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

Inside the studio.

Jiang Zhe prepared the materials while chatting with Jacques and Chloe.

Chloe watched Kang Chul's preparations and admired him secretly.

She didn't tell the truth just now.

Last night, when she was talking to Jacques on the phone, she knew that Jiang Zhe came here to try to make sculptures, so she came to observe the work early in the morning.

Because she has been following Jiang Zhe's paintings, she knows that Jiang Zhe's works are basically sold in New York and rarely in Europe.

As Christie's business manager in France, Chloe wanted to expand new business and was always thinking about how to find a breakthrough. Jiang Zhe was one of the backup options.

When I heard that Jiang Zhe was going to study abroad, I immediately became interested.

Jiang Zhe and Jacques chatted for a while and then started the production.

Jacques asked, "Are you not waiting for the model?"

While sculpting the character's hair, Jiang Zhe said, "I had already decided on the character's form yesterday. It doesn't matter whether I have a reference or not."

After that, he focused all his attention on the carving work.

He adjusted his mood and continued to shape the character's body and facial features along the lines of yesterday's ideas.

Because it was the first time to make a life-size sculpture, it took some time to adapt when shaping important details such as the eyes, facial features, arms, etc., so the process was slow.

He wanted to create lifelike sculptures, and sculpture has a unique modeling language, which has similarities with painting but also many differences.

Although Jiang Zhe has gained sculpture skills experience given by the system, he still needs to adapt to the process in order to master it.

When creating a human figure out of clay, one must first determine the shape and then create the texture.

During the production process, he gradually adapted to the skills given by the system and became more and more proficient.

Jacques and Chloe kept quiet at the same time after Jiang Zhe started making it.

The assistant brought coffee to the group without making any noise. In the studio, the only sound that could be heard was the sound of Jiang Zhe making clay sculptures.

Chloe and Jacques sipped coffee and leisurely watched the sculpture making.

The two people have different thoughts.

Jacques was enjoying it while appreciating it.

Chloe has a lot on her mind.

She heard that it was Jiang Zhe's first time to make a life-size sculpture, and she thought it was just a bold attempt. But she found that Jiang Zhe was more like a master at this.

There are only two possibilities for this phenomenon. One is that Jiang Zhe is lying, and the other is that he has mastered aesthetics.

According to previous experience, those who can break through the barriers of technology and master a variety of artistic skills have the potential to become great artists.
Chloe increasingly felt that Jiang Zhe had great potential, and even began to think about how to get closer to Jiang Zhe.

At this time, Jiang Zhe was concentrating on making the sculpture. He was very bold in designing the sculpture without clothes, using the movements of a woman to cleverly cover up several private parts.

After the model arrived, his production speed increased.

Two hours later, Jiang Zhe put down his sculpting knife and examined his work.

The sculpture at this time has undergone some changes from the original design.

One of the statue's legs hangs down relaxedly, while the other leg is bent to support her hands. The woman's chin rests on her hands, as if she is distracted.

Jiang Zhe believes that the most interesting part of this sculpture is its facial expression. The eyes of a sculpture cannot be expressed with light and shade and color like in a painting, but the delicate modeling can depict the expression. He quietly checked the system while washing his hands.

The system gives excellent evaluation to the sculpture works.

Coming out of the bathroom, he took another look at the work, then said to Jacques and the others, "This is my first time making a sculpture, I don't know how to continue, so I might as well just end it."

Jacques looked at the sculpture and said, "Excellent! You gave us a surprise. Although the work is very different from the original inspiration, that is, Rodin's work, I think it's better this way. This is your original work."

When Chloe heard that Jiang Zhe was inspired by Rodin's work, she said, "The style of this sculpture is more like that of the Renaissance. I personally feel that it would be better if it could be made into a marble sculpture.

Although this sculpture is made of clay, it has a soft texture and the woman's skin seems to be as soft as a baby's. The figure's posture is natural, and the details are very attractive.

Jiang Zhe, your sculptures and paintings all pursue ideal beauty, not the simple reproduction of objects. So, although this sculpture looks lifelike, it is actually a highly summarized, generalized, and refined process to achieve a beautiful effect. "

Jiang Zhe said: "Thank you for your encouragement. I would like to hear your suggestions for improvement."

The three of them drank coffee in the workshop and started chatting about the topic of sculpture.

Finally, after discussion, the three decided that Chloe would ask someone to make the clay sculpture into a marble sculpture and display it at Christie's auction house.

Jiang Zhe also thought about the requirements of the system tasks.

I have to complete a lot of preparation work, which takes time and effort. Since Chloe has these connections, I asked her if she could help me prepare various materials and tools.

Chloe was very happy to hear that Jiang Zhe wanted to make a new creative attempt, and immediately said that there was no problem.

As for this clay sculpture, it remained in Jacques' studio.

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A few days later, a jewelry processing workshop.

Jiang Zhe sat at the workbench, polishing a jewelry box.

Chloe and a gray-haired old man were watching Kang Chul making a jewelry box.

Jiang Zhe asked Chloe to help prepare materials and tools. Unexpectedly, she directly found a processing workshop with a long history and still operating well.

Seeing that various metal crafts and jewelry could be made on site, Jiang Zhe couldn't help but try some.

This workshop has a variety of processing techniques that can help him save time.

Once he began practicing various sculpture and hard stone inlay techniques, he became obsessed with it.

After working on several designs, I finally made this jewelry box.

The jewelry box is made mainly of silver. The upper part of the box lid is inlaid with hard stones of various materials, forming a picture of a European woman playing in a garden. The other sides of the box have bas-relief animal and plant patterns in pure silver and gold.

"The patterns are beautifully depicted, with malachite, lapis lazuli and various colored hard stones, delicate textures, natural colors and great texture. The overall shape is unique, the conception is ingenious, the workmanship is exquisite, and the skills are superb. The combination of gilded silver and hard stone inlays highlights its luxury." The gray-haired old man whispered his evaluation to Chloe.

After Jiang Zhe finished the initial polishing, he asked the gray-haired old man, who is also the technical consultant of the workshop, to point out any problems with the work.

The old man smiled and said, "You have great talent and skills. In my opinion, this work of yours can be directly taken to an auction and sold as a work of art. I believe someone will appreciate it."

Chloe knew he was not joking, so she suggested that Jiang Zhe entrust the work to Christie's auction house and give it a try.

After considering it, Jiang Zhe agreed.

I borrowed the workshop by myself and completed part of the system task requirements, but the investigation work is not yet completed, and it is time to leave Paris. (End of this chapter)