Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

Chapter 24 Learning to Take Pictures
at this time
Li Feng was eager to see what Master Lin would teach him.

After all, painting in the meticulous style is indeed somewhat different from painting porcelain.

As for the specific differences, Li Feng is not yet aware of them.

Li Feng is currently a pottery-throwing apprentice, but not a painting apprentice. At this point, he doesn't know much about real ceramic painting.

At this moment

Master Lin took a 150-piece general's jar from the side and placed it on the horse. It was decorated with the Three Stars Paying Homage to the Gods.

Li Feng seemed to have seen this pattern somewhere before.

But Li Feng forgot exactly where it was.

Just as Li Feng was in a daze, Master Lin said to him.

“Trace this down now.”

Upon hearing this, Li Feng immediately nodded to Master Lin.

"Okay, Master Lin."

He then sat down behind the horse and began to trace the lines on the horse with a brush dipped in ink.

have to say.

The figures have a lot of lines.

Whether it's the folds in the clothing, the accessories, the background scenery, or the intricate furniture, all of these need to be sketched.

Fortunately, I got my own food today, so I don't have to worry about the time.

In short, there's plenty of time.

It took Li Feng almost an hour to finish tracing the Three Stars Celebrating Longevity image on the general's jar.

At this moment, Li Feng felt his hands were getting a little sore.

After all, this project is indeed quite large.

At this moment!
After Master Lin discovered that Li Feng had finished drawing, he stood next to Li Feng and began to look at it.

At this moment, he was checking whether there were any errors in Li Feng's description.

If there are any mistakes, they should be corrected promptly.

Master Lin looked at it for about three minutes. After finding no mistakes in the drawing, he began to speak to Li Feng.

"Next!"

"I'm going to teach you how to take pictures, which is also a very important part of ceramic painting."

When Li Feng heard this, he couldn't help but feel nervous.

After all, even a veteran like Master Lin said it was very important.

Next

Master Lin then personally demonstrated how to take pictures.

First, Master Lin took out a four-foot-long sheet of raw Xuan paper from a shelf.

As for why Li Feng knew it was raw Xuan paper, it's because Master Lin just mentioned it.

At this moment, Master Lin asked Li Feng.

"Do you know why I brought raw Xuan paper?"

Li Feng quickly shook his head, indicating that he did not know.

So Master Lin began to explain.

"The reason I used raw Xuan paper is because it can absorb water."

"It also has excellent breathability and is highly reproducible."

Next, Master Lin used a knife to cut the raw Xuan paper to the size of a jar, and then stacked it into three layers.

After folding, Master Lin led Li Feng to a white wall.

At this moment, Master Lin took a spray bottle from under the white wall, then stuck the cut Xuan paper onto the wall, and then began to spray water onto the Xuan paper.

The rice paper was instantly soaked with water.

Because the Xuan paper was soaked, it was stuck to the wall at this time.

Then Master Lin told Li Feng.

"Because we need to control the moisture in the Xuan paper, we need to stick the Xuan paper here. The whitewashed wall can absorb water very well, so that we can control the moisture."

Upon hearing this, Li Feng couldn't help but nod.

At this moment, Master Lin spoke again.

"When small white dots appear on the Xuan paper, you can tell how much moisture it contains."

"More white spots indicate more dryness, while fewer white spots indicate more wetness."

"Things like this are something you have to control yourself."

Upon hearing this, Li Feng nodded again.

Then Master Lin peeled the half-dry Xuan paper off the wall, sat down next to the horse, and then used the half-dry Xuan paper to directly smear the general's jar that Li Feng had just drawn.

All the lines that Li Feng had just drawn were covered up.

Once he got here, Li Feng roughly understood what Master Lin was going to do.

That's when.

Master Lin said to Li Feng, "This step is very important because there are many shapes of ceramics, including round, square, and curved ones."

"The general's jar has a curved shape. If we want to reproduce the image on the ceramic, we must shoot it according to the curve."

"You need to watch carefully."

After Master Lin finished speaking, he began to rhythmically pat the rice paper with his hands.

He first patted the center, then the surrounding area, and then folded the Xuan paper into an arc before continuing to pat it.

quickly!

A complete copy of the "Three Stars Paying Homage to the Birthday" image was thus created.

Then!

Master Lin took the general's jar off the horse and then placed a white piece of the general's jar on it.

White porcelain refers to porcelain without any painted patterns.

After the white blank was placed on, Master Lin placed the copied Xuan paper on top.

Master Lin simply patted it a few times, and a clear ink line drawing appeared on the white clay body.

When Li Feng saw this, he realized that it looked very similar to the draft he had drawn for his meticulous brushwork painting.

In other words.

You can draw the lines yourself by following this draft.

Just as Li Feng was thinking about this, Master Lin suddenly spoke up.

"Kid!"

"This is the mass production method in ceramics, and it is also a very important process for novice apprentices to learn ceramics."

"Although ceramics are not painted with ink."

"But this is very important for you to learn to paint ceramics."

"And this is also a method for mass production of ceramics."

"If you need to draw a dozen or so identical images, this is the best method."

After hearing Master Lin's words, Li Feng gained a new understanding of ceramic painting.

After all, these are experiences that you can't learn from textbooks.

In this era, most crafts like this are passed down through oral instruction and personal demonstration.

By this time, it was getting late.

It's almost seven o'clock.

Master Lin told Li Feng to go home early and come back to learn tomorrow.

Li Feng nodded to Master Lin.

"Okay, Master Lin!"

After returning home, Li Feng quickly washed up and went to bed.

Li Feng opened his attribute panel.

Career System
Host: Li Feng

Age: 18 years old

Occupation: Ceramic Apprentice
Identity: None
职业技能：拉胚1级（200/132）陶瓷绘画0级（57/100）。

Life Skills: Cooking Level 0 (100/5).

Potential: Painting, mechanics.

Special Skill: Ten-Jin Strength
Li Feng was very happy to see that his pottery throwing experience had increased to 132, especially since his ceramic painting experience had exceeded half of that.

Just then, Li Feng noticed an exclamation mark in the lower right corner of the attribute panel.

So Li Feng clicked on the exclamation mark.

At this moment, Li Feng only saw the display above.

Unfinished task

1: "Take the test and become an apprentice at the Five Star Ceramics Factory".

"Reward: Random skill level 1!"

Huh?
Li Feng suddenly remembered that this task seemed to be one he activated when he was at the Labor Bureau.

Am I not finished yet?

I'm an apprentice at a ceramics factory now!

Why haven't I finished this task yet?

This puzzled Li Feng greatly.

Li Feng thought about it for about ten minutes. At this point, he wondered if he had to become a full-fledged apprentice to complete the task.
To become a full-fledged apprentice, one must first complete the apprenticeship.

Just like Wang Liu said before, only after becoming a formal apprentice can one take the Level 1 worker exam.

In other words, does this mean I have to graduate before I can complete this task?
At this point, Li Feng believed that this was the only possibility left.

Thinking about this, Li Feng couldn't help but wonder when he could graduate from his apprenticeship.

After all, the treatment will be much better after you graduate.

(End of this chapter)