It had been several years since he graduated from college, and he had completely thought about taking the postgraduate entrance examination.
Suddenly something moved in my heart, and I was thoughtful.
If you choose to study art as a project to become a master...
Li Shi clicked on the input box, and with his fingers flying, he typed and asked: "Teacher Gao, can I take the postgraduate entrance examination at the Academy of Fine Arts even if I am not a major?"
After asking this question, Gao Mei's news kept coming back.
"Of course you can. I used to know a graduate student when I was in school. She majored in English as an undergraduate."
"But it's very difficult. Not only do you have to pass the preliminary exam, but you also have to impress the interviewing instructor with your business lessons during the re-examination."
"In art colleges, the postgraduate entrance examination actually relies more on tutors... to successfully pass the re-examination. After all, the scoring of art major exam papers is subjective, especially in relatively backward colleges... As far as I know, teachers usually admit themselves first The top academics of the school>own students>the top academics>students.”
"If you really have this idea, I would suggest you choose the best school to prepare for the exam, because the better the school, the fairer the exam, and there will be less discrimination. It is mainly judged by exam scores and professional abilities. .”
"Seriously, if you prepare well for two years, if you can pass the preliminary examination and enter the re-examination, I think you should have a chance! After all, you have only studied for a long time now, and you will be able to draw such a work... Putting aside your copying and modeling abilities, The key is that in these two paintings of yours, I see the 'spiritual energy', and even my Guo Ying admires your talent."
Li Shi looked at the messages Gao Mei kept sending and felt a little embarrassed when she praised him.
"It seems that Teacher Gao has really thought about mobilizing himself to take the postgraduate entrance examination."
But, is her talent in painting really as high as she said?
After Li Shi thought calmly and rationally, he felt that he did have a good talent in painting. This was due to his superhuman physique, which gave him better memory, steadier hands, and stronger perception... But that was all. , half of the credit for my rapid progress must be attributed to my own efforts.
In the past month or so, in addition to going to the studio for six hours of classes during the day, I would also continue to study on my own when I got home. I often didn’t go to bed until two or three in the morning, and got up at six o’clock the next morning to continue studying for two or three hours. , and then go to class.
One day for myself is what others learn for five days!
As for Teacher Gao's statement that he saw his "aura" in painting in these two paintings, it should be due to his aesthetic accumulation of female portraits while studying photography.
I feel it clearly when I'm painting - I'm obviously more inspired when I'm painting women with good facial features and outstanding temperament than when I'm painting other objects.
Li Shi thought for a moment and replied: "The postgraduate entrance examination is too far away from me. Painting is just a hobby (smiley face)."
Gao Mei: "Well, that's right. Even if you have high talent, the time to learn painting is still too short. If you want to reach the same academic level as a bachelor's degree, you must prepare wholeheartedly for two years. In these two years, you may not be able to do anything else." I can’t do anything...forget it, you’re not short of money, so it’s good to keep it as a hobby. (呲呲)”
Li Shi smiled and replied: "Yes."
But in my heart, I wrote down the matter of "postgraduate entrance examination".
No matter what knowledge or skills you choose to learn in the future to become a master, after reaching (mastery-), the postgraduate entrance examination will be one of the means to continue your education.
Next, Gao Mei compiled and edited the comments she made after discussing with Guo Ying and sent them over.
A long review, very detailed, with a lot of pros and cons.
After Li Shi read it, he compared the two paintings and suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.
The painting that I thought "nothing could be modified" before seemed to suddenly have several "flaws" out of thin air.
"Sure enough, it's only by the beholder. As mentioned in the review, my handling of the boundary between light and dark could indeed be more delicate. More changes would be better..."
"Basic skills! Although my basic skills are good now, they are not enough!"
After thinking for a while, Li Shi scratched the back of his head and sent Gao Mei another WeChat message: "Teacher Gao, if I want to continue to strengthen my basic skills, how should I practice?"
Gao Mei originally thought that today's guidance was over. She put down her phone and was pestering the sleepy Guo Ying.
Guo Ying squinted his eyes and looked at his girlfriend, who was hinting to him that he was paying public wages, and felt miserable in his heart.
He had seen Gao Mei's working state before and thought that she would no longer have such thoughts tonight. While she was communicating with Li Shi, he found an excuse to go to the public bathroom in the living room to take a shower, and then watched a short video for more than ten minutes... Unexpectedly, Gao Mei became interested as soon as he put down his cell phone.
Just as Guo Ying gritted his teeth and decided to risk his life... Gao Mei's cell phone rang again.
She patted her boyfriend's thigh hard and gave him a look before picking up her phone. After reading Li Shi's question, she thought for a moment and started typing a reply.
Seeing this, Guo Ying quickly said: "I suddenly got some inspiration. Let's go over there and create some work. Don't wait for me, go to bed first."
