Gu Weijing glanced at the virtual panel floating on the screen——
[Title of work: "Flowers on the Planet of the Little Prince"]
[Painting Techniques: Knife Painting·Legendary Level]
[Mood: Simple work]
He saw detailed instructions in small print on the system panel.
If the oil painting knife is used independently for painting, the system will separate it into a special art category like chalk painting, spray painting, and abstract collage.
The art classification of this sub-item is relatively general.
It is not like the five major categories of painting, which uses detailed Arabic numeral grades to distinguish the proficiency of painting skills.
Instead, the skill cards are divided into six levels: entry, ordinary, sophisticated, master, perfect, and legendary.
Legend level is the highest level among them.
Menzel's painting experience that Gu Weijing once obtained is a perfect level skill. With the help of skills, the sketch has reached the third level of Lv. 9 Master (limited experience) evaluation.
If the skills of the perfect level are the ultimate excellence within the realm of mortals, then the legendary level has a faint feeling that it exceeds this limit.
Although I only received the same emotional evaluation as [a simple work].
But at least the effect of this picture is more than one order of magnitude greater than the sketch he once drew for Mr. Hyperion.
Of course, under normal circumstances, oil paint itself is just an order of magnitude more expressive than colored pencil drawing.
Gu Weijing looked at the picture for a moment and nodded.
He was already satisfied with the final result of the painting.
Gu Weijing walked to the backstage of the gallery downstairs and turned on the second-hand German CRUSE art scanner at home.
Only a home gallery will be equipped with this kind of professional instrument.
Galleries will purchase this state-of-the-art non-contact scanner in order to process special electronic albums or digitize collections for reference to clients and buyers.
Some ancient paintings are so old that the paper is as brittle as a peach cake. If you dare to use an ordinary contact scanner to process it, it will break into pieces for you to see in minutes.
Gu Weijing seldom uses this big machine because it is expensive and troublesome to use.
Even if it is second-hand goods,
This imported scanner can also buy a compact car and is one of the most valuable assets in a small gallery at home.
As for the art scanners used by the British Museum and the Louvre that can handle huge oil paintings more than two meters long and wide, depending on the model and manufacturer, the price ranges from a Mercedes-Benz S-Class to a top-notch machine. Slices vary between.
There is not so much emphasis on online illustration submissions, and it is not impossible to use a Canon printer by a student next to the computer.
However,
This trial draft was of great significance, and Gu Weijing was still willing to go through a little trouble.
The artistic level has the advantages of the artistic level.
The reflection on the surface of the picture, the texture of the brush strokes, the layering of the mixed colors of the pigments, and the moiré pattern produced by the linen texture, this kind of professional art scanner can handle it much better.
At least in the eyes of ordinary people, the scanned effect can be very similar to the original work.
Although it is still less interesting than directly appreciating the original painting, the illustrations are originally copies printed on paper and spread in large quantities, so it is already very good to achieve this effect.
Gu Weijing adjusted the instrument.
Because there is no contact between the scanner and the painting itself, there is no need to wait for the paint to dry completely.
Gu Weijing waited for a few minutes to confirm that the oil paint on the surface of the painting had initially formed a film, and then processed it into an electronic version.
He did not rush to send the draft to the email of the assistant of the project team of "The Little Prince". Instead, he hesitated for a moment, turned on his phone, and found Mr. Sloth in his address book.
"I received a trial draft contract from Scholastic Group. It was a trial draft for the "Little Prince" project. The theme is very suitable for knife painting."
Gu Weijing clicked to send.
“Congratulations, congratulations, this is a great opportunity for an illustrator.”
Within minutes, Mr. Sloth responded.
"Excuse me, was it you who helped..."
Gu Weijing typed silently.
There is no love without reason in the art world, and high-end illustrations are like a carrot and a pit.
Large publishing groups have their own familiar illustration studios.
If some old painters don’t retire, it will be difficult for newcomers to take over.
Maybe some illustrators will have better luck,
But Gu Weijing is now being targeted by Fan Dorn and expelled from Oil Painting magazine.
Under such circumstances, it is still favored by the Scholastic Group. This cannot be explained by just luck.
What's more, the request for "The Little Prince" this time and the request for the knife painting task that I once asked Mr. Sloth to find were a match made in heaven.
"It's just a piece of cake. If you're not good enough, Scholastic Group won't take a fancy to you." Mr. Sloth answered in an understatement.
"thank you."
“Just think of it as payment for providing me with such an excellent podcast.”
"Mr. Sloth?"
"What's wrong."
