character's characteristics. Even if there is no model in front of us, we can create freely based on the existing materials.

He cut six sheets of drawing paper, each measuring 22 x 17 cm.

He had already thought that Luan Yuhui's appearance and posture were both very beautiful, and it would be difficult to fully express her in one painting, so he might as well paint a set of small-sized works, a group of four or even six, depicting different postures from different angles.

Because the paintings are small in size, you can also verify your thoughts on realistic techniques on this type of work.

Prepare your materials and start drawing detailed sketches.

In the first photo, Luan Yuhui is leaning on a lady's chair, looking very relaxed. The figure is somewhat like Manet's masterpiece.

In the second photo, she is arranging her clothes. This is a moment I discovered in the morning, except that the character's clothes have become dance clothes.

In the third, she turns her back to the audience and performs a dance move. Her appearance is shown in the mirror.

In the fourth picture, she is lying on the floor with her back almost facing up, her posture relaxed.

In the fifth picture, Luan Yuhui holds the bar with her hands and makes a stretching pose, showing her side view to the audience.

In the sixth painting, she makes a very exaggerated dance pose, facing the audience, with a teasing look in her eyes. The contents of these six paintings are from reality, famous paintings, and imagination, each with a different pose.

Jiang Zhe first determines the composition proportions and character movements, and then considers details such as clothing, accessories, and environment.

Before I knew it, a few hours passed.

Although there were some setbacks in the process, Jiang Zhe remained interested.

Because some of the content in the paintings is his own imagination, such as movements, expressions and clothing, he plans to keep these works for himself and not show them to outsiders.

After dinner, he cut six sheets of canvas paper of the same size as the sketch.

Draw the draft first, then apply different semi-transparent base colors.

Jiang Zhe plans to use the glazing technique to create this series of paintings, so the first layer of base color needs to be dry.

Before he went to rest, he looked at the work he had brought back from school. He had only had time to change a small part of the painting, and then he started a new one.

A new week begins, from Monday to Wednesday, Jiang Zhe returns to the studio every night to paint this group of small paintings. The progress of painting is very slow, because the shading technique is used, so it can be staggered and carried out in a coordinated manner.

The six paintings depict the same person, but the shape, proportions, and even skin texture are different in different states.

Due to the small size of the painting, in order to achieve a realistic effect in this case, every stroke must play a corresponding role, neither relaxing the overall relationship nor being too general.

Thursday and Friday are professional class times.

During the day, Jiang Zhe created works with Yuan Xiaohan as the main character at school. At night, he went home and created works with Luan Yuhui as the main character.

Although the sizes are different, the exploration of techniques can verify each other.

After school on Friday, Jiang Zhe walked to the parking lot with his toolbox and received a strange phone call.

He pressed the answer button: "Hello? How are you?"

"Is that Jiang Zhe? I'm Luan Yuhui." A familiar voice came out.

Jiang Zhe said, "Hello, Mr. Luan, do you have any instructions?"

"Do you have time now?"

Jiang Zhe said, "When you have time, please tell me."

"I have time on Sunday mornings and can model. Do you have time?"

Jiang Zhe was very happy: "No problem, I have time on Sunday."

"Is there a suitable place? In a studio, will there be many people?"

Jiang Zhe said, "Can we go to my personal studio?"

Luan Yuhui hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, I'll go to your studio on Sunday morning. Where is your studio address?"

Jiang Zhe said: "Teacher Luan, I'll drive over to pick you up."

The two people talked on the phone and agreed to meet on Sunday morning.

Jiang Zhe happily ended the call and drove away from the school.

It is a pleasant thing to be able to complete the system tasks and get close to beautiful women.

Teacher Luan hung up the phone, calmed down, and walked out of the dormitory.

On Saturday, in addition to his regular schedule, Jiang Zhe also took time to tidy up the studio and put away some works that were not suitable for outsiders to see.

(End of this chapter)