Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

Chapter 52 Learning Photography
After Li Feng finished drawing the teacup, he prepared to show it to Master Lin.

It's still a dozen minutes or so before lunchtime, and Master Lin is currently painting "The Twelve Beauties".

Just then, he saw Li Feng arrive.

So he couldn't help but ask Li Feng.

"how?".

"Did you encounter something you don't know how to do?"

Li Feng immediately shook his head at Master Lin, and then he prepared to hand the teacup he had finished painting to Master Lin.

"These are the teacups I painted this morning. Master, please take a look and see if there are any problems."

When Master Lin heard Li Feng's words, he couldn't help but ask Li Feng in surprise.

"You didn't draw it wrong, did you?"

"Should I hand over the new blueprints to you now?"

After hearing what Master Lin said, Li Feng nodded to Master Lin to confirm.

"What I'm drawing is a new blueprint."

Upon hearing that Li Feng was referring to new blueprints, Master Lin quickly took the teacup from Li Feng's hand and put it into his own.

Then he took the teacup in his hand and began to examine it carefully.

When Master Lin finished looking at it, he was certain that Li Feng had not made a mistake.

However, it had only been a morning, and he had already finished painting a cup. Moreover, this cup had more figures and patterns than the one he painted yesterday, and the background was also more complex.

The cup that Li Feng has just finished painting has a very well done painting of the child, the background scenery, and all the plants.

This greatly surprised Master Lin!

And most importantly, Li Feng also had to make rubbings of the map in the morning.

With rubbing and drawing, one was completed in a morning.

Even a newly graduated apprentice wouldn't have this speed, and the drawing is actually quite good.

However, this also made Master Lin more pleasing to Li Feng's attitude.

From the very beginning, Master Lin felt that Li Feng seemed very interested in this line of work and also had a lot of talent.

Now it seems!

My judgment is indeed good.

Li Feng is indeed a promising talent.

So he nodded to Li Feng and said.

"Um!".

"It's very well drawn."

"They've already reached the level of an apprentice who has completed their apprenticeship."

"Since you've already learned this much..."

"Next, I will teach you how to take pictures."

"By the way! Do you know what a rainbow is?"

Li Feng thought for a moment, then answered Master Lin.

"Should we add color to the face?"

Master Lin paused for a moment, then nodded, and then shook his head.

"Um!".

"Somewhat correct, but not entirely correct."

"The most important thing about our figure painting is capturing the essence."

"Because! A person's face is a very important form of image expression."

"Through our photography, we can give them their own expressions."

"It's like adding the finishing touch to a painting."

Master Lin added to Li Feng's understanding.

Li Feng nodded.

He then asked Master Lin for advice.

"Master Lin, are the methods of physiognomy for the characters we create all the same?"

Master Lin thought for a moment, then answered Li Feng.

"They are not the same."

"It's like the method of coloring portraits of ladies and children."

"However, the faces of young adults, the elderly, or Buddhist and Taoist figures are different from those of ladies and children."

"Because we can show wrinkles, eye bags, or beards on the latter's face."

"So this is different."

"Like a general, we can depict a heroic feeling on his face."

"so!".

“The process of depicting figures is the most important part of our figure painting.”

"Today I will teach you the lottery method for children."

Upon hearing Master Lin's words, Li Feng immediately thanked him, saying, "Thank you, Master Lin!"

Then Master Lin took out a very fine brush from his pen holder.

At this moment, Master Lin said to Li Feng.

"Regarding the brush, use one of the appropriate size."

"Because children's faces are relatively small, a small brush can be used, but you can adjust these yourself."

After Master Lin finished speaking, he dipped a little frankincense oil into the brush.

After dipping his brush in frankincense oil, Master Lin explained to Li Feng.

"The brush is dipped in frankincense oil to drag our paint."

"That is, pigments such as pearl pigment and red pigment."

"In this way, we can distinguish the shades of color."

After Master Lin finished speaking, he took a Xichi material-filling pen into his hand.

Now, Master Lin is holding two pens in his right hand.

Li Feng knew that this was the double-brush technique in meticulous brushwork painting, where two brushes could be used alternately in one hand to paint.

At this point, Master Lin used a red paintbrush to apply red paint to the boy's forehead, cheeks, and chin.

Then!

Master Lin then used a paintbrush to begin applying color to the boy's face.

He used a colored brush to blend the red blush onto the boy's face, thus drawing out his chin, cheekbones, and forehead.

The children's figures are no longer flat; after being photographed, they have a three-dimensional feel.

Li Feng observed Master Lin's technique, which resembled the "three whites" method in meticulous figure painting, but it was also somewhat different from the "three whites" method.

There's a feeling of the opposite.

Moreover, the facial expressions here are shown with greater depth and dimension.

Now Li Feng roughly understands the principles that Master Lin taught him.

At this moment!
Master Lin has already demonstrated one.

So he said to Li Feng.

"You give it a try."

After Master Lin finished speaking, he stood up and handed the coloring brush and the material feeding brush to Li Feng.

Li Feng nodded, quickly took the two pens from Master Lin, sat down in the chair, and began to take the boy's picture according to the method Master Lin had just taught him.

Having grasped the theory, and with the added advantage of his skill, Li Feng quickly took a picture of a child.

Looking at the photos Li Feng had taken, Master Lin was very satisfied with them.

The first photograph was already qualified.

have to say!

Master Lin felt that Li Feng was quite talented.

Master Lin's previous apprentices, the fastest of whom learned in five days and the slowest in more than half a month.

Li Feng taught him, and he learned it himself.

So Master Lin nodded to Li Feng and said.

"Um!".

"good!".

"You finish picking all the remaining children."

Li Feng nodded, and then began to pick the remaining children.

Li Feng spent about ten minutes taking pictures of all the remaining children's heads.

At this moment, Master Lin picked up Li Feng's cup and examined it carefully.

After a few minutes, he put down Li Feng's cup and then said to Li Feng.

"Um!".

"From now on, draw like this."

"When you have free time, you can go and take a look at the filling workshop."

"There, you can see what the coloring looks like, and the fillers will let you help them with the finishing."

Li Feng was puzzled when he heard the word "result".

Master Lin thought for a moment, then said to Li Feng.

"In meticulous figure painting, people's clothes will have patterns, some are auspicious clouds, some are the character '福' (fortune), and some are circular patterns."

"These were all done by our painters."

"From now on, you will also be responsible for these parts."

Upon hearing this, Li Feng immediately nodded to Master Lin.

"OK!".

Li Feng wasn't unwilling to go and see new things.

After all, it's good to be able to experience more things.

(End of this chapter)