Gu Weijing thought for a while and made up his mind.
"Mr. Sloth, is the agreement you made originally still valid? Can I... hire you as my agent?"
Possessed legendary knife-drawing skills.
It's time for me to hire a real art agent.
…
As a tourist city with foreign tourists as the mainstay of the city's economy.
Yangon has no shortage of interesting hotels.
The well-known tourism giant Aman International Group spent a large amount of money to buy the remains of an old royal palace built on the upper reaches of the Yangon River during the feudal era of the Konbaung Dynasty, modernized it, and made it part of a characteristic classical hotel.
Katsuko Sakai is sitting cross-legged on a golden teak sun lounger, with an easel placed in front of her. She is copying with gouache the scene of the setting sun on the horizon gradually sinking from the sky above the antique hotel building to the bottom of the Yangon River.
Mrs. Sakai was wearing a bathrobe, holding an IPad in her hand, leaning on the recliner on the side and browsing fashion news lazily.
"This month is the International Fashion Week. Well, the new product launches of brands are very intensive..."
She spends money every year on luxury clothing such as Prada, Gucci, Hermes... which is about several times the annual income of the average Japanese middle class.
When these luxury goods companies released new products, VIP account managers would also make flattering calls to ask Mrs. Sakai if she was interested in ordering.
Professor Sakai is a great artist who can be ranked among the best in East Asia.
Great artists are more powerful than big stars.
Luxury brands are very keen to provide services to Mrs. Sakai and her family, and they also offer huge discounts.
Often, many people can't buy limited-edition hot-selling clothing even with money. Mrs. Sakai just makes a call and a specialist from a luxury goods company will deliver it to her door.
"Fandorn? Well, he was really embarrassed this time. I feel embarrassed for him."
Mrs. Jiujing glanced at a piece of news.
[Dwarf challenges giant? Curator Tonks doesn't think so]——"Fashion Hodgepodge"
…Previously, in a new video shot by the once sensational world’s number one internet celebrity, Dejon Vandoorne, the chief artistic officer of the fashion luxury brand Amita, suffered a humiliating defeat to an unknown online illustrator. Detective cat. Mr. Vandoorne seemed unconvinced...
This entertainment tabloid called "Fashion Hodgepodge" detailed the grievances between Van Dorn and Detective Cat, and in their reporter's earlier interview with Van Dorn at the airport, the other party constantly used insulting words to comment on Detective Cat's This act of aesthetic ability in serious art.
…However, Ms. Detective Cat has now been recognized and respected by Mr. Tonks, Director of the National Gallery of Art in Taylors. Her profound summary of Impressionist painting techniques has even become the nameplate slogan in front of the Impressionist Pavilion of the world's largest private art museum...
Competition among fashion and entertainment magazines in Europe is fierce.
In order to seize timeliness, many newspapers and periodicals, especially electronic fashion publications that do not need to wait for printing, are daily publications.
Even during the International Fashion Week, we can have one issue in the morning and one in the evening.
The interview that Vandoorne had just received after getting off the plane was compiled into a report by this "Fashion Hodgepodge" within a few hours, and was first published as news.
Immediately afterwards, in a short period of time, it caused many similar fashion magazines to reprint and respond.
"Who is the master? Who is the clown..."
"Does artist Van Dorn understand art? Let's review the whole grudge between Van Dorn and Detective Cat..."
"Don't let avant-gardism become an excuse to make up for it. Are Amida's ready-to-wear clothes really sincere?"
"For the first time in five years, Vandoorne will miss Paris Fashion Week. French fashion house Amita Group has given up on its chief artist..."
"Old gangster, get out of the art circle..."
The reason why it attracted so much media attention in a short period of time is not because these fashion weekly magazines care much about Detective Cat.
They are just simply keen on eating melons.
Milan Fashion Week has not officially started yet, and everyone is bored waiting for news.
The Chief Artistic Officer of the first-tier luxury brand Amita Group has lost face and is idle, so it’s just the right time to report on it.
Besides,
The luxury goods pie is actually just that big, and competition in the market is fierce.
Amita's group's rivals won't let its chief artistic officer make a fool of himself by attacking their artistic design and aesthetic concepts.
Mrs. Sakai watched the news reports with interest.
"Should I say that Van Dorn is unlucky, or that the female painter named Detective Cat is lucky? If it were a different time, it wouldn't be so popular."
“I saw the interaction between Scholastic Group’s official tweet and Detective Cat today.”
Sakai Katsuko casually answered her mother's questions while mixing gouache.
