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

Jiang Zhe looked at the options given by the system and eliminated them silently.

You don't have to worry about the artistic level of these calligraphy skill options. The only thing you need to consider is whether they are suitable for you and your future development.

His selection criteria is to include as many different calligraphy styles as possible, while also considering the integration of calligraphy and painting skills.

The final options left two: Mi Fu and Zhao Mengfu.

Both of them are calligraphers who have had a great influence on later generations. They are proficient in calligraphy and painting, as well as some skills related to calligraphy and painting.
Learning their techniques will be helpful in mastering calligraphy, painting and related skills.

Jiang Zhe considered for a long time and finally chose Mi Fu.

Zhao Mengfu has comprehensive skills and is one of the four great masters of regular script. His level is naturally beyond doubt. However, after him, many people criticized Zhao style calligraphy. Of course, this is related to Zhao Mengfu's own behavior.

There is another reason for choosing Mi Fu.

After acquiring calligraphy skills, Jiang Zhe also did some research on learning calligraphy. Mi Fu's calligraphy is difficult to learn, and even more difficult to master.

With the help of the system, you can get it done in one step.

Having made his choice, Jiang Zhe no longer hesitated and clicked to draw.

A lot of information came into my mind.

Jiang Zhe accepted it and understood the skills at the same time.

Song Dynasty calligraphy focused on meaning and emphasized charm.

Among the four great calligraphers Su, Huang, Mi and Cai, although Mi Fu ranks second, he is proficient in appreciation, so he has profound knowledge and comprehensive skills.

After a long time, the message was delivered.

Jiang Zhe opened his eyes and checked his skill page. His calligraphy skill was still at the special level, but he had already mastered two main styles of calligraphy.

He drew in the air with his fingers, and it seemed as if he had practiced the skill he had just learned for a long time.

He considered combining the two calligraphy skills into his own style, but he had no tools to put it into practice, so he had to give up for the time being.

I looked at the time and it was almost midnight. So much time had passed without me noticing.

Take time to rest.

The next day, Professor Qin and Teacher Zhao still had to attend the event.

Jiang Zhe hesitated for a moment and said, "Teacher, I won't go. I want to go to the stationery store and do some exercises when I come back."

Professor Qin thought for a moment and said, "Since you don't want to go, forget it. Just be careful when you go out on your own." He agreed so quickly because he was still frightened by what happened yesterday.

After the two teachers left, Jiang Zhe called Meng Xi to ask where to buy traditional calligraphy and painting supplies.

He plans to experiment with new techniques.

"You came to me. I'll take you to Wenfang Street and visit some old shops."

When Meng Xi heard that Jiang Zhe was planning to buy some study supplies, he immediately volunteered.

The two met in Liulichang.

Meng Xi acted as a guide and took Jiang Zhe on a tour.

"Although I don't know calligraphy and Chinese painting, there are teachers and students in our school who insist on learning. I know where they often buy tools."

This information was told to her by some boys.

As long as she showed the slightest interest, these people would be eager to tell her all the relevant information they knew.

With Meng Xi's guidance, Jiang Zhe can avoid many detours.

He knew that shopping in some famous stores or old stores would be expensive, but there was no online shopping at that time, so in order to ensure quality, he could only buy in those well-known stores.

"I don't need a too big inkstone. Do you have a travel inkstone? One that's the size of a palm, or even smaller." In a well-known old store, Jiang Zhe and his friend were choosing inkstones at the counter.

He rejected those luxurious, beautiful and grand inkstones and chose a small She inkstone.

After leaving the counter, Meng Xi asked in a low voice: "Why did you buy such a small inkstone? Is it enough?"

Jiang Zhe said, "That's enough. Let's go and see Hui Mo again."

Although it is possible to use ink and copper ink cartridges, Jiang Zhe feels that since he has to use it, he cannot settle for less.

Anyway, he was not short of money now. He picked out five cents of pine soot ink for the roof and five cents of tung oil soot ink. As his experience increased, his eye for selecting tools also improved.

It was a bit difficult to choose a brush.

There are already brushes with nylon bristles on the market, and the brushes at that time are somewhat different from the tools used by calligraphers Mi and Dong.

Jiang Zhe had to relax his requirements and chose an expensive wolf-hair brush and a sheep-wolf combination brush.

After he bought some paper and two blank books, Meng Xi asked, "Can I watch you create calligraphy?"

Jiang Zhe said: "Okay."

After saying that, he remembered that he didn't bring his seal, so he had to buy two more pieces of seal material and ink.

Jiang Zhe put the tools he bought into the handbag given by the store and hesitated for a moment before walking out of the store.

It would be fine to go back to the hotel to practice calligraphy, but I would feel a little embarrassed to take Meng Xi back with me.

It doesn't matter to me, but it will inevitably have an impact on others.

"Let's find a place to drink tea. It's quite hot. I'd like to write a few words while we're here. What do you think?"

"I know a good place. Come with me." Meng Xi was a very smart person. At first, she didn't understand why Jiang Zhe suddenly wanted to drink tea, but when she was almost there, she figured it out.

I didn't expect Jiang Zhe to be so old-fashioned.

The teahouse she found was relatively quiet and had two floors.

Some people were drinking tea and playing Go on the first floor.

They booked a private room on the second floor.

After the waiter brought the tea set and tea leaves, Jiang Zhe laid out the tools on the table next to the tea table.

Because he only chose stationery and album leaves, he didn't need anything like felt.

Jiang Zhe poured a little water into the inkstone, and first used pine soot ink, grinding it slowly, which was considered to sharpen the inkstone.

When Meng Xi saw Jiang Zhe start to prepare, he automatically took on the task of making tea.

Jiang Zhe was grinding the tea while watching the tea being brewed, enjoying it very much.

After grinding the pine soot ink, I then ground a small amount of lampblack ink and mixed the two.

Pine soot ink is simple and ancient, while lampblack ink is black and bright.

After completing the preparations, he began to write on a piece of paper. The content of his writing was the most familiar - Happy Rain on a Spring Night.

He tried to use Mi Fu's running script technique, writing very slowly.

After writing, look at it carefully.

It feels a little bit off. Maybe it's because I'm not familiar with it because I'm using it for the first time.

He picked up another piece of paper and rewrote it.

Feeling much better.

He used several sheets of paper to practice until his mind and hands were in harmony.

He opened a book, pondered for a moment, and began to write.

The first poem I wrote today was a poem by Du Fu. So I continued writing Du Fu's poems.

This time, I wrote about Wang Yue.

This poem has many words. While writing, the brush was dipped in ink several times, and the ink color changed naturally.

"Well written." Meng Xi stared at Jiang Zhe as he finished writing "A glance at all the mountains makes them small." Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and began to praise him.

Jiang Zhe took a short break and drank some tea to relax.

After resting enough, he wrote another poem on the remaining space of the album - "Hearing that the government troops have taken back Henan and Hebei."

This poem has more words, but Jiang Zhe has adapted to the rhythm of writing, and the writing process is a pleasure and enjoyment.

(End of this chapter)