Chapter 199: One small step on the path of a master

Three days passed.
During these three days, Lu Li went to school to draw sketches, after school to practice calligraphy, and he had a little understanding of sketching techniques and calligraphy.
Three days later, various materials purchased online have arrived.
"Lao Lu, why are you buying these things?"
When school was over, Fat Yuwen could not help asking when seeing the piles of pen, ink, paper, inkstone and paint easel like Lu Li.
"Practicing calligraphy and painting."
Lu Li carried a bunch of things on his own, and asked Fatty Yuwen to help him take some, and the two walked out of the school together.
"Do you practice calligraphy and painting? Only now?"
Fat Yuwen also knew about the art of life, and he was surprised that Lu Li suddenly had a fever and wanted to learn calligraphy and painting.
The college entrance examination will be in the first half of next year, and only a few months have passed. Now it is...isn’t it too late?
Many art students have been learning since childhood.
"Try it!"
Lu Li smiled, "You are now a writer, and I want to look up to you. Literature and art is a family. You are a writer and I am an artist, isn't it right?"
"Don't mention the writer."
Yuwen Fatty was full of depression, "It's on the street! The first novel, my debut/drama, has already been on the street. The application for signing the contract was rejected, and it did not meet the signing criteria."
"The first time... is generally not very successful."
Lu Li comforted, "We have been accustomed to traditional literature, and there are still some differences between online literature and traditional literature. Heavy rain, I think, to write online novels, we must write in the novel what we cannot do in reality."
"such as?"
Yuwen Fatty seemed thoughtful.
"For example, you can't find a girlfriend in reality, and countless girls in the novel post upside down."
Lu Li raised his eyebrows towards Yuwen Fatty, "Isn't it cool to write like this!"
"What you said...inspired me a bit."
Fat Yuwen's eyes lit up, "I have inspiration. I'm going to write a story about young heroes, there are all kinds of heroines, all kinds of ladies, all kinds of brothel tops...Ahaha!"
I go!
The corners of Lu Li's mouth twitched a few times, I just give an example! Why are you walking on the road of no return to Xiao Huangwen?
You, the great of the future, won't be fooled by me into the "Little Huangwen Grandmaster", right?
"Heavy rain, writing novels requires three-way perspectives! Don't mess around."
Lu Li quickly exhorted.
"Know! Know!"
Yuwen Fatty smiled and nodded, "I will definitely not mess around."
The bus is coming.
Fatty Yuwen helped Lu Li put things into the car and left excitedly, ready to open a new book.
Lu Li returned home and took the utensils he bought home.
The pen, ink, paper and inkstone are complete, the paint brushes, the easel and the drawing board are also complete, and the material preparation is no problem.
"Try calligraphy first, I haven't officially written it on rice paper yet!"
Lu Li took out a felt pad and spread it on the desk. Take another piece of rice paper and spread it on the felt pad. Flatten it with a paperweight.
Pour some ink in the inkstone and take out the brush to lick the ink.
Holding the pen in his hand, Lu Li took a deep breath, holding his breath and concentrating, waved down the pen.
One stroke by one stroke, square and steady.
"Diligence neglected in play!"
A line is square and square, and the italicized characters appear on the paper.
Leaving his pen and blowing ink, Lu Li looked at the line of characters and nodded with a smile, "It's okay."
The font structure is correct, stable and meticulous. In just three days, Kaishu has already started.
After finishing this writing, Lu Li took another piece of rice paper and began to practice Chinese painting.
Traditional Chinese paintings include ink, heavy, shallow, light crimson, fine brushwork, freehand brushwork, and line drawing styles.
Lu Li has already seen the basic techniques of composition, coloring, modeling and brushwork in the instructional video, and now he needs to practice.
"Let’s get a picture of meticulous characters first!"
Lu Li took out a thin pen, licked the ink on the inkstone, and began to compose the picture in his mind.
In the past few days, Lu Li also drew many sketches. Comparing the techniques of sketching with those of meticulous characters, realize the differences and commonalities.
After taking a sigh of relief, Lu Li settled down, stroked his pen, sketched the lines on the paper, and began to paint.
The meticulous figures also pay attention to fine and real. Although the technique is different, the concept has many similarities with the sketch.
After a while, a portrait of a meticulous brushstroke came to life on paper.
"It's the first time to draw a meticulous figure. The technique is a bit rusty. But... it's not bad."
Putting down the paintbrush, Lu Li nodded with a smile while looking at the image of his parents drawn on the paper.
It's too late to finish painting this picture. Lu Li put down his pen and ink, got up and walked out of the room, and began to cook dinner.
At around seven o'clock in the evening, both Lu's father and Lu's mother went home.
"Huh? So much wrapping paper?"
