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

Villa studio.

Jiang Zhe prepared the varnish, dipped a soft-bristled flat brush in the oil, and applied it to a new work.

Although ready-made varnish is convenient to use, it is prone to various problems during long-term storage, such as yellowing, dullness, etc.

Based on the skill experience provided by the system, Jiang Zhe compared and chose a formula that could both protect the image and avoid defects as much as possible.

Of course, this kind of varnish cannot be perfect, but it can be said that the chance of problems will be greatly reduced if it is stored in a reasonable way.

A layer of varnish made the picture more vivid. He adjusted the angle of the painting, waited for it to dry, and then varnished another work.

After completing the work, he packed up his tools while thinking about the next arrangements.

The New Year’s Day holiday is very short, and after New Year’s Day, the end of the semester is approaching.

During this period, he spent most of his time creating new works. Two works depicting the lives of ordinary citizens during the New Year and a winter street scene have been completed.

Among these three works, there are two masterpieces and one ordinary piece, and there is no work of the level of being handed down from generation to generation.

He took out a pair of large scissors and cut the painting, which was considered a mediocre piece, into pieces without hesitation. He collected the pieces and threw them into a waste paper bin for destruction.

He does not intend to keep such works.

Jiang Zhe has communicated with many people who are engaged in art criticism.

When evaluating a painter's artistic achievements, we mainly refer to his representative works and high-level creations, but we should also refer to the lower limit of his creative level.

If a work is of very poor quality, it will be a big blow to the painter's reputation.

Jiang Zhe walked out of the studio and was about to wash his hands when he heard his parents discussing whether out-of-season fruits were good or not in the kitchen.

Nowadays, various off-season fruits are appearing on the market. Compared with traditional seasonal fruits, off-season fruits are very popular when the year is coming to an end.

Jiang Zhe has seen the extremely rich variety of fruits on the market 20 years later, so he doesn't think the current fruits are so rare.

Xu Li saw Jiang Zhe coming out of the studio and said, "Take a break. It's a good time to eat some fruit. These fruits cost a lot of money, right?"

"I don't know." Many of the fruits in Jiang Zhe's villa are from the gallery, and some are gifts from friends.

A family of three sat around the coffee table, tasting fruits and discussing the New Year's goods to be prepared for this year.

"Dad, Mom, please stay at my place during the Chinese New Year. We have a lot of relatives coming to visit. Your place won't be able to accommodate them. I'll hire someone to help you when the time comes."

When they heard Jiang Zhe's proposal to spend the New Year in the villa, the old couple agreed without hesitation. They had the same idea, considering that their son would go abroad to study, and the time they would see each other would be reduced in the next few years.

"If you go out to study next year, can you come back for the New Year?" Xu Li asked.

Jiang Zhe knew what his parents were thinking. "Dad, Mom. I'm going to study abroad, but I won't stay abroad forever. If something happens or I miss home, I can come back anytime. Isn't it to make money in order to live more comfortably? If you get bored at home, you can go to the place where I study and stay for a while. It's very convenient to travel by plane."

After hearing their son talk about his experience traveling abroad, Jiang Yi and his wife were somewhat excited and inquired about the cost of traveling abroad and the air tickets.

Having successfully diverted his parents' attention, Jiang Zhe took the opportunity to talk about interesting places in different countries.

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The end of the exam for the last course means the end of the first semester of senior year.

After collecting the papers, teachers such as Jiang Zhe began to pack up their belongings.

In the examination room, there was no joy and relaxation as in the past after taking the exams.

Everyone quietly packed up their stationery and walked out in twos and threes. Even if some people gathered together to chat, they kept their voices low.

Three and a half years have passed in the four years of college.

Students can enjoy the last winter vacation during their college years. For students who are preparing to enter the society, after this vacation, they may not be able to enjoy a one-month winter vacation for a long time in the future.

Whether it is preparing for postgraduate entrance exams or finding a job, these realistic problems put increasing pressure on students.

At present, people still do not accept the concept of living off their parents or lying flat. Even students who like to play feel that they should find a job. If they cannot find a job, they will inevitably complain about the employment environment, or even make fun of how it is difficult for art majors to find jobs.

