"So, you tell me...who is Detective Cat?"
Last night, Gu Weijing processed the news until the early hours of the morning, and didn't get up until lunch today.
on the dinner table,
As expected, Gu Weijing heard that the focus of discussion at the dinner table was also the new video of [Mr. Hyperion Channel].
The art circle is just that big;
Any news seems to have grown legs and runs very fast.
It’s just that most of the news discussed at the dinner table was that a professor from an art academy had an affair again, that his wife went to work to make trouble again, or that a local painter’s new work had the potential to break through the threshold of $10,000, the international low-end painter’s threshold.
Now that such shocking new news has come out, everyone is naturally talking about it.
"His hand drawings are beautiful."
Mr. Gu Tongxiang took a sip of soup and looked at the wall-mounted TV hanging on the wall of the restaurant.
Their home has an Internet TV, which allows them to watch streaming media such as Netflix and Disney. Naturally, they can also watch new videos that are trending on YouTube.
At this time in the video, the camera happened to be showing a close-up of the work of the mysterious painter Detective Cat.
"Tsk, tsk, look at this pen. Look at these muscle lines, tsk..."
Mr. Gu Tongxiang knocked on the table: "As a teacher, look at me, I have a solid foundation in art. I am not even a little bit better than you. You, you are good at the sketch of the model, but you are still far behind compared with other masters." very far."
Gu Weijing raised his head and glanced at his grandfather.
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Don't forget that Mr. Gu Tongxiang has been painting conscientiously all his life.
But his level is indeed far behind that of great painters like Kazunari Sakai.
This aspect is due to the local art environment in Yangon. On the other hand, Gu Tongxiang's talent is indeed limited.
The old man is a typical mediocre person in Anna's words. He can find excellence, but it is difficult to distinguish the gap between excellence and excellence.
Moreover, Mr. Gu Tongxiang is a typical oriental old man. The education of his children has always been based on strict requirements and supplemented by encouragement. He is afraid that his children will be proud and complacent and waste their time.
"What? Not convinced?"
Gu Tongxiang accurately captured the strange expression on his grandson's face.
"It's okay. Actually, I think my painting is pretty good too. This Detective Cat was just an ordinary internet illustrator before he became famous." Gu Weijing shrugged.
"You kid, you are really..."
Like all parents who see other people's award-winning children, the old man educates them with sincerity: "You said Detective Cat is just an ordinary Internet illustrator, but his achievements in front of the judges of the professional "Oil Painting" magazine are almost as good as those of master Jane Arnold. Is that okay with the praise?"
"You can't do it. You don't have the ability."
"Don't talk about being on par with Master Jane Arnold. If you can appear in an oil painting magazine before the age of thirty-five, I can rest in peace."
Mr. Gu Tongxiang is very upset because he has been painting all his life but has never been included in the "Buyer's Recommendation Guide" of any well-known art magazine.
It may not necessarily be entirely a matter of his low reputation in the international calligraphy and painting market.
In the eyes of other magazines, the old man's paintings were mediocre and he was old.
He was also born in an art desert in a remote area.
This kind of painter really has no investment advice to write.
It's the type where you can buy it if you see it right, but don't even think about it.
"To put it bluntly, things like art are made one stroke at a time. Don't be jealous or envious when someone becomes famous. If someone paints well, I don't know how much hard work has gone into it. It's just a calligraphy practice. You practice A person with thousands or tens of thousands of sketches can still have such ability. What I fear most is not recognizing that I am not as good as others, and being arrogant and complacent after being praised by others."
"How much do you think a painting of this Detective Cat can be sold for now?"
My aunt, who was born as an accountant, is obviously more concerned about financial figures at the moment. Her painting skills must be comparable to those of the masters, and she must be recognized by the market.
In terms of recognition and background value in the art world, Detective Cat is completely different from Van Dorn and Jane Arnold.
One or two excellent works may not determine the market, and as the judges said - this is just an internet celebrity competition after all. The prices of those high-end illustrations are relatively high, and the main thing is fame and gimmicks.
Menzel, the master of sketching, left nearly 10,000 sketches.
Some of the works that are actually circulating in the market are not well preserved and can be purchased for a few thousand dollars.
Ordinary high-quality colored pencil drawings or sketches - these are the pre-market works at ordinary Sotheby's or Christie's art auctions, and the starting price is usually only one thousand US dollars.
Illustrations are at the bottom of the contempt chain for drawings, and colored pencil drawings are not high on the chain of contempt for illustrations either.
The painting cited by the judge in the video was an Indian illustration of a fairy in the forest that sold for US$580,000 at the Himalayan Art Exhibition just because of its superb brushwork.
Sorry, this is a serious medium-sized oil painting.
"It's hard to say. After all, illustration is the type of art that is most influenced by traffic. Fame is equal to money. Although he was unknown in the art circle before, but with just this video, if there is an economic company marketing that detective cat, his net worth It’s not difficult to casually double it a hundred times.”