Dad Lu saw the neatly packed wrapping paper in the corner of the living room, raised his head and asked Lu Li, "My baby, what did you buy?"
"Some stationery! Used for writing and drawing."
Lu Li replied casually, and brought the food to the table from the kitchen, "Dad, Mom, we have dinner."
"Write and draw?"
Mother Lu frowned slightly, so much wrapping paper, just writing and drawing?
Looking at the wrapping paper in the corner, Lu Ma didn't say much, she just walked quietly to the door of Lu Li's room while Lu Li was entering the kitchen to serve food, and looked into the room with her head outstretched.
There are two large stacks of paper in the room, and there is also an easel. On the desk are pens, inks, papers, inkstones, and some paint.
It's really writing and drawing!
Lu Ma smiled and was about to turn around when suddenly saw a painting on the desk. Lu Ma was also curious in her heart, and hurried up.
Seeing the image on the drawing paper, it is exactly the figure of Lu and his mother. Lifelike, just like taking a picture.
"It looks like it is drawn!"
Lu Ma quickly picked up the drawing paper, turned around and walked out of the room, and shouted at Lu Li, "My baby, did you paint this?"
"Uh?"
Lu Li raised his eyes to see the drawing paper his mother was holding, and smiled, "Yes! I just painted it. My hands are still a bit raw, and the drawing is not good."
"Is this bad painting?"
Mother Lu unfolded the picture and said to Dad Lu, "Lao Lu, look, it looks like a picture! It looks like a photo."
"It really looks like it!"
Dad Lu glanced at Lu Li, smiled and nodded, "I didn't expect you to have this ability."
"So so! So so!"
Lu Li smiled. Mom and Dad are all laymen, and you can only tell if they look like it when you look at the paintings.
"But... baby, you are in the third year of high school. Doing this now will not affect your study, right?"
My mother put the scroll on the sofa and walked to the table, looking at Lu Li with a worried expression on her face.
"Mom, don't worry."
Lu Li smiled and said, "The mid-term exam is a mock exam. You will know by looking at my results then."
"You can be sure."
Dad Lu took the conversation, "It's the third year of high school, which is the most critical moment. Going to a good university is your way out."
"I know!"
Lu Li knew very well that his father was telling the truth.
In this kind of ordinary family, studying and going to college is the only way out for the poor.
After dinner, Lu Li returned to the room and continued to write and paint.
Go home from school to practice calligraphy, Chinese painting and oil painting. Practice sketching during class time during the day.
Time passed day by day.
One month passed in a blink of an eye.
In this month, Yuwen Fatty's creative path has made a major breakthrough, and his "Happy Young Heroes" has been signed.
Lu Li's gains were even more obvious in this month.
"God rewards hard work" allowed Lu Li to improve every time he practiced.
"Remembering" gives Lu Li a clear picture in his mind, making painting easier, without having to imagine it out of thin air.
"Ingenuity" made Lu Li's hands more dexterous.
"Calmness" made Lu Xicheng calm, not eager or impatient.
With the blessing of so many plug-ins, Lu Li made rapid progress.
After a month, the italics of calligraphy has been practiced with roots and bones, and it has three flavors, correctness and rigor, and majestic atmosphere.
Chinese painting has mastered the various styles of ink and wash, heavy shallow, shallow crimson, fine brushwork, freehand brushwork, and line drawing, and the techniques are also very skilled.
I didn't master the technique of sketching, and even formed my own style. That's...math sketch style. Real and precise, every line is appropriate.
In the area of ​​oil painting, Lu Li has mastered the painting elements of color, light and shade, line, texture, brushstroke, texture, light perception, space, composition, etc., and has become proficient in drawing techniques such as frustration, shooting, pulling, pendulum, kneading... use.
"My current level should not be much worse than the art student in school, right?"
Lu Li looked at the newly finished ink landscape painting with a smile on his face.
After a month, there were a lot of "works" in Lu Li's room.
A stack of calligraphy works, a stack of Chinese painting works, a stack of sketches, and a stack of oil paintings.
Add up... you can sell waste paper for hundreds of dollars.
Lu Li's current calligraphy and painting works can only sell waste paper. In the future...
Lu Li blew the ink landscape painting on the table. It is not impossible that a picture, a word, hundreds of thousands, or even millions!
Choosing a Chinese painting, a calligraphy, a sketch, and an oil painting from the latest works, Lu Li carefully rolled them up.
Tomorrow, I will use these works as a stepping stone to find an art teacher in Yucheng No. 1 Middle School.
...
Go to school the next day.
Early in the study time, Lu Li did not enter the classroom and went directly to the office of the Art Teaching and Research Group of Yucheng No. 1 Middle School.
