Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

Chapter 64 The Strict Master Deng
Master Lin quickly learned that Li Feng had passed Master Deng's test.

After all, the new color painting area and the pastel painting area are not far apart, and they are even in the same workshop.

So Master Lin found out very quickly.

At this time, Master Lin was very pleased that Li Feng was able to learn the new color painting technique from Master Deng.

From the very beginning, after discovering that Li Feng had a strong learning ability, Master Lin placed high hopes on him.

And indeed, it has lived up to my expectations.

So Master Lin was very pleased at this moment.

But when Master Lin looked at his other apprentices, he could only sigh deeply.

After all, this is a great opportunity to learn about Western lottery games.

For now, we can only wait for the next opportunity.

Because Master Lin knew that Master Deng had a somewhat eccentric personality.

Currently, he only has two apprentices.

In the painting workshop, besides Master Deng and his two apprentices, there are only three other people painting new colors.

Among those who paint new colors, only Master Deng is capable of taking on apprentices.

Therefore, Master Lin felt sorry that his apprentices had lost this opportunity to learn about the new color scheme.

the other side

Master Deng told Li Feng and the others to rest assured and work here.

At least we can reassure ourselves that this batch of porcelain is completely finished.

Moreover, Master Deng said that this batch of porcelain was all for export.

Li Feng's understanding was that it was for earning foreign exchange.

In those days, many factories focused on earning foreign exchange.

Because now the country needs many things that can only be purchased with foreign exchange.

This is also where the country is currently facing difficulties.

Just as Li Feng was thinking about these things, Master Deng continued to speak.

"I'll have you work here, and I'll teach you the techniques you need for drawing."

"As for what exactly you will learn, that's up to you."

"but!".

Master Deng raised his voice when he said "but".

"You must do what I ask you to do."

"After all, this is related to the factory's sales."

"In case something happens because of your negligence."

"I absolutely will not allow it."

“I will personally inspect every single piece of porcelain you paint.”

"Do you understand?"

Li Feng and the others quickly told Master Deng that they understood.

Master Deng nodded in satisfaction after he heard that Li Feng and the others had understood what he said.

He then assigned workstations to Li Feng and others.

However, Li Feng sensed from Master Deng's tone that Master Deng was quite good at putting on airs.

Li Feng simply didn't know whether this Master Deng was actually capable of teaching.

After all, Li Feng also knew that many skilled painters were not good at teaching.

This has nothing to do with one's own drawing skills, but it's something that can't be taught.

It's not that the teacher didn't teach seriously.

Li Feng seemed to have seen Master Deng's porcelain paintings before.

There is a large porcelain painting in the factory.

The hunting scene depicting Emperor Qianlong above appears to have been painted by Master Deng.

The colors in this painting are very vibrant, and it has a distinctly Giuseppe Castiglione (Lang Shining) style.

Li Feng also knew that the original painting was drawn by Giuseppe Castiglione.

But the fact that he can almost perfectly replicate it on porcelain shows that Master Deng has a very high level of skill.

After all, porcelain still needs to be fired.

Sometimes, color deviations can occur due to various reasons during firing or painting.

so!

The artist's experience is also very important.

but!

Another point.

Master Deng's painting is somewhat different from ordinary new colored paintings.

Because Li Feng saw white marks on the glass.

of course!

This glass has very little white paint.

It appeared on some accessories, and Li Feng guessed that it was glass white painted as pearls for decoration.

This also illustrates one point.

New Color is also undergoing transformation.

It also carries a sense of innovation.

Crafts and artworks like these are innovated as the skill level of artisans improves.

so!

Some things, whether you innovate on your own or learn from others' innovations, will eventually result in something new of your own. This is Li Feng's current realization.

Next

Master Deng assigned workstations to Li Feng and the other three.

The workstations were quickly assigned according to Master Deng's instructions.

When the workstations are assigned.

Master Deng's apprentice glanced at Li Feng and his group.

Master Deng saw his apprentice's behavior.

He immediately reprimanded his apprentice.

"What are you looking at?"

"What's so interesting about this?"

"Do you know the importance of being serious?"

"You all only paint porcelain for a few hours a day, what else is your attention focused on?"

"You've studied for so long, and this is still the best you can do? How can you be so shameless?"

"I'm ashamed for you all."

"What are you looking at? Get back to work!"

The two apprentices, startled by what Master Deng said, immediately turned around and continued to work hard at drawing.

After Master Deng finished speaking, he looked at Li Feng and the others.

At this point, everyone except Li Feng felt a lot of pressure.

Although they didn't know why it was like this, that's actually how it felt.

Next up!
Master Deng assigned jobs to Li Feng and the others.

That's the color scheme.

Only then did Li Feng realize why Master Deng had tested him on color matching.

After all, that's how it is.

It allows you to quickly identify apprentices who know how to match colors.

at this time!

Not only Li Feng, but everyone else also showed expressions of sudden realization.

The color of the item in Li Feng's hand was a bright peach pink.

Later, Li Feng learned a concept from Master Deng.

That's the painting style of the new color technique, which is basically close to realism.

It is possible, but there are slight differences depending on the subject matter.

There are now painters who can paint portrait porcelain.

Master Deng was one of them.

However, this portrait painting requires certain skills.

However, Master Deng has not said anything yet.

They just asked Li Feng and the others to mix the paints here.

Li Feng was somewhat interested in this.

Because the pigments on porcelain can absorb color.

"Eating color" means to cover up.

Therefore, the colors cannot be randomly matched. Once you have matched them, you have to fire them again.

It's completely different from the original color.

Moreover, the new color Western painting technique has many techniques that were not used in famille rose porcelain.

of course!

There is another type, which can also be considered a style of painting in Western polychrome.

That is ink and color.

The ink paintings are mostly done with bright black ink, and the subjects are mostly in pastel form.

The pigments used were mainly iron red and gold.

Iron red is generally used for painting ancient-style paintings, while gold is the base color.

However, at present...

Ink painting can be considered a form between pastel painting and new colored painting.

However, they all belong to the overglaze color series.

All of these that Li Feng has seen so far belong to the overglaze series.

As for in-glaze and underglaze decoration.

The factory also has them.

However, there are differences between in-glaze and underglaze decoration.

Underglaze decoration is achieved by painting on already glazed porcelain using cobalt blue pigment.

Blue and white porcelain, on the other hand, is painted on an unglazed porcelain body.

Most importantly, blue and white porcelain can preserve the image on the porcelain unchanged for thousands of years, while underglaze and overglaze decorations do not have this ability.

This is because the pigments in in-glaze and overglaze decorations are exposed to the air, while underglaze decorations are like paint covered with a layer of glass, which can effectively protect the image on the porcelain from the erosion of time.

This is one of the most important reasons why it has remained unchanged for thousands of years.

Next up!
Li Feng could only start color matching by following Master Deng's instructions.

After all, these are things we'll be using next.

(End of this chapter)