A painting of fish and algae shocked half of the art world

【I am but a humble person, the Chairman of the Great Xia Calligraphy and Painting Association!】

That's right, the person who said that sentence just now was none other than the Chairman of the Association.

As early as when Nan Ye painted the first shrimp, Tan Xianglin had already sent the live stream link to the group and explained the reason, attracting the attention of many important figures.

When Nan Ye painted "Picture of a School of Shrimp", many people started discussing whether or not to let Nan Ye join the association.

However, since Nan Ye had no other works besides shrimp and had not shown this kind of ability before.

He was ultimately listed as an observation subject first...

...

The Netizens just wanted to know who that person with such a bigTone was.

But they never expected an association chairman to pop out.

How do you argue with that?

You can't argue!

Being able to sit in this position means that his strength, vision, and management are all top-notch, a proper leading figure.

Therefore, when he said that sentence, everyone was convinced.

What followed was shock and bewilderment.

【I've finished saying my words of admiration, I can't find any more words to describe it now, I'll just kneel!!!】

【Is this what they call debuting at the peak??】

【In painting shrimp, he certainly debuted at the peak. Nan Ye is talented, greatly talented!】

【...】

Nan Ye suddenly called out to Ding Shijun: "Old Ding, I want to paint a meticulous style painting next. Do you have the materials here?"

Ding Shijun was a little suspicious: "Meticulous style painting? Are you sure?"

Meticulous style painting advocates realism, seeking resemblance in form, using delicate brushwork to depict things, fine and lifelike.

Freehand style painting, on the other hand, uses concise and generalized brushwork to depict things, with bold strokes and flying ink and color.

One is meticulously carved and polished, the other is a light sketch.

The two can be said to be the essence of the Great Xia Country, fully expressing the charm of traditional Chinese painting.

It's just a pity that meticulous style painting is not popular nowadays.

The first reason is the high difficulty.

Meticulous style painting requires realism. If the painter's foundation is not strong, it's easy to reveal flaws. If there is one flawed stroke, it can easily be discovered by the viewer.

The second is the long painting time.

A meticulous style painting takes several hours, or even days, to paint. Large meticulous style paintings take even longer.

The third is the market!

The value of freehand style painting is getting higher and higher, while meticulous style painting remains in a low point.

Thus!

In this fast-food era, this era where monetary gain is paramount, fewer and fewer people are willing to do such a laborious and thankless task.

What made Ding Shijun suspicious was precisely this point: Nan Ye, a 24-year-old Xiao Ge, had actually also learned meticulous style painting.

"That's right, Old Ding, I want to give it a try. I'll go to the restroom first. Could you help me prepare the tools? Thanks..."

Nan Ye's voice became more and more distant, because he was already on his way to the restroom.

Meticulous style painting requires quite a few tools. In addition to various brushes and pigments, even the paper needs to be specially selected.

While Nan Ye was in the restroom, Ding Shijun took the opportunity to educate the Netizens:

"The paper for freehand style painting and meticulous style painting is different.

One is raw Xuan paper, which easily produces rich ink variations, with artistic effects of water halos and ink chapters, thick and moistening, mostly used for freehand landscape painting.

The other is ripe Xuan paper. Water drops on the paper surface do not spread immediately or stop spreading. It can be used for detailed depiction, repeated rendering and coloring, suitable for painting blue-green heavy color meticulous landscape painting."

After Nan Ye returned, the materials were all prepared.

For beginners, it's usually necessary to mount the paper before painting, which helps keep the paper flat and prevents wrinkles when coloring.

But for experienced painters, it's too troublesome and completely unnecessary; they can paint directly.

Nan Ye didn't need to draft at all. He directly used ink as lines to outline the carp's contours and details one by one.

That's right, this painting is of carp, and it's also the "Picture of fish and algae", one of the top ten auspicious paintings from his previous life, created by Miao Fu of the Ming Dynasty.

It is also one of the four famous carp paintings.

The entire painting centers on a large carp swimming freely in the water, symbolizing "like a fish in water".

It is used to bless people with harmony, happiness, and freedom in their work and life.

At the same time, the fish is a homophone for "surplus", symbolizing abundance year after year and ample food and clothing, with extraordinary implications.

As if he had painted it countless times, every stroke and line was deeply ingrained in his heart. Every point where Nan Ye's brush landed was just right, with natural transitions.

In ten minutes, he had outlined the carp and the water plants one by one.

Ding Shijun, standing behind him, marveled: "Amazing, this control ability, he already has the demeanor of a master!"

Looking at the completed outline, the audience also exclaimed how satisfying it was:

【Watching each stroke and line is so comfortable, it flows like clouds and water, so stress-relieving.】

【As a painter, I can say that the Xiao Ge's foundation is extremely strong. Normal people need to make a draft, but he didn't.

He even used a fine brush to draw the tiny lines on the fish's gills one by one, very fine, very impressive, and there was no flaw in every stroke he made.

So Old Ding was right, Nan Ye truly has the demeanor of a master!】

【So that's how it is, thanks for the explanation. So how strong is this master's demeanor?】

When this question came out, many people fell silent, not knowing how to answer at all.

【Isn't anyone going to comment?】

Finally, Tan Xianglin stepped forward: "Let's put it this way, being able to paint like this without a draft has already defeated 95% of people, and his composition, elements, plus brushwork, have defeated another 4% of people."

As soon as these words came out, everyone had a clear concept:

【Hiss hiss hiss, no, the cold air at home is not enough for me to inhale.】

【My goodness, has he already become this incredibly strong?】

【He was already this strong at painting shrimp, I never expected meticulous style painting could also be so amazing. This Nan Ye is simply a monster!】

Under everyone's attention, Nan Ye began to blend the base color.

The original "Picture of fish and algae" was done on silk fabric, which has a natural texture and is very beautiful.

For this painting to have a good effect, Nan Ye needed sufficient coloring skills.

After the base color was blended, he applied the surface color, coloring the fish body and water plants one by one.

These two stages took a very long time. Whether it was dyeing or color mixing, they were delicate tasks. The most troublesome part was waiting for it to dry before coloring again.

Repeating this process over and over again, with Nan Ye's skill, it still took a full six hours, not including the time he stopped to eat.

The final step was to re-outline the ink lines that were covered after dyeing.

A complete "Picture of fish and algae" was finally finished!

For many people, a meticulous style painting cannot be completed without a week's time.

From creation to drafting, a lot of time is already spent.

Nan Ye is also standing on the shoulders of giants, otherwise, he couldn't have reached this point.

Looking at the time, well, it was already 3 PM. It seemed impossible to paint another one.

Ding Shijun stood in front of the "Picture of fish and algae", looking and comparing it repeatedly. In the end, only one sentence remained:

"Painters are countless, but a good hand is hard to come by."