Said it is the teaching and research group, in fact there are only three teachers.
And... Under normal circumstances, art teachers don't have the opportunity to attend classes, and the main subject teachers rob them of class time.
The main job of an art teacher has become a student with art specialty.
"report!"
Lu Li came to the office of the Art Teaching and Research Group, reached out and knocked on the door, shouting a report.
"Come in!"
The head of the art teaching and research group, Mr. Xue Song, who is in his forties this year, raised his head and glanced at Lu Li and asked, "What's the matter with this classmate?"
"Mr. Xue, I'm Lu Li from Class A in Grade Three."
Holding his work, Lu Li walked to Teacher Xue Song's desk, "Teacher, I want to learn art."
"Senior year of high school? Study art?"
Teacher Xue Song glanced at Lu Li in surprise, "It's a good thing to learn art. But...you are in the third year of high school, and you only learn now, don't you think it's a bit late?"
"Senior Grade A? From Old Xu's class?"
Another 30-year-old male teacher in the office, Teacher Tang Xuewen, turned his head and looked over and smiled: "Old Xu's class is a key class. You are not ready for the college entrance examination. What art is coming to learn now? Don't be afraid of Xu Yibian cleaning up You?"
"Haha!"
Another young female teacher, Liu Juan, also laughed, "Old Xu's whip is indeed powerful. Classmate Lu Li, you are quite courageous! You dare to be distracted to study art? Old Xu will scold you for not doing your job properly."
"Teacher, I have some basics."
Lu Li smiled and placed the work he was holding on Teacher Xue Song's desk, "Teacher, these are my works of calligraphy, Chinese painting, sketching and oil painting. Please correct me."
"There are calligraphy, Chinese painting, and drawing and oil painting? You know quite a lot!"
"How about the level?"
Before Mr. Xue Song could answer, Mr. Liu Juan and Mr. Tang Xuewen next to him walked up curiously.
"Alright! Now that I brought it over, let's take a look!"
Teacher Xue Song smiled and nodded, "Give me calligraphy and traditional Chinese painting. Give me the sketch and give me the oil painting."
"Okay, teacher, please criticize and correct me."
Lu Li quickly handed the scrolls of calligraphy and traditional Chinese painting to teacher Xue Song, and then handed the sketch and oil painting to the other two teachers.
"Huh? This word..."
Teacher Xue Song opened the scroll and saw the regular script written by Lu Li, his brows raised, and a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, "Yan type regular script, not bad! This character is already tangled up, calligraphy has worked hard."
Teacher Xue Song nodded, then opened the scroll of traditional Chinese painting, and an ink landscape painting appeared in front of him.
The green hills are towering and the river is surging.
Even if there is only ink and no other colors, the whole painting is very vivid, with the green mountains standing still, and the river flowing endlessly, which is very dynamic.
"Not bad!"
Teacher Xue Song smiled and nodded, "Calligraphy and Chinese painting have a foundation."
"The sketch is also very good."
Teacher Tang Xuewen spread out Lu Li's sketches and placed them on Xue Song's desk, "Teacher Xue, look. This sketch is very distinctive. The spatial composition and the light film and television corners are appropriate, real, natural, and lifelike."
"The oil painting is also very good."
Teacher Liu Juan nodded towards Lu Li, "The basic skills are very solid, and the oil painting technique is very skilled."
"I am a good seedling. The calligraphy and painting are very good."
Teacher Xue Song smiled and nodded, raised his eyes to Lu Li, and said, "You are here today...Do you want to enter the art specialty class? Are you going to take the art exam in April next year?"
"Yes!"
Lu Li nodded earnestly, "Teacher, I like art and want to take the artistic route."
"Students in key classes have no problem with their cultural performance."
Xue Song pondered for a while and nodded, "Calligraphy and painting are also very good. You can join the school's art specialty class."
"Thank you, teacher."
A smile appeared on Lu Li's face. Joining the school’s art specialty class ~EbookFREE.me~ is the first step on the way forward.
At this time, Xue Song asked Lu Li again: "Do you have a certificate for calligraphy and painting? Have you ever received a certificate for the calligraphy and painting competition?"
"Uh...no."
Lu Li shook his head helplessly. I just started learning, where did I pass the exam? What awards have you won?
"Nothing?"
Teacher Xue Song frowned slightly, "Then you have to prepare for the exam. In addition, there is a calligraphy and painting competition for middle school students in the city in November, and you should also prepare to participate.
The examination represents the performance, and the winner of the competition represents the honor.
To follow the artistic route, "achievements" and "honors" are both auras.
Lu Li immediately understood the meaning of these things.
Now that I have joined the school’s art specialty class, I have taken the first step in the path of a master. Examination and winning are the second and third steps.