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

studio.

Wang Zhen read all the drafts prepared by Jiang Zhe.

Jiang Zhe asked her to sit down and have tea.

Chen Yan brought fruits and pastries.

Wang Zhen sat on the sofa, took a sip of tea, put down the cup, and stretched comfortably. Coming here, she could feel relaxed physically and mentally.

"It's still more comfortable here with you. There's no need to say so many social words or polite remarks, and there's no need to bother arguing over things. Sometimes I really envy your life."

Jiang Zhe smiled and said, “If I really asked you to put your business aside and go out to relax, would you really be willing?

Wang Zhen shook his head: "No, once you really relax, all your previous efforts will be in vain."

Jiang Zhe said: "There were many times when I had to make no changes. You have seen these paintings, and I have no idea about the life there.

I drew these paintings under pressure, and I was not satisfied with many of the drafts.

I had no choice but to make adjustments and compromise as much as possible, creating works that I was interested in and that the market there could accept.

Wang Zhen said: "Maybe our perspectives are different. What I see is different from what you see. I pay more attention to potential customers. For example, what do customers who can buy you at a high price need? We talked about this issue before. What they need is face. If there is some understandable culture in the work, that would be the best."

Jiang Zhe said: "If you cater to others too much, you will lose yourself. I can only try to keep my strengths and make some changes."

What Jiang Zhe said was only part of the reason.

After studying American paintings and making some discoveries, he felt that if the market was unwilling to accept it, no matter how it was changed, it would be useless. If the market wanted to accept it, it didn't really matter what style he used or what subject matter he chose.

What's more, I have my own system.

"How many works do you plan to create?" Wang Zhen asked.

Jiang Zhe said, "There is still about a month left. I plan to paint ten oil paintings and prepare about 20 tempera and watercolor paintings."

Wang Zhen knew that once Jiang Zhe made up his mind, it would be difficult to change it, so he said, "There are not enough oil paintings, try to make more. This time, let's try it according to your idea, and we will discuss it after you finish the final draft."

After that, she made a suggestion: "When the holidays come, why don't you go there to collect materials? Look for some different materials. Although Binhai is a big city, it is still far behind the capital, Shanghai, and New York."

Jiang Zhe said: "Sure, but we have to wait until summer vacation."

After discussion, Jiang Zhe began to prepare materials.

He prepared more painting materials according to the expected number of works. The smallest oil painting frame is 1m×2m, which is a large size; tempera and watercolor paintings are also about half size.

In the following month, he devoted all his efforts to preparing the work.

Teacher Qin and the teacher in charge of the subject knew what he was doing, and as long as he handed in his homework on time, they didn't ask for too much.

In the past two months, Jiang Zhe has accumulated a lot of financial rewards from the system through monthly learning accumulation, and has also upgraded his direct oil painting method to the special level.

In the process of creating this group of works, he made extensive use of direct painting techniques.

Due to the large number of creations, he tried to integrate some oil painting techniques, and even tried some more convenient techniques, and unknowingly formed some new practical techniques.

A Saturday in early winter.

Jiang Zhe invited Professor Qin and several teachers he was familiar with to the studio.

The teachers arrived at the villa in two cars.

As soon as Teacher Hu got out of the car, he said to Jiang Zhe who came to greet him, "I haven't seen you for a few days. You are in good condition."

Because creation takes up a lot of time, Jiang Zhe stays in the studio almost all the time except for sleeping and resting. Fortunately, he has the health attributes given by the system as a foundation, otherwise he really can't hold on. "I just finished a little bit of work, and I want to ask a few teachers to find some problems for me."

Several teachers knew why he asked them to come, so they walked into the studio without hesitation and were immediately shocked by the scene in the studio.

Jiang Zhe's studio is larger than the class studio in the school. The originally spacious space is now filled with works of all sizes. On the walls and display racks, there are oil paintings, watercolors, sketches and drafts. It feels like the entire studio is filled with works.

"Wow, you drew so many in just one month?" Professor Qin said, looking around.

Jiang Zhe replied: "Actually, it took more than a month. I had already started preparing before this. Including the time spent collecting materials and preparing the draft, it should have taken more than two months."

Another teacher said: "As long as the draft is finalized and the modeling issues are resolved, the rest of the process will be much faster."

Teacher Hu asked, "Are these works to be sent to the United States for exhibition?"

Jiang Zhe said, "Most of them are. There are 15 oil paintings, 8 tempera paintings, and 16 watercolor paintings. I haven't contacted them yet, so I want to ask a few teachers to help me find the problems first."

Professor Qin looked at the paintings and said, "Yes, seeing paintings here is like seeing an art exhibition."

He first noticed a painting of a person and walked closer to observe it.

This painting depicts a teenage girl, wearing loose clothing, standing at the door leading to a courtyard.

Through the door, you can see the sunny garden and fountain outside.

The girl had blonde hair and blue eyes, and was obviously a foreigner. Her hairstyle was simple and elegant, and because she was in the backlight, her skin had a texture as soft as jade, which was extremely attractive.

Professor Qin nodded. This painting clearly demonstrated Jiang Zhe's expertise in portrait modeling and made use of clear and transparent colors and light and shadow effects.

Because he himself is good at portraits, he focused on the figure paintings in these works.

Soon, his attention was attracted by another work with a unique and different style.

The painting depicts a girl looking at herself in a mirror.

The girl's appearance was reflected in the mirror. Seeing this, Professor Qin thought that this was another technique that Jiang Zhe was best at. However, the portrayal of the facial expressions of the characters in the painting was very interesting.

The girl is not very old and is trying hard to show a dignified and mature adult expression.

My eyes followed the direction of the various objects and soon noticed some factors in the surrounding environment.

The background of the picture is a typical American family, with children's favorite toys, American-style furniture and patterned wallpaper. There is a poster of a star on the wall.

Looking at this accurately depicted poster, you can tell who this little girl is imitating.

After Professor Qin finished looking at all the figure paintings and saw that other teachers were still observing the works, he prepared to talk to Jiang Zhe.

Jiang Zhe invited Professor Qin to sit down and have tea.

Professor Qin sat down and whispered to Jiang Zhe: "I looked at the figure painting. Briefly tell me what you feel.

Let's talk about oil painting first. I personally feel very good about it. You have brought your expertise into play. From an artistic point of view, there is no problem. But I don't know whether the audience there will accept it. "

He pointed to the painting of the girl looking in the mirror. "But I think they should be able to accept this painting. It has a lifelike atmosphere, a narrative, and the shape is simple and clear.

I've seen some portraits there, and they have a distinct illustration style. Did you learn from that as well?

Jiang Zhe said: "I studied the works of some American painters. Many American illustrations are very vivid, lively, and easy to understand. There is almost no threshold, and it is easy to resonate with the audience. So, I also absorbed some techniques."

Professor Qin said, "I read the paper you submitted as an assignment. Some of the ideas in it are very interesting."

(End of this chapter)