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

Seeing that Jiang Zhe and Wang Zhen seemed to be planning on continuing the conversation, Chen Yan brought some snacks and fruits to the studio and motioned for them to sit down and chat.

Wang Zhen thanked him and continued to say to Jiang Zhe: "This kind of realistic subject matter is quite popular in our country, but it is difficult to attract attention in the foreign market."

Jiang Zhe was noncommittal: "If I want to win an award with this kind of subject matter, what do you think?"

Wang Zhen thought for a moment and said, "The opinions I just mentioned are also the opinions of the two auction houses. They still hope that you can produce works that have been recognized by the market.

The painting you won in Venice has elements of realistic themes, but also some innovations that are unique to you. In this regard, I can't give you too much advice. After all, no one can fully grasp the direction of various awards.

Do you have any other ideas when you draw these works besides wanting to win awards?"

Jiang Zhe said, "You figured it out? The provincial art museum currently has my works in its collection. I also wonder if my works can be collected by a national art museum."

Wang Zhen said, "I see. This goal is correct. If you aim at this goal, you should create some realistic themes."

She took a sip of tea and sorted out her thoughts. "I think your creation can be divided into two directions. The first is cooperation with business partners and market-oriented. The other direction is to create completely according to your own preferences and maintain your own independent creation."

She had a feeling that the experience accumulated by herself and other art dealers in the market would often go wrong with Jiang Zhe. Therefore, when she gave Jiang Zhe advice, she would also explain that her personal opinions were only for reference, and even intentionally encouraged Jiang Zhe to do some personalized creations.

In fact, once most painters achieve success in the market with a certain style of painting, art dealers will usually advise them to maintain it.

After Wang Zhen finished his suggestion, he said, "In order to cooperate with the celebration in October, I want to hold an exhibition at the Capital Gallery and organize our Binhai painters to participate. Can you also bring a work to support the occasion for me?"

"can."

“Do you have any ready-made works here?”

Jiang Zhe found some paintings that he had put away.

These are some watercolors and oil paintings he created after returning from Venice.

Wang Zhen picked out a painting that showed a girl holding a railing and looking out over a canal in Venice.

Jiang Zhe said, "This painting depicts Venice, which is inconsistent with the theme of the event." He pointed to another watercolor and said, "This one depicts our Binhai's most famous pedestrian street. Although it was painted last year, the content is appropriate."

"Okay, let's choose this one." Wang Zhen agreed. Now, Jiang Zhe is the biggest pillar and face of the gallery. Even if he doesn't sell it, it's good to keep it there to show off.

After Wang Zhen left, Jiang Zhe began to consider what kind of works to submit for auction.

He has always respected market demand and never tried to be aloof.

He looked out the window at the courtyard. There were many materials that could be used in the new studio or courtyard, enough to serve as the background for the masterpiece. The remaining question was who should be the model?

If the subject matter is dance and music, there should be no problem in inviting Yuan Xiaohan and her classmates, but he prefers to ask Teacher Luan to be the model.

With this idea in mind, he immediately called Luan Yuhui, but unfortunately, Luan Yuhui was not in Binhai at the moment.

There was no other choice but to ask Liu Yifei to come to the studio as a model and create a portrait in another style first.

Jiang Zhe set up two sets of scenes, one in the courtyard and the other in the studio.

It was August and the weather was quite hot. Considering that it would be tiring to stay in the garden for a long time, he asked Liu Yifei to change into a skirt and stand barefoot in the courtyard to pose for a few times. After taking photos and drawing a few sketches, he moved on to the second set of scenes.

Jiang Zhe prepared several sets of clothes for Liu Yifei, and asked her to do different actions. Some were for painting and reading, some were for organizing things and cleaning, and some were for daydreaming or playing with pets. Finally, he asked Liu Yifei to do a resting action. In short, they were all common moments in life, which accumulated materials for the future.

The last scene is Liu Yifei resting on a recliner with her eyes closed.

In order to avoid falling asleep, Liu Yifei closed her eyes and chatted with Jiang Zhe.

Jiang Zhe paints with watercolors and doesn't mind chatting while painting.

"Sister Liu, has anyone ever said that you look like Bai Xiuzhu from The Golden Age?"

"Well, several of my friends said the same thing after watching the TV series. I even watched The Story of a Noble Family on purpose. But I'm too old. I can't compare with those teenage girls."

"It's different. You each have your own temperament."

"I heard a lot of people say that actress will also play in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. Do young people like her looks?"

"Perhaps, this appearance is more in line with Chinese aesthetics. Besides, you are taller."

Liu Yifei narrowed her eyes, glanced at Jiang Zhe, and was secretly happy.

In order to avoid revealing her thoughts, she spoke less frequently and tried to control her expressions.

After Jiang Zhe finished the sketch, he wanted to wake Liu Yifei up, but found that her breathing had become steady and she seemed to have really fallen asleep.

I walked over and observed her eyelids and found that she was really asleep.

No wonder he spoke less and less just now, and later stopped talking altogether.

Thinking that all the movements to be drawn today had been completed, he did not wake her up and covered her with a layer of gauze.

