Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

Chapter 48 Painting of Children at Play
Inside the ceramic painting workshop.

Wu Min and others began to wonder why a large meeting was suddenly scheduled for this morning.

This is a bit sudden.

Just as Wu Min was pondering, Sun Bin spoke up.

"Do you think it might be related to He Wei, who was arrested yesterday?"

Yu Fei nodded, thinking that what Sun Bin said was possible. After hearing Sun Bin's words, Wu Min also felt that it was possible.

After all, the incident of He Wei being taken away by the security guards yesterday caused quite a stir throughout the factory.

Hu Qianxian also felt that Sun Bin was right.

At this moment, Wu Min asked Li Feng a question.

"Li Feng, what do you think it is?"

Li Feng just smiled and said.

"Perhaps it's related to He Wei being taken away yesterday."

Just as Li Feng finished speaking, Master Lin suddenly walked in from outside the workshop. He looked at Li Feng and the others, then frowned and reprimanded them.

"Are you all slacking off here?"

"Get to work quickly."

"You are now apprentices, so you must concentrate on your painting."

"Do you know?"

After hearing what Master Lin said, Wu Min and the others quickly went to paint.

Subsequently
Master Lin looked at Li Feng.

Then Master Lin handed Li Feng a drawing of a small picture of children at play.

"Li Feng".

"Starting today, you don't need to practice lines anymore, just start drawing porcelain."

"This morning, you should first draw the ink sketch of the children at play picture."

Upon hearing Master Lin's words, Li Feng quickly took the picture of children playing from Master Lin's hand and responded with a smile.

"okay!".

"I'll go and work on the ink draft right away."

There's a reason why Master Lin asked Li Feng to paint a picture of children at play today.

Yesterday, Master Lin thought Li Feng's lines were up to standard; his lines were already much better than most of the apprentices'.

Therefore, Master Lin believes that Li Feng is already capable of drawing lines.

For apprentices learning to draw lines, the most important aspects are the thickness and pressure of each line.

The lines in paintings of children at play are generally very fine.

Therefore, a certain level of skill is still required.

It is also the first step for every apprentice to learn to draw.

Recently, the factory received a new order for teacups with children playing designs.

We need three hundred.

Master Lin planned to give twenty of them to Li Feng to draw.

Master Lin believes that if Li Feng draws quickly, he should be able to draw the outline of a cup in half a day.

of course!

It was just lines; as for the other background elements, hands, feet, and head, Master Lin had no intention of having Li Feng draw them.

After all, it's quite challenging to understand a child's mind.

Because you have to capture the feeling of children playing.

When painting figures on porcelain, one of the most important aspects is capturing the essence of the figures' expressions.

If your drawing isn't good, you'll generally be asked to redraw the head.

After giving his instructions, Master Lin looked at Wu Min and the others. Seeing that they were all drawing seriously, he then went to do his own thing.

Meanwhile, the other artists were talking about He Wei being taken away yesterday.

Master Lin was not involved in any of this.

After all, Master Lin doesn't really like to meddle in other people's business.

Because he felt that what other people did was none of his business.

Next

Li Feng began creating his ink drafts.

Because there are no teacups that can be directly used for rubbing.

So Li Feng took out a 20*20 transparent plastic sheet from a cabinet.

Li Feng then placed the transparent plastic sheet directly onto the blueprints that Master Lin had given him.

Li Feng began to use ink to trace the lines on the drawing on the transparent plastic shell.

Li Feng drew everything on the blueprint, including the children, accessories, scenery, and toys.

Next, wait for the ink to dry completely.

Li Feng began making rubbings using the prepared Xuan paper.

Li Feng was very fast.

He quickly made a copy of the blueprint.

After Li Feng finished making the ink rubbings, he went to Master Lin.

"Master Lin, I have prepared the ink draft."

"Can I draw a cup now?"

when!
Master Lin was very surprised when he heard that Li Feng had finished making the ink copy!
Because Li Feng's speed in making rubbings was much faster than before. At this moment, Master Lin took the ink draft from Li Feng's hand and looked at it.

"Um!".

"Nothing is missing."

"Moreover, the ink rubbings are very clear."

Master Lin then returned the ink manuscript to Li Feng, and then pointed to the box not far away.

The box contained many cups that needed to be painted.

Master Lin gave instructions to Li Feng.

"Just draw it on the cup."

"Show me your drawing after you finish it."

Li Feng nodded, then went into the box, took out twenty and placed them beside him.

Li Feng then took pictures of each of the cups from his seat.

After Li Feng finished taking the pictures, he picked up a cup and looked at it.

The pattern on the teacup is clearly visible.

It's very easy to use at first glance.

Next

Li Feng began to put the teacup onto the stick.

When Li Feng paints figures in the meticulous style, he likes to paint the head and hands first.

So this time, Li Feng took out his single-material brush and began to draw the child's head and hands on the teacup with the Xichi brush.

Generally speaking.

For example, in a painting of children at play, the lines of a child's head should be drawn very finely, at least half the thickness of the lines of clothing. Skilled painters can achieve a thickness of about one-third of that.

Li Feng's hand is very steady now, so he started drawing directly from the beginning.

A child's head is characterized by its roundness and fullness.

And you also have to capture the childlike innocence in your drawings.

This is what is meant by capturing the spirit.

so!

Eyes are also very important.

Li Feng drew the child's head in thirty minutes.

There are three children in this picture.

So it still took some time.

The clothing folds are simple from here on out.

After all, when it comes to painting clothes, as long as your hand is steady, there are generally no problems.

then!

Li Feng spent an hour drawing all the clothing folds of the three children.

At this moment, Li Feng breathed a long sigh of relief.

The most important part has been resolved.

The scenery and background can then be painted slowly.

So Li Feng spent more than thirty minutes finishing the background painting.

As Li Feng continued to paint, his skill and experience also began to increase.

After more than two hours, Li Feng finally finished drawing a cup.

So Li Feng showed the cup with the picture of children playing that he had drawn to Master Lin.

After Master Lin finished looking at the children's play pictures drawn by Li Feng...

He then picked up the cup that Li Feng had drawn and examined it repeatedly.

He didn't expect that Li Feng would finish the painting of children playing in just over two hours. Moreover, he not only drew the lines, but also the children's heads, expressions, and background scenery.

Even some experienced craftsmen need two hours to complete the painting of this cup.

Li Feng only spent a little over two hours.

After Master Lin finished looking at Li Feng's painting of children at play, he concluded that Li Feng's painting skills had surpassed those of an apprentice.

of course!

This is comparing the skill level of an apprentice.

At this moment, Master Lin took a deep breath, then nodded to Li Feng and praised him.

"Um!".

"Well drawn."

"Just draw the cups in the back like this."

"I won't limit the number of paintings you can make anymore. You can choose to paint more on this batch of porcelain."

"I will go to the personnel department and finance department this afternoon to apply for your performance bonus."

"After you finish painting this batch of porcelain, I'll teach you other things."

When Li Feng heard what Master Lin said, he was immediately surprised.

Is the progress this fast?
However, Li Feng believes that the faster he learns, the faster he will become a master.

That way, I can participate in the Level 1 worker assessment.

As long as I learn quickly and well enough, my life will get better and better.

No matter the era, who doesn't want to live a good life?
(End of this chapter)