After saying that, he stood up and left the bedroom.
While typing, Gao Mei looked at the back of her boyfriend as he went out, twitching the corners of his mouth. After replying to Li Shi's message, he opened the JD.com app and bought five kilograms of fine wolfberry.
After Li Shi received the message, he quickly read it carefully.
"Of course you are still copying famous works, but it is different from your previous copying method, which is equivalent to directly copying the results when doing the questions. Now you have a certain level, this copying method of copying the results It doesn’t have much effect on you anymore, you need to push the essence.”
"Before copying, first think about why the original author composed the picture in this way, why the light and shadow are played in this way, what principles it conforms to, and the reasoning of color... In short, it is necessary to clarify the purpose of copying in advance, such as observing and studying how the original author handles the boundary between light and dark. , when copying, you should ask questions and understand it carefully."
…
The reason is very simple. Li Shi understood it at a glance and immediately replied, "Thank you, Teacher Gao." Then he found a collection of ultra-high-definition atlases of sketches by famous artists on his tablet, and began to practice face-to-face training.
Because he was alone, he didn't have to suppress his hand speed when training.
But because the way of copying has changed, the speed is much slower than before.
In the past, it usually only took ten minutes to copy some uncomplicated works, but this time, he first thought about the problem for twenty minutes, and then started to write. He slowly understood it while copying, and it took more than twenty minutes to copy. Minutes, it takes forty or fifty minutes to copy a work, and it takes more than an hour to copy a work.
But in this training, every time he copied a painting, he could clearly feel his progress!
This feeling brought Li Shi a huge sense of accomplishment, which made him enjoy it very much and immerse himself in it, forgetting time for a while.
One piece, two pieces, three pieces...
It wasn't until the sky outside the window turned from black to white and the light in the room changed that Li Shi suddenly came back to his senses. When he looked at the time, it was already 4:55 in the morning.
"This feeling is so good, just like when I stayed up late to watch "Canglong" in my freshman year, it felt like it was dawn before I watched it for a while... Alas, at that time, I had just escaped from the hardships of high school, and my mother was not yet sick. This is the most worry-free time before getting a learning panel on your own.”
Li Shi smiled with emotion and flipped through his sketchbook.
"I only copied six pictures in one night, which is extremely slow for me, but the rewards are greater than the sixty copies I copied before!"
He called up the learning panel, stared at it, and vaguely felt that the sketch he was studying was close to being upgraded to (proficient).
"I am standing on the shoulders of giants, absorbing useful nutrients from the works of various famous artists to strengthen and develop myself."
“I feel like if I copy seven or eight more pictures with questions in mind, I’ll be able to level up!”
Li Shi put down his sketchbook, set the alarm clock for an hour, went to bed and slept for a while. After waking up at 6:10, he copied a piece of "Ayiguli" by the painter He Yu, and went to the hotel restaurant at 7 o'clock. I had breakfast and continued copying when I came back.
At eight o'clock, he called Lu Congwei.
The phone rang for a while before it was answered: "Brother, just wait a minute. I have something else to do here and I will get back to you later."
This time it was Lu Congwei himself who answered the phone, but he only said one sentence and hung up again.
Li Shi smiled and shook his head. At 8:13, when he was copying the third painting in the morning, Lu Congwei's call came back.
Lu Congwei got straight to the point and said with a smile: "Brother, I'm sorry, brother, I met a very attractive girl and decided to spend time with her today. I can't go out on the yacht."
What else could Li Shi say? Besides, he didn’t care whether he went out on a yacht or not. He didn’t go this time. He would just go next time. As long as he has money, he can go wherever he wants in the future. He smiled and said, “It’s okay. , Brother, please take it easy, after all, you are old enough, so make sure you are in good health."
We joked for a while and hung up the phone.
After a while, Chen Yao called and asked him if he was going to the auction venue.
Today is the last day, and the bidding will open tomorrow. However, the stones at the venue were almost seen two days ago. He had no intention of bidding, and there was no point in going, so he said he would not go today.
Li Shi stayed in the hotel all morning doing copying training of famous artists.
For him, this type of training worked so well.
At 11:50 noon, Li Shi copied another portrait of an old man by the painter Zhao Chengming, put down his pen, and called up the study panel again——
"We are just one step away from upgrading."
This time the faint feeling coming from the panel was clearer, and Li Shi was refreshed!
However, he quickly calmed down again.
"This narrow gap cannot be overcome by copying, it requires creation!"
“Copying improves basic skills, and creation brings these improvements into full play!”
Li Shi stood up, stretched, and was about to go out to find food and see if he could find some creative inspiration.
He went into the bathroom to wash his hands, took the room card and went out, and came to the lobby on the first floor. As soon as he asked the front desk to call a taxi for him, he answered Lu Congwei's call.
"Brother, we are in urgent need. Please do me a favor!"
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