Among students of fine arts, the most common joke is that the person selling CDs in a certain place graduated from a certain art academy.

Jiang Zhe walked out of the examination room and saw that his class monitor was already in the corridor, calling the students to return to class for a meeting.

Back to the classroom, classmates came back one after another.

When Teacher Hu saw that all the students had arrived, he began to assign requirements for the winter vacation.

In addition to regular requirements, one of the most important tasks in the next semester is graduation work and thesis.

"The teachers of your studios are the mentors of your graduation works and papers. After the meeting, your mentors will make specific requirements. In addition, there is one thing that must be taken seriously.

Whether you are preparing for the postgraduate entrance examination or looking for a job, you must pay attention to the fact that you must pass all the subjects during your university years, especially foreign languages, which must reach level 4 in order to obtain a diploma and a bachelor's degree. Everyone should find time to check their grades at the Academic Affairs Office. If there are any subjects that you have not passed, you must take the make-up exam and pass them before graduation next semester..."

Teacher Hu talked about one thing after another, which was complicated and trivial. As it was related to whether they could graduate, the students had to cheer up, take careful notes, and review their own achievements.

Four years of courses, spread out and studied, may not seem difficult, but if too many problems are accumulated, it will be very troublesome. When Teacher Hu saw the worried faces of several students, he knew that they must be facing many problems and were at a loss.

Some problems can be solved by yourself, but some problems can only be solved by yourself...

After the class meeting, Jiang Zhe and several classmates came to Professor Qin’s office.

Professor Qin asked them to find a seat and then got straight to the point: "Next semester's graduation project will be a summary of your four years of study. Everyone must produce their highest level of work.

For graduation works and graduation papers, every step from topic selection is reviewed by me and several teachers. Only after approval can we proceed to the next step. Every step must be recorded, documented, and reported to the school..."

After listening to Professor Qin's introduction, Jiang Zhe and his friends realized that graduation projects and papers were not as simple as they had imagined.

After the students wrote down the process, Professor Qin continued, “I’m not putting pressure on you, I just hope you will start choosing materials from now on.

My first suggestion to you is to choose the direction you are best at creating. "

He took out two picture albums and said, "Take a look at these two picture albums first.

While the students were looking through the album, Professor Qin picked up the cup of water and waited patiently while drinking. He saw that the album had not yet been passed to Jiang Zhe, so he asked him if he had made a choice.

Jiang Zhe talked about several research topics he has been considering recently.

After listening to me, Professor Qin said, "You are already very mature in portrait painting. If you choose portrait painting as your graduation work, there will be no problem, but for you, there is no challenge. Your situation is special. You can't seek stability, you should seek breakthroughs."

The two chatted for a while, and the album was passed over.

Professor Qin gestured to Jiang Zhe to look at the picture album first.

One of the albums Jiang Zhe saw collected works by Post-Impressionist painter Puigarteau, and the other was a collection of works by Tuymans.

Professor Qin waited until all the students had read the albums and said, “These two albums contain the works I am currently researching. I am not asking you all to study them, but to broaden your thinking.

Let’s talk about Puigarteau’s work first.

This painter is known as the poet of light and shadow. He draws inspiration from nature and captures the fleeting light and color with his brush. In his paintings, clouds, sea, setting sun, moonlight and so on are all endowed with romantic emotions by colors.

His painting language is inspired by the Impressionist painters, who use color as an independent formal language. Pouille-Gaudet uses light and color as the main means of expression. The difference between him and other painters such as Monet is that Monet does not actively add emotions to his paintings. His colors are relatively objective, mainly following the color principles of physical optics, and are moderately enhanced to express the feeling of light. Pouille-Gaudet's colors are more subjective, even with a little symbolic meaning, which can drive the audience's emotions. Therefore, some critics classify him as a post-impressionist series. "

Professor Qin opened the album and turned to a landscape painting, showing it to the students: "Look at this painting, it's a bit like an American Impressionist painting, but the colors are richer, the saturation is higher, it's more decorative, and it's sweeter."

