Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

Chapter 193 Ink and Gold Ink, Eight Arhats

Chapter 193 Ink and Gold Ink, Eighteen Arhats

After chatting with them for a while, Li Feng asked Han Ming and the others whether the porcelain painting of the Miao girl from yesterday had been fired.

After hearing Li Feng's words, Han Ming and the others shook their heads at him.

"When I went to the kiln to see Lang Shining's flower and bird paintings this morning, Master Liang said that your porcelain slab can only be fired tomorrow."

"We won't see the finished product until at least Monday."

After hearing Han Ming's words, Li Feng nodded and indicated that he understood.

Next.

Li Feng returned to his workstation.

Sitting at his workstation, Li Feng couldn't help but think that he had asked the laborer to burn it yesterday, but he had to wait until tomorrow to burn it.

However, this efficiency is indeed not very high.

However, these are not things that Li Feng can decide. After all, there are planning specialists in charge of these matters. If you want to cut in line, you have to be at least at the level of a master chef.

Li Feng hasn't reached the level of a master chef yet.

After all, Li Feng is only a level three artist right now, and he will only reach level four after April.

However, even if Li Feng reaches the fourth level of painting skill, he is only an intermediate level worker. He is still a bit far from being a master craftsman.

However, it's only a matter of time before Li Feng becomes a master chef.

Li Feng had also considered that after he was admitted to university and graduated, he might be recalled to the factory and then be assigned to a management position.

That is, someone like Director Zhou.

Besides management positions, technical positions are also possible.

For example, the preparation of glazes, but even technicians can still paint porcelain.

After all, Li Feng knew that some of the technicians in the ceramics factory could also paint porcelain.

However, Li Feng believes that ceramic factories can also produce ceramics with decals.

This refers to mass-produced ceramics.

The patterns on the paper, along with other processes, can all be mass-produced.

A few years ago, the decal technique was tried in Jingdezhen, but the technique was not mature and no special machinery was designed to achieve mass production.

Although it's called decals, it still falls under the category of handicrafts.

It can only produce some iron wire drawing lines; other types of brushstrokes cannot be achieved yet, and most importantly...

The coloring process still requires manual work.

It's not that hand-filling is bad, but considering industrialization, the issue of mass production of coloring definitely needs to be addressed.

If this problem can be solved, then we can achieve ceramics of the art-craft level.

Although finished products are definitely not as good as handmade ones, the difference in quality can be made up for by increasing the quantity, which will bring considerable profits to the ceramic factory.

This can also increase the ability of ceramics to earn foreign exchange, which can be considered a contribution to the country.

After all, the country hasn't been established for very long, and now is the time when we need money.

As a member of the Chinese nation, Li Feng believes that contributing to the country is both a responsibility and an obligation.

As the saying goes, those who are successful should help others. Although Li Feng doesn't have that much ability, he is still willing to make some contributions within his own capacity.

Just as Li Feng was thinking about this, Master Deng walked in from outside the workshop.

When he saw Li Feng, he couldn't help but walk over to Li Feng's side.

The others, upon seeing Master Deng, quietly went about their work.

Lost in thought, Li Feng noticed Master Deng approaching. He immediately stood up and called out to Master Deng.
"Master Deng"

Master Deng nodded, and then he said to Li Feng.

"The porcelain slab for the Miao girl hasn't been fired yet. I just spoke with Master Liang, and he'll arrange for people to fire it around noon today."

"Today, you can paint with ink and color."

"Ink and color with gold."

After hearing what Master Deng said, Li Feng was taken aback, and then he asked Master Deng with some questions.

"Ink color?"

"Is it just ink coloring that's all dark black?"

Master Deng nodded to Li Feng and said.

“That’s right.” “Last night, the production specialist told me that a major client from Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand wanted to order a large porcelain plaque with ink painting and gold decoration of the Eighteen Arhats.”

"Although the Eighteen Arhats are a traditional subject, ink painting is also a type of Western color painting and new color painting."

"But you should know how to paint the Eighteen Arhats, right?"

Li Feng thought for a moment, then he couldn't help but ask Master Deng.

"Master Deng! Is it the drywood drawing method or the ordinary iron wire drawing method?"

Master Deng thought for a moment, and then he couldn't help but answer Li Feng.

"Among the eighteen methods of drawing, the dry wood method is most suitable for drawing arhats, but the face shape of these arhats is not the same as the modern face shape you used to draw."

"Prefers freehand style".

"And you have to capture that antique feel."

“When I used to paint Arhats, I went through several stages.”

"At first, it was a normal drawing, but it leaned towards a normal face shape. Later, it gradually became withered and even a bit strange."

"There is a sense of unreal reality."

Li Feng was completely bewildered by what Master Deng said.

After all, Li Feng couldn't quite imagine such a metaphor, so he couldn't help but ask Master Deng.

"Do you have a picture?"

Seeing Li Feng's somewhat bewildered expression, Master Deng couldn't help but smile and say something.

"Have".

"It's on me."

Then Master Deng handed the Luohan photo he had in his pocket to Li Feng.

After seeing the photos that Master Deng gave him, Li Feng finally understood what Master Deng had just said.

Regarding the part about virtual reality, it means making the virtual characters more realistic, for example, making the wrinkles on their faces and the foreheads of ancient emperors and generals more prominent.

In other words, the painting should have a sense of realism, but it shouldn't be as rounded as modern figures.

Furthermore, the upper part of the head should be prominent.

The painting captures the essence of Buddhism and Taoism.

In other words, they look like gods.

Although painting Arhats and painting Guanyin are completely different, they should both be filled with a sense of holiness.

At this point, Li Feng had a general understanding of the core principles of Buddhist and Taoist figures.

Divine feeling.

This must be what it tastes like—unlike anything in the mortal world.

When Li Feng heard this, he probably already knew how to draw it.

So Li Feng nodded to Master Deng and said.

"I see.".

"Is the gold trim on the robes and Buddhist garments?"