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

Chapter 66, Creation, the role of special skills (seeking follow-up reading)

Jiang Zhe listened to Teacher Miao's description and understood what she meant.

"Teacher Miao, I'll draw a sketch first, can you take a look at it?"

"Drink some water, don't be in a hurry."

Jiang Zhe took a symbolic sip of tea and prepared his sketchbook and pencil.

Teacher Miao asked, "Before, Xiao Ning brought you here, and I didn't know how she paid you. Today, I asked you to draw a picture. How much is the reward?"

Jiang Zhe said: "Miao, I am still a student. Therefore, I have not set a standard price for selling paintings yet.

I don't know the answer to your question, so I won't charge you for this one."

Teacher Miao explicitly refused: "No. There is no reason to give paintings for free.

Tell me the truth, how much did Xiao Ning pay you for the painting? Don't worry, I won't tell her."

Jiang Zhe thought for a moment and decided to tell the truth.

Teacher Miao hesitated for a moment and said, "I don't want too many people to know about this, so I can only use the money I saved, but I don't have that much cash. Can you offer a lower fee?"

Jiang Zhe understood that this matter should have nothing to do with the system's reward. Teacher Miao didn't want it to be free, but wanted it to be cheaper. It was difficult to find the right balance.

He quickly thought of a solution: "Mr. Miao, I won't charge you for this painting, but let's agree on a deal. Just say you'll give me 1 yuan. Is that okay? This way, you can help me raise the price of my painting."

Teacher Miao understood what Jiang Zhe meant and said with a smile: "Sure, I know some painters have used this method. But, your efforts will be in vain."

Jiang Zhe retorted: "How can it be in vain? You are helping me raise the price, which is a help to me. I want to thank you. Shall we start?"

"it is good."

Jiang Zhe picked up a pencil and first drew a rough draft in the sketchbook to determine the position and size ratio of the two characters on the picture.

"Teacher Miao, do you want to draw yourself on the left or the right?" He showed Teacher Miao several sketches.

Teacher Miao looked at the draft and said, "On his left hand side."

Jiang Zhe draws a new sketch: "Are you sitting or standing?"

"Like him, sitting."

When Jiang Zhe used lines to outline the shapes of the characters in the painting, Teacher Miao was watching.

When she saw the two characters quickly taking shape under Jiang Zhe's pen, with simple and beautiful shapes, she couldn't help but observe Jiang Zhe from the side.

She had personally witnessed the creative process of some famous painters, so she was surprised when she saw Jiang Zhe's use of lines and thought about his age.

What she didn't know was that among the skills Jiang Zhegang had acquired, the sketching skills of Ingres and Dürer were both based on the use of lines, so the lines of the characters in his paintings also became concise and bright.

Jiang Zhe drew three sketches in a row.

Teacher Miao was most satisfied with one of them.

Based on this, Jiang Zhe will depict the details such as facial features, movements, and clothes.

He took a short break and asked Teacher Miao: "Do you want me to paint you in your current state or when you were young?"

Teacher Miao said: "I haven't thought about it yet. I originally wanted to put my current state into the painting, but I was afraid that the picture would be weird.

Please help me open the drawer..."

Jiang Zhe found a photo according to Teacher Miao's request.

This is also a black and white photo of a woman in her 40s, with her hair tied up and wearing old-fashioned clothes and cloth shoes.

He found that the woman in the photo had similar features to Teacher Miao, so he guessed, "Teacher Miao, is this you when you were young? You were so beautiful."

Teacher Miao said: "I'm sorry to embarrass you, but when the photo was taken, I was almost 40 years old, so I can't be called beautiful.

When I knew him, there were no photos of him. The photo you saw was given to me by his family.

I have very few photos of myself when I was young, and I lost them all. Now only this one is left, which is considered the earliest photo.

Can you draw me younger, and try to make me look about the same age as him in the photo? Actually, he is two years younger than me.

Jiang Zhe knew who Teacher Miao was talking about.

He stared at the photo for a while and said, "Let me try. What kind of clothes did you like to wear at that time?"

"It was just an ordinary cloth dress with buttons. At that time, I didn't have a skirt."

When Jiang Zhe heard Teacher Miao talking about skirts, he suddenly had an idea. "How about I draw a skirt for you?" He thought of the horse-faced skirts and traditional costumes he had seen before, and quickly drew a few styles. "Do you think this is okay?"

Teacher Miao thought that the style of the dresses Jiang Zhe drew was slightly different from the old-fashioned dresses she knew, but they were all very beautiful. She picked the most simple one. "This one is good, it matches his clothes perfectly."

Next, we need to determine the facial details of the two characters.

The man's portrait has been painted many times and there is no problem.

For the portrait of Teacher Miao, I needed to refer to photos and make repeated adjustments.

It was a challenge for him to look at photos of himself at the age of 40 and draw what he looked like at the age of 20.

However, he has the bonus of the special skill of sketching.

While painting, he asked Teacher Miao about his characteristics when he was 20 years old, and then gradually made adjustments.

Twenty minutes later, Teacher Miao's appearance when he was young appeared on the paper.

Teacher Miao seemed a little tired: "Please bring it closer."

Jiang Zhe brought the sketchbook closer to Teacher Miao.

Teacher Miao looked at the screen.

A young couple sat in front of the background board, wearing long gowns and skirts, looking very young and handsome.

Jiang Zhe noticed that after Teacher Miao stared at the screen and observed every detail, his eyes gradually became dull, as if he was recalling something.

After a long moment, Teacher Miao came back to his senses: "I'm sorry, I'm old and easily distracted. Your drawing is better than the photo. It looks like me in my twenties. At that time..."

She paused for a moment and said, "Forget it. I won't talk about the past. Let's just paint like this."

"Okay." Jiang Zhe took out the drawing board and prepared the drawing paper.

"Do you smoke?"

"Thank you, Mr. Miao. I don't smoke."

Teacher Miao called the nurse in to refill Jiang Zhe's tea.

Jiang Zhe did not go to drink tea, but started painting with full concentration.

With standards and clear requirements, the rest is not a problem for him.

He determined the composition on the drawing paper, first drawing the man's portrait and the background, and finally depicting Teacher Miao.

While drawing Teacher Miao's portrait, I would look up and observe Teacher Miao's eyes.

Teacher Miao noticed Jiang Zhe's movements and subconsciously sat up straighter.

Jiang Zhe explained: "Mr. Miao, you don't have to make any deliberate movements. I just want to see your eyes. You can rest however you want. It won't affect your conversation."

Teacher Miao relaxed when she saw Jiang Zhe working non-stop while talking. She tried to talk to Jiang Zhe and found that Jiang Zhe was really not affected, so she started chatting about family matters.

With her experience, she had unknowingly learned some specific details about Jiang Zhe.

Jiang Zhe took an hour to finish a sketch.

"Teacher Miao, can you take a look? Is there anything that needs to be modified?"

After reading it, Teacher Miao said with satisfaction: "Very good, that's enough."

Jiang Zhe said, "No, this won't do. I can't accept this painting yet. Please give me a week. I will go back and think about it and make a final draft."

Teacher Miao could tell that Jiang Zhe wanted to leave. "You stay here for dinner."

Jiang Zhe said, "Mr. Miao, I have to have dinner with my parents. I also have a pet at home that needs to be taken care of. If there is nothing else, I will take my leave first. You can have a good rest."

"Is that so? Thank you for your help. You can come over anytime next week when you are free." Teacher Miao was unable to move, so he asked the nurse to take Jiang Zhe to school.

Before Jiang Zhe left, Teacher Miao once again reminded him not to tell Ning Anchi about the matter.

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