Seeing Professor Qin pause, Fu Min said, "Teacher, we haven't studied this painter's works before. Should we pay attention to his color language?"

Professor Qin explained: “Compared to those Impressionist masters, Puigdeaux is not famous enough.

He focuses on painting, is not keen on socializing, has few exhibition opportunities, and few people know him.

It is said that he once got an opportunity to run a solo show in New York, and he prepared for it for four years, but the opportunity was cancelled for various reasons. This was luck.

When I was learning painting, I didn't know this person at all.

I show you these works because I hope you can understand that no matter what method is used to create, the ultimate goal is to use the effect of the work to mobilize the audience's emotions. You can't be the only one who is moved. "

He turned a page, pointed to a portrait, and said, “There is another purpose for showing you this painter’s work.

It is just an ideal to want your work to be recognized by everyone. In reality, it is impossible to gain praise from everyone.

So, when you are conceiving and creating, what kind of subject matter do you choose and what kind of expression method do you use? What do you want to highlight in the picture? Is it the color or the shape, or the narrative?
Whatever you choose, make sure it has a focus.

We will help you in the process of selecting the subject matter, but what is important is your personal ideas. Once you have selected it, you must be determined to complete it. "

He paused for a while, waiting for the students to digest the previous information, before continuing: "I once heard an old painter tell me a learning method.

He called this method a shortcut, and I am reluctant to talk about it. Now, you are facing your graduation project, and I will talk about this method, but after listening, you should analyze it and use it with caution.

The old painter said that if people who are learning to paint want to quickly form their own style, they can choose the work of a well-known painter as a model for learning, and then study the work of a particularly unpopular but relatively successful painter. After slowly integrating your own personality, you may be able to make a breakthrough.

I have tried this method and it is not so effective. Before you create, you can look at some more creative ideas that you can learn from.

I'm not telling you to copy this method, nor should you try to imitate the style of some famous painters."

Professor Qin paused the topic and asked several students which painter's works they had studied this semester.

The students answered Professor Qin's questions one by one. Jiang Zhe told Professor Qin that he also focused on studying Rubens' works.

Professor Qin has looked at several students' copy works, and after the students answered, he would share his experience in copying with them.

After talking about these things, he picked up Tuymans's portfolio.

“When I read this book, I focused on the content depicted in the work.

The works of this painter seem simple, and even inaccurate at first glance. However, if you appreciate it carefully, you will find that he uses historical memories to tell stories.

Some people commented that his works have strong historical and metaphorical qualities.

Look at this picture.”

Professor Qin pointed to a painting showing a person's back.

“It’s like painting an old photo or a memory. Perhaps you can see that these memories contain some of his thoughts and questions about history. As a figurative painting, these contents are certainly important.

However, we are all people who study painting, and we should pay attention to the characteristics of the painter's painting language and the value of his works.

It is also very important that the form and language of his paintings are very consistent with the content he depicts.

During these years of study, you have already developed some methods that you are good at.

Looking at this painter's paintings is to make you understand that the subject matter and the expression method must be consistent. "

Several students asked Professor Qin their questions.

After explaining his intention, Professor Qin reiterated: "Absolutely no plagiarism. As a student, it is okay to learn from a certain painter at a certain stage, but if it is used as a creative expression, it is a taboo to be too similar to a certain painter."

Fu Min asked very boldly: "Teacher, if the shape of my creation is too exaggerated, will it be accepted? Will it affect my graduation results?"

She expressed her concerns very frankly: If she creates figurative and realistic works, she will not be able to surpass Jiang Zhe.

Several other students had similar ideas.

Professor Qin said: “The time for graduation works is very tight, so there is no need to force changes.

I show you these examples just for reference.

You all have a good foundation, so you can try to make some breakthroughs based on your existing foundation.”

Professor Qin feels a little tired. If he encourages students to be innovative, he is afraid that their paintings will be completely unpresentable. If he does not encourage innovation, he is worried that their creations will be too slick.

He looked at Jiang Zhe, wondering what choice Jiang Zhe would make.

(End of this chapter)