Courtyard House: Starting in a Ceramics Factory

Chapter 67 The Shocked Han Ming and Others

They had no idea that Li Feng had already finished drawing.

Moreover, this was all done in such a short time, and Li Feng painted it so well.

After viewing Li Feng's paintings, they noticed that the colors of the birds he painted transitioned very well and very naturally.

Their control over color alone completely surpasses theirs.

This surprised them greatly.

At this moment, Master Deng coughed once, and then he nodded directly to Li Feng and said.

"Um!".

"Your name is Li Feng, right?"

After hearing what Master Deng said, Li Feng calmly nodded.

"Yes, Master Deng."

Master Deng then spoke to Li Feng.

"You've passed!"

"Starting today, you'll paint new colors with me."

When the other apprentices heard Master Deng's words, they were all shocked.

Is that all?
So fast?
But then again, given how well he drew, it's normal for him to pass.

They knew Li Feng studied figure painting, but they didn't expect him to paint flowers and birds so well. They wished they could be as good as him.

Han Ming, Zou Chun, and Ge Ming all began to envy Li Feng.

Upon seeing the birds drawn by Li Feng, they all concluded that Li Feng was very skilled.

After all, they also wanted to paint as well as Li Feng.

At least they themselves believed that Li Feng was much more capable than them.

Just as they were filled with envy and astonishment.

At this moment, Li Feng nodded in response to Master Deng.

"OK.".

Master Deng was very satisfied with Li Feng at this time, because he believed that Li Feng's current level had surpassed that of his two apprentices.

With Li Feng's help, I can basically complete this batch of goods.

When Master Deng thought of this, he looked at Han Ming and the other two.

"What are you all doing standing there in a daze?"

"Draw it for me now!"

"If the color scheme is not good, the performance bonus will be halved."

When Master Deng finished speaking, their faces showed pain.

If their performance bonuses were halved, it would be tantamount to killing them, so they had no choice but to leave and start drawing the bird that Master Deng had mentioned at the beginning.

As for whether it can meet Master Deng's requirements, that's hard to say.

After all, Master Deng's thoughts are sometimes different from those of ordinary people.

After seeing Han Ming begin to paint, Master Deng first gave instructions to Li Feng.

"Little Li!"

"Go and mix all the other paints you need."

"Here is a color palette."

Then Master Deng handed Li Feng a porcelain slab with many colors on it, which was used to test the colors of the mirror.

Master Deng directly asked Li Feng to match the colors on the paper.

At this moment, there were about a dozen colors placed in front of Li Feng, including carmine, peach, ochre, cyan, bluish-purple, ochre, red ochre, agate red, magenta, cyan, reddish-purple, sea blue, blue-purple, bright black, rouge black, water red, western red, vermilion, hemp color, reddish-brown, reddish-yellow, grass green, golden red, Sichuan color, cyan, sweet green, light yellow, gold water, and electric light water, etc.

These are all colors that the new color scheme will use.

Since it was Master Deng who gave the order, I have to do it.

After all, he was still an apprentice, and Master Deng was the head master here.

An hour and a half later.

Han Ming and the other two barely passed.

They were all apprentices learning to paint flowers and birds, so they were certainly not unfamiliar with painting birds, but Master Deng required good color transitions and color application.

The three of them applied the colors according to the method of famille rose flower and bird painting, which Master Deng was naturally very dissatisfied with.

However, their transition ability was decent, so Master Deng reluctantly allowed them all to start working formally, as for the performance bonus of half that was mentioned earlier.

Then of course there's no need to halve it.

Although Master Deng said that Han Ming and the other two barely passed, Li Feng thought that their coloring skills were quite good for famille rose porcelain.

It wasn't as bad as Master Deng said.

Therefore, Li Feng believes that perhaps Master Deng said this, but in his heart he still approves of them.

After this assessment, Han Ming and the others joined Li Feng's team. This task was quite complex.

Li Feng is only mixing colors here, and he's just mixing the pigments that will be used.

After all, Li Feng had heard that he wanted to make five hundred pieces of Western-style porcelain this time.

The current situation is that there are only a few people who paint new colors.

Master Deng and his two apprentices make a total of three, plus two other new color masters who haven't been painting for many years.

So I applied for a few people.

Fortunately, most of these 500 pieces of Western-style porcelain are round plates or round porcelain slabs.

Therefore, it is faster to paint than some special-shaped porcelain pieces.

Moreover, for porcelain painted with new colors, all you need is a certain level of skill in drawing lines.

If required.

Basically, it's about the ability to control color.

and so!
The pigments used in Xincai (a type of polychrome porcelain) are the most abundant among all polychrome porcelains.

One morning
Li Feng spent his time matching colors, preparing materials, and chatting.

After all, when it comes to scraping, all you need to do is press down with your hands and then crush and rub it.

Now, Li Feng knows, even without looking at the powder, how much the paint under his hand has been rubbed together.

This is what they mean by practice makes perfect.

Li Feng spent most of the day working on the project.

By 5 p.m., the material cutting was finally completed.

Li Feng felt that he had really had a tough time.

After Li Feng and the others finished grinding the materials, Master Deng said to them.

"Starting tomorrow."

"You all need to start drawing."

Han Ming and the others exchanged glances, and Li Feng noticed that their faces were filled with excitement.

At this moment, Li Feng wondered if they were excited because of the two yuan performance bonus.

After all, a performance bonus of just two dollars is confusing to anyone.

Subsequently
Master Deng displayed a plate that had been painted.

This is a porcelain painting featuring flowers and birds in bright colors.

Looking at the scene, Li Feng immediately recognized it as a work by Giuseppe Castiglione (Lang Shining), depicting courtly themes.

The painting techniques and color schemes described above are characteristic of Giuseppe Castiglione's style.

Therefore, in the porcelain industry, there is a special name for it: the painter Lang Shining.

The painting here is in the style of Giuseppe Castiglione (Lang Shining) found on porcelain.

The themes were all chosen from his paintings.

There are spliced ​​versions, and of course, there are also original creations.

But they all have the same style.

It is completely different from the painting style of famille rose porcelain.

Li Feng was carefully examining the flower and bird painting in front of him.

Li Feng quickly analyzed the techniques involved.

After all, Li Feng had been drawing figures for a while, so he knew some basic drawing techniques.

The flowers and birds on this porcelain plate are halfway to success once the colors are right.

At this moment, Zou Chun, who was next to Li Feng, couldn't help but say after looking at the picture.

"I haven't painted in this style before."

"However, the coloring process is completely different from our pastel colors."

Han Ming nodded in agreement.

"It is indeed different."

"But we'll know once it's colored."

Li Feng nodded and said.

"Um!".

"There is one advantage to painting new colors: if you make a mistake with the color, you can wipe it off with paper and reapply it."

After hearing Li Feng's words, Ge Ming and the others couldn't help but nod.

After seeing that Li Feng and the others understood what they were to paint the next day, Master Deng immediately told them to go home.

After all, as a master chef, Master Deng still has a lot of things to do every day.

(End of this chapter)