Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

Chapter 83 Satisfied Master Deng
When Li Feng returned to his workstation, Master Deng had already started working.

The other apprentices were the same.

When Master Deng saw Li Feng return to his workstation, he didn't say anything, but simply nodded slightly to Li Feng.

He gestured for Li Feng to return to his workstation.

Upon seeing this, Li Feng immediately sat down at his workstation.

After all, completing the painting "The More Courageous the Man, the Greater the Yield" is Li Feng's most important task at present.

As for the porcelain featuring flowers and birds by Giuseppe Castiglione and the peasant leader, that's not as important.

After Li Feng sat down, he began to fabricate negative stories about Yan.

After preparing the materials, he began to draw the figures on the porcelain plate.

The order in which the drawings are made depends on the artist's habits.

The order of events is not very important.

As long as you can adjust yourself, it's fine.

However, when it comes to coloring the face, it must be done in one go.

After all, frankincense oil dries out.

If you wait for the frankincense oil on your face to dry completely, it will be very difficult to create a gradient of shades in the freckle color, making it impossible to achieve a textured effect.

Therefore, in Western lottery games.

Frankincense oil and camphor oil are both paint thinners.

It allows you to create textured effects on ceramic tiles.

The face, hands, and muscles of a person are all examples of textural effects, while the rocks on ceramics are another type of textural effect.

For example, the rubbing and texturing techniques used in traditional Chinese painting are also a type of textural effect.

However, their painting techniques are completely different.

Li Feng spent two hours drawing the lines of the figures and the faces of each character.

of course!

Only the outlining part was completed.

Next

Li Feng began by coloring the figures to create texture effects.

For example, the elderly workers in the story need to have their wrinkles and chapped skin drawn on, which takes a lot of time.

Young women and teenagers have their skin tone transitioned with a slightly more wrinkled shade of russet, while children's faces are painted smoother.

After Li Feng finished all that, the whole morning was over.

It was almost lunchtime when Han Ming and the others gathered around to watch Li Feng paint.

Master Deng did not stop him.

After all, he believes that it's a good thing to see and learn more.

At this moment, they saw Li Feng and, after processing the group portrait, they began to analyze it.

"So this is how the new color is photographed."

"It's completely different from pastel figures."

"It's not about using the three whites method for figures, or the old-fashioned approach."

"This drawing looks a bit like a photograph."

At this point, Zhang Jiefang spoke up to explain.

“When we paint new colors, it’s actually quite similar to painting real people.”

"You need to draw the texture of the person's skin and also make certain adjustments."

"However, I haven't even learned the most basic drawing skills. When drawing this new color character, the face needs to look more like a real person."

"So whether it's facial features, hands, feet, or hair, they are modeled after real people."

"It is a completely different painting method from the traditional Chinese fine-brush painting of ladies."

Because currently, only Jiang Fei and Zhang Jiefang have been with Master Deng the longest.

They both know a little about this.

So at this point, Zhang Jiefang stepped forward to explain.

After hearing Zhang Jiefang's explanation, Han Ming and the others finally understood the biggest difference between the new characters.

At this moment!
Master Deng also stopped using his material-making tool, then walked over to Han Ming and the others, and looked at the heads that Li Feng had just finished collecting.

After looking at the head that Li Feng had taken, Master Deng was very satisfied.

Li Feng grasped all the characteristics of the character.

Moreover, it beautifully expresses the joy of the harvest and the childlike innocence of children playing.

Furthermore, the portrayal of the elderly in detail is exceptionally well done.

The key to a figure painting is already here.

All that's left are some rice paddies, background scenery, and the color scheme of the characters' clothes.

This can be drawn slowly.

Looking at Li Feng's progress, Master Deng really believed that Li Feng could finish the painting within three days.

This surprised Master Deng with Li Feng's speed.

It was only then that Master Deng realized that Li Feng could actually speed up the process of painting porcelain.

Moreover, Li Feng's painting is flawless. Then, Master Deng couldn't help but ask Li Feng a question.

"Can you finish painting the background this afternoon?"

Li Feng was taken aback for a moment, then he immediately nodded to Master Deng in response.

"I can!"

After Li Feng finished speaking, Han Ming and the others present were all surprised.

"No!"

"So fast?"

"The rocks, rice paddies, and other background scenery haven't been painted yet!"

"Can Li Feng really finish the painting?"

At this point, some of them already had questions.

However, at this moment, Master Deng nodded to Li Feng and said...

"OK!".

"Since you can finish drawing it, then burn it tonight."

"Take it to burn today, and you can start coloring it tomorrow."

Then Master Deng turned his gaze to Han Ming and Zhang Jiefang.

"You two move there this afternoon."

Han Ming was stunned when he heard his name called.

He then pointed to his face with his right index finger and asked Master Deng with some surprise.

"Me?"

When Master Deng saw Han Ming's actions, he simply replied calmly.

"What do you think?"

At this moment, Zhang Jiefang put his right hand on Han Ming's shoulder and couldn't help but offer him words of comfort.

"Don't think too much about it, come with me tonight to move it."

At this moment, Zhang Jiefang was very honest and didn't say anything to Master Deng. He obediently took over the task from Master Deng.

Master Deng nodded, then checked the time and realized it was noon, so he left the Xincai team.

At this moment, Li Feng smiled and said to the two of them.

"No need to trouble you, I can carry it myself."

Zhang Jiefang shook his head and said.

"Two people carried it to prevent the lines and colors on the porcelain from getting scratched."

"Otherwise, why would Master Deng insist that the two of us carry it?"

Only then did Li Feng realize that this was the reason.

At this moment, Zhang Jiefang spoke again.

"Let Han Ming and I move it. If Master Deng finds out it wasn't Han Ming and me, he'll definitely be unhappy."

Han Ming asked Zhang Jiefang with some doubt.

"Will Master Deng be unhappy because of us?"

Master Deng shook his head.

"It's hard to say."

"However, you know Master Deng's temper. Who knows what might upset him?"

At this moment, Han Ming thought about Zhang Jiefang's words and felt that there was some truth to them.

After all, he believed that Zhang Jiefang had stayed by Master Deng's side for quite some time.

I should listen to him; I'm sure I'll be right.

If I upset Master Deng, I'll be in big trouble.

So he immediately waved to Li Feng and said.

"Since it was Master Deng who asked Zhang Jiefang and me to move it, then Zhang Jiefang and I definitely have to move it."

Seeing that Han Ming was saying this, Li Feng could only let him have his way.

As for the others, they did learn something.

Next up!
Everyone from the Shinsai team went to the cafeteria for lunch.

After all, nobody wants to work on an empty stomach.

They felt that the reason they could eat so well and be so full was because of the good treatment they received at the factory.

Take advantage of the good treatment and eat as early as possible, and eat as much as you can.

Other factories don't offer the same level of benefits as ceramic factories.

This is their consensus.

Li Feng understood their thoughts, and he also knew that it was during the Three Years of Natural Disasters, and he didn't know if this treatment could continue indefinitely.

However, there are currently no signs of canceling or reducing this benefit.

Li Feng thought that this might be because the export of porcelain was doing well.

(End of this chapter)