"Scholastic Group? This is a ladder to success for illustrators. I remember that many first-line illustrators came from the Scholastic Group. However, working with Detective Cat at this time is simply a distraction. Donne’s face. To be able to get this kind of opportunity, what kind of noble person has that internet illustrator got?"
"Perhaps it won't be long before there will be a new star in the illustration world."
Mrs. Sakai shook her head.
The art world is like this, becoming famous is difficult and easy.
With strength, noble people, and opportunities, an artist may become popular overnight and be sought after by the market. It is common for his or her net worth to increase tenfold in just a few months.
This detective cat seems likely to be the next lucky one.
"Oh, by the way, Katsuko, that's it."
Looking at these fashion news, she seemed to have thought of something, pulled up a picture of a black and red dress that looked very high-end, and asked lazily.
"Previously, Prada's Nagoya VIP senior account manager called me. At the New York Fashion Week that ended last week, they just launched a new spring and summer series of A-line skirts at the press conference. I think they look too youthful. It’s suitable for my age, are you interested?”
She just asked casually.
Although Mrs. Sakai herself spends a lot of money on fashion and luxury goods, she knows that her daughter was not very interested in dressing up in the past.
Tsunamasa Sakai also likes to buy some trendy brands or sports shoes like Coconut and AJ.
But Shengzi has always lacked interest.
"uh-huh……"
This time, the girl did not refuse immediately.
She put down the paintbrush, turned her head and glanced at the picture of the skirt in her mother's hand. She hesitated for a moment as she looked at the curvy female fashion model on the screen against the skirt.
"You are interested in?"
Mrs. Sakai raised her eyebrows.
"Mom, tell me... will I look good in this dress?"
Sakai Katsuko seemed to be really moved. She raised her arms and twisted her waist in front of her mother, revealing her beautiful curves.
"Compared to girls of the same age, my usual dress is a bit out of date." She asked softly.
"How is it possible? Our Katsuko is the cutest."
Mrs. Sakai said without hesitation.
However, her tone was a little playful.
Mrs. Sakai is someone who has been here before, and she knows that her precious daughter is a bit like a red star.
In front of the boy he likes, even a girl who doesn't like dressing up will still hope that her sweetheart will appreciate her a few more times.
only,
Who is the one?
"Osomatsu Taro got a ticket to the Tokyo Dome box and wants to invite you to G-Dragon's concert this weekend. You've been a little tired recently. Do you want to relax? There is no Prada store in Myanmar, so you can go back to Japan to try on new dresses. , I want Xiaosong to give you an appreciation. He is a young man and has a good understanding of fashion brands."
Mrs. Sakai tried to ask.
"I want to revise my paper over the weekend. Just send my size to the store and have it sent over." Sakai Katsuko said indifferently.
Mrs. Sakai felt helpless. She didn't have high hopes in the first place. It seemed that her daughter really had no interest in Xiaosong.
Xiaosong-kun, you are so disappointing.
Mrs. Sakai shook her head and her eyes fell on the picture frame on the coffee table on the side.
It was a simple sketch. After Katsuko Sakai returned to the long-term rental yard of the Aman Hotel, she asked the hotel housekeeper for a photo frame.
Like a treasure, my daughter carefully put the sketch into the photo frame.
"Is this drawn by that guy? Is he fooling around like this to please girls?"
Mrs. Sakai noticed the irregular torn edges of the sketch paper and sneered.
Oh shit,
Do you know what it means that my precious daughter, whom I have worked so hard to raise, likes her?
Compared with her younger brother, Katsuko Sakai is most likely the one who has a better chance of succeeding Uncle Sakai.
Whether from the perspective of artistic property or material property, "dowry" is an astronomical sum that ordinary people cannot obtain in ten lifetimes.
Taro Komatsu thought about how to please Katsuko every day, and he almost went crazy thinking about it.
result,
Are you reluctant to use a better piece of paper?
Mrs. Sakai was particularly unhappy.
"Gu Jun wanted to paint another one, but I refused. This painting is very good, don't you think so, Mom?"
Sakai Katsuko carefully observed her mother's face.
Mrs. Sakai snorted.
Even she had to admit that this line drawing was really amazing for a student.
After all, artists have to let their paintings speak.
With more contact with Gu Weijing, Mrs. Sakai also understood that her husband was optimistic about Gu Weijing.
Such talent, such progress.
It is not an exaggeration to call him a young genius.
"By the way, mom, can you recruit one more person to your improvement class?"
Sakai Katsuko saw her mother's face turn slightly, and then she asked softly.
(End of chapter)
