It was afternoon London time.
Gore Street, Kingston, home to the Royal Academy of Arts.
"Professor Louise, you were featured in Mr. Hyperion's video!"
"Wow! Professor! Can you please let me ask for Mr. Hyperion's autograph? I like him so much."
"Where do you think your own work ranks? Can it beat one of the two great artists?"
People kept walking towards a thin, middle-aged woman wearing a beige scarf.
…
With an enigmatic smile on her face, Leigh Louise refused to be approached by no less than five students who came around to ask about Mr. Hyperion, a super internet celebrity.
She walked into her office and locked the door under the envious eyes of her colleagues.
Unlike Gu Weijing, who neither knew the other's true identity, when Thomas was preparing to make a video, he wanted to avoid unnecessary trouble and risks.
The legal team of the [Mr. Hyperion] channel recommended that Thomas explain in advance the content of the video and compare their work with other artists when requesting works from painters with more than $10,000.
So Rei knew weeks ago that the work would be featured in Mr. Hyperion's new video.
However, due to the confidentiality agreement she signed, Lei could not disclose any relevant content before Thomas officially announced the launch of the video on Twitter.
Although the theme of Mr. Hyperion's video is relatively...luxurious, he is not a simple Up owner who shows off his wealth, and the overall video is relatively positive.
Therefore, in Europe and the United States, the fan base among highly educated people is also quite large, and they are the kind of big Internet celebrities that are popular in all ages.
Now,
When the news came to light, it was learned that Professor Louise would have the opportunity to be featured in Mr. Hyperion's new video.
Not only did it cause a stir among the students, but even the oil painting professors in the Visual Arts Department, who used to be self-righteous and thought illustration was only a second-rate art, looked at Louis with some changes.
This is illustration.
Illustrations are always associated with pop culture.
If you open the Fox Art Celebrity List and look at the big oil painters whose paintings often sell for 20 to 30 million dollars, you may have never heard of their names or their works.
They may have five or six masterpieces in their lifetime, and they circulate among specific private collectors.
Not being understood by the public does not affect their artistic value.
But for illustration, time is the theme, traffic is money, and it will always be a popular art.
The moment Leigh Louise received Thomas' invitation, she knew her chance to become famous had finally arrived.
She is a single mother. She is 36 years old, which is the best age to be an illustrator.
The inspiration is not exhausted yet, the writing power is at its peak, and the heart is full of ambition.
She certainly belongs to the high-income group.
Whether it is a teaching position at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts or daily illustration for some film studios, theaters, and publishing houses, they are all high-paying jobs.
Her net income after tax last year was about 170,000 pounds, which is more than five times the average income in London. She is already on the edge of the real upper class.
But Lei has already encountered a career bottleneck, and it is difficult for her to improve her income level.
There are very few first-class illustrators like her, but there are thirty or forty across the UK.
The gap between them and the top masters is not only in painting skills, but also in reputation.
If an illustrator wants to truly transcend the boundaries of his or her career, he or she needs not only strength, but also opportunities.
Shepard captured children's books, Norman Rockwell captured World War II, Jane Arnold captured the Cold War, and de Van Doorn captured environmental protection and fashion.
She wants to seize this emerging video media and give herself the opportunity to compete with the masters.
Lei knows.
Not every illustrator as good as her can encounter this kind of opportunity.
Even this kind of opportunity to trample established artists under her feet may only happen once in her life.
This opportunity is really great.
lose?
What room does she have to lose?
Regardless of fame or status, Lei is the last among the three artists. Even if her paintings are the worst, it will not have any impact.
As for the three part-time illustrators on Fiverr.
Heavenly Father, stop joking.
Compared with young professors like her, online part-time illustrators are in the same heaven and on the other side of the earth.
The emperor among beggars is also a beggar, and the genius among amateurs is also an amateur.
You want the God of War on the wild court to play in a professional team? The U14 youth team can easily score 50 goals in half a half. People would think they were playing basketball just by looking at the score.
To be on the safe side, she specifically clicked on the link to Bruno's studio.
The other party's shop homepage has a display version of his past commissioned works.
To be honest, it's pretty good for an amateur painter.
However, in Lei's eyes, there are still many errors and omissions. There are still many clerical errors, incongruities and deformations at a glance.
There is no competitive relationship with her.
As for the other two Fiverr part-timers who charge lower fees, Lei is not even interested in taking a look.
Lei put down her phone, opened the Macbook on her desk, and waited for the video to be officially launched.
Taro Komatsu, the heir to Komatsu Gallery in Osaka, has just contacted me. He is not the first, nor the last.
Almost as soon as Mr. Hyperion’s tweet went online, dealers from five or six galleries began to add themselves as friends and send her messages.
The average number of views of Mr. Hyperion's videos is tens of millions. Even if only 1% remembers Lei, she will have hundreds of thousands more fans.
This has greatly contributed to the market price of her illustrations.
But Lei, not only can't lose, she also wants to win.
She knew that if she could win over any of the two senior illustrators, even if her drawings were similar, it would be an exposure opportunity that she couldn't find in the world with a lantern.
That would be a huge improvement to her own worth.
Every era has its illustrators.
Illustration works are closely combined with the voice of the times, and illustrators need to seize their own opportunities.
Why can’t she be the next generation’s Jane Arnold?
For this reason, Lei did not choose the commonly used colored markers or watercolors for painting. She chose the more realistic and realistic colored pencil drawings.
Colored pencils are the bridge between sketching and color drawing.
It is controllable and not as elusive as the strokes of a soft brush, and it can show your outstanding painting skills and understanding of muscles.
Especially when drawing simple characters, colored pencils are exactly where the details can be highlighted.
She knew that she could not compete with those great artists on aesthetic concepts, which was their area of expertise.
realistic,
This is Lei's trump card to defeat the master.
When Lei was in school, she ranked first in the human anatomy elective course, George Berryman's "Human Anatomy" picture book.
She was the only one who could draw every picture from beginning to end.
All your efforts will pay off today.
Especially in the eyes of non-professional viewers watching videos.
They may not necessarily be able to understand the artistic conception of the painting and the emotions and concepts expressed.
But the painting that resembles the most is more likely to be regarded as a good painting.
"10, 9, 8, 7..."
Watch the second hand point to 9:30 am New York time.
"Louise, you are number one, always will be."
Lei clasped her hands together and prayed silently.
The moment when the minute hand and the Arabic numeral six on the clock completely overlap.
She pressed the refresh button on the page.
The page reloaded, and a new video appeared at the top of [Mr. Hyperion]'s homepage.