The uncle thought for a while and made a rough estimate.
"It's a lot of money. To draw an oil painting, it would be enough to draw a hundred pencil drawings if you were slower. I have suddenly stepped from an illustrator at the bottom of the industry to the wealthy class. I am really lucky."
Uncle sighed.
"It's indeed good luck, but it's also a pity. With such good skills, he made his debut selling illustrations on the Internet. Although this detective cat is famous, the upper limit of his art is only there. For an Internet illustrator with ten dollars, this label is a good thing , is also a bad thing.”
The old man patted Gu Weijing on the shoulder.
"Our family is not short of money to support you in school. If you are short of pocket money, tell grandpa. What I want you to learn is other people's sketching skills, not selling animation illustrations online. Your artistic future is bright now, but Qian Qian Don't be like a detective cat and make money by selling paintings online. Our family is counting on you to become famous and have a family in the future. If you have someone with the skills of a detective cat, it will be fine.
But you don’t. With your current level, selling paintings online will easily ruin your future reputation. "
The old man reminded earnestly.
"Uh...ok."
Gu Weijing silently put down his job.
He knew what his father meant.
My ideal is to become a great painter, not a great cartoonist. The difference between the two is huge.
If it wasn't money to increase the experience value of painting, it would definitely not be what Grandpa would call pocket money.
I would never have thought of selling anime illustrations on the Internet.
He doesn't look down on illustrators.
But art is also very particular about the circle.
A large number of works by an illustrator will objectively greatly dilute the market value of a person's future prospects.
For example, even though several hundred of Leonardo da Vinci's works are still alive, they are kept in art museums and are regarded as heirlooms in the hands of private collectors.
There are only 8 works that have actually circulated on the market.
No one can say that Leonardo da Vinci's sketches are better than Menzel's sketches.
But two sketches the size of playing cards can be sold for 10 million pounds. This is still 10 million pounds in the millennium.
Rare things are more valuable, this is an objective law of economics.
The reason why objective laws are objective laws is that they are valid in any profession, even in a perceptual field like art.
To put it purely utilitarian.
If there were tens of thousands of Leonardo da Vinci's works circulating in the market and there were more than a dozen special auctions every year, no matter how good his paintings were, they wouldn't be worth so much money.
Moreover, painters are not gods floating in the sky, they also have human feelings. What everyone pays attention to is a network of connections.
Why teachers are so important.
Because we are brothers, seniors and colleagues in the same gallery, we naturally prefer to help each other.
Not only in Asia, but also in European and American galleries, especially the British, who are very particular about blood, are also very particular about this. There are many undercurrents in various workplaces.
The background of cheap online painters can be compared to the scientific world, which is civilian science. At best, it is the same as a scientific research dog from a second-rate school in the Academy of Sciences.
It is difficult to evaluate a full professor, and beyond that, unless you are really good...
For a painter, being regarded as an illustrator by others is the same as being regarded as a niche student in the entertainment industry.
In the eyes of some people, your upper limit is locked.
DiCaprio's acting skills are so good, and it's just because he made his debut as a young actor that he is not favored by the judges and has been running for Oscars for so many years.
There are unspoken rules in the art world. Painting works with serious themes is like playing classical music, while painting illustrations is like being a pop singer singing a saliva song.
Even if each of your albums is platinum, it is difficult for the latter to enter WYN’s golden hall.
No one has an answer to the question whether illustration is a type of art or simply a taxi driver hired by his employer.
However, almost none of the big painters at the top of the artist rich list have a background in drawing popular themes such as comics and illustrations. This is the reality.
Pop singers make a lot of money, but illustrations cannot fetch high prices at all.
Mr. Jane Arnold is already a giant in the illustration world, and his social influence is no less than that of Mr. Cao.
Miss Elena’s comment was still that “spending one million dollars on a commission is not a wise investment.”
The ceiling in the illustration world is also illustration, and the upper limit is right there.
Needless to say, Mr. Cao, the paintings of any of Mr. Cao's current disciples are more expensive than the paintings of Mr. Jane Arnold.
This is the chain of contempt for painting.
It doesn't matter to a young artist. No matter how low the drawing board is, cats and dogs can't reach it.
Whether it is Cao Xuan or Jane Arnold, in the eyes of most people in this world, they are characters who have come to the end of the world.
Being an online painter is naturally beneficial to Gu Weijing in the short term, but in the long run, when he really enters the art market, it may be a double-edged sword.
Taking orders online is one thing, but it's best not to let others associate you too much with yourself.
"What are you going to do?"
Mr. Gu asked strangely.
"Oh, I went to the gallery to pick out my drawing and saw the master level of Detective Cat. I felt that my work was not enough to be displayed in the gallery."
"Well... it is a good thing to have a humble heart in front of the master, yes."
Mr. Gu Tongxiang praised him.