Jiang Zhe returned to his seat and sat down, then stood up and walked to different positions to observe.

It was discovered that when Liu Yifei was actually sleeping, her posture was more natural and relaxed than before.

He walked over and helped her move slightly.

Liu Yifei should have felt something, but she was very obedient.

Jiang Zhe adjusted Liu Yifei's posture and immediately prepared a new piece of drawing paper to draw the scene.

He chose from more than a dozen sketches and finally decided that the one depicting a sleeping woman was the best. In order to make the work more beautiful, he also needed to use his brain on the scene and angle.

Liu Yifei opened her eyes, woke up for a few seconds, and remembered where she was.

Seeing Jiang Zhe looking at the painting, he hurriedly said, "Sorry, I fell asleep."

"It doesn't matter. When you were asleep, I was able to draw a satisfactory piece of work." Jiang Zhe said as he showed his new work.

When Liu Yifei saw this painting, she suddenly felt a little shy.

In this painting, she is sleeping in the sun, with all her private parts cleverly hidden, making her look even more attractive. Although her hair and scarf make her face hazy, she doesn't know if people familiar with her can recognize her when they see the painting.

At the same time, she found that the angle and feeling of this painting were somewhat similar to a famous painting hung in Jiang Zhe's studio. (Titian's work)
Jiang Zhe said, "This is a practice draft. When I draw the final draft, I will make it impossible for people to recognize you. That star looks too much like you. If I draw you too similarly, people will think I am drawing a star."

Liu Yifeifei saw that it was already evening outside, so she said goodbye.

Jiang Zhe handed the reward and a gift to Liu Yifei.
"I prepared some school gifts for your child."

"How embarrassing."

"Take it, take it. You've worked hard today."

After the child went to school, Liu Yifei really needed money. When she saw the gift prepared by Jiang Zhe, she felt that it was practical and not cheap, so she finally accepted it.

After seeing Liu Yifei off, Jiang Zhe prepared the materials and started creating.

He plans to paint two works.

One is a moment when Liu Yifei is standing in the garden trimming flowers. The vertical banner is 1m×1.6m. The other is a moment when she is taking a rest. The horizontal banner is 1.2m×1.7m.

Jiang Zhe plans to use classical glazing techniques in the early stages of creation, and integrate some direct painting techniques in the later rendering process in order to speed up the process.

With the skills provided by the system, he is very familiar with various materials and can arrange the materials reasonably, eliminate inefficient processes and save time.

When Jiang Zhe arranged the painting process, he suddenly understood the adjustments made by many classical painting masters in their workshops. With more tasks, he had to optimize the process.

A few days later, when he was rendering the characters in the painting, he received a call from Luan Yuhui.

"Jiang Zhe, I'm back in Binhai. What do you want to talk to me about?"

Jiang Zhe was not polite: "Teacher Luan, do you have time recently? I would like to invite you to the studio as a guest. If possible, can you be a model again?"

Luan Yuhui didn't expect Jiang Zhe to be so direct. She hadn't seen Jiang Zhe for a while, and she really missed him.

"I have time today. Can I go to your studio?"

Jiang Zhe said: "That won't work, I have to pick you up."

At the agreed time, he drove to a small roadside park near the school and waited.

After waiting for a while, I found that the agreed time had passed and Teacher Luan had not arrived.

He got out of the car and looked around, only to find that Teacher Luan had already arrived and was hiding behind a tree.

Seeing that Jiang Zhe had discovered him, he came over with a smile, a bit of pride in his smile.

Jiang Zhe also smiled when he saw Teacher Luan was willing to play.

Teacher Luan said: "They say that people who paint have good observation skills. As a result, I hid for such a long time and you just discovered it."

Jiang Zhe said, "Hey, you're hiding really well. Aren't you afraid there are too many mosquitoes here?"

“When I came here just now, I saw an old man playing games with his little granddaughter.

Haha, an old lady was playing hide-and-seek with a child. She pretended not to see her granddaughter. I wanted to laugh when I saw her, so I couldn't help but want to see if you could find me.

Jiang Zhe found that when Teacher Luan was relaxed, she was even more beautiful than when she was in school. "Where is the grandparents you mentioned? Take me to see them?"

"Just across the garden."

Jiang Zhe followed Teacher Luan and indeed saw the grandparents and grandchildren playing games.

He also found it interesting and kept the scene in mind.

……

Luan Yuhui visited Jiang Zhe's new home and praised it highly. Then she asked about being a model.

"Jiang Zhe, what are you going to draw today? Or dance?"

Jiang Zhe heard the hidden meaning in Teacher Luan's words: "Do you have any good suggestions?"

Teacher Luan pointed to the violin on the prop rack in the studio and said, "I can also play the violin. Do you want to listen?"

"Really? That's great." Jiang Zhe wanted to see Teacher Luan in different states. "This violin is not very good, it's just used as a prop."

"It's okay. Let me make it clear first, my violin playing skills are average, and I've only learned a few songs. If I don't play well, don't laugh at me." Luan Yuhui said as she picked up the violin.

(End of this chapter)