pjbooks Chapter 3: Entrance Examination, Yuhang Academy of Fine Arts, Color
Chapter 3: Entrance Examination, Yuhang Academy of Fine Arts, Color
"You just promised me how long you'd last, and now you want to skip class and run away?"
"I don't want to draw. I'll pack my things and go back to high school now. There's no need to waste time."
"Chengwang, there are only 7 days left. Even if it's just for show, can't you even maintain it for a few more days?"
Inside the phone's earpiece.
Teacher Wang's angry roar made Cheng Wang's ears ache.
There weren't many people on the bus at that moment.
Only a few elderly people, unwilling to pay their own electricity bills, used their senior citizen cards to pay for the air conditioning, but the loud noise still easily attracted their strange looks.
"These young people nowadays, sigh."
"Old Li, you must tell your granddaughter when you get back that she must never do bad things like skipping school when she grows up."
"Why is this young man dressed in so many colors? Let's move away and find another spot."
"..."
It's hard not to wonder what kind of image they've conjured up of me.
However, Cheng Wang was too lazy to argue with people he had no connection with; dealing with Lao Wang was enough.
Fortunately, before leaving the studio, he had already thought of a legitimate reason and calmly interrupted, "Old Wang, I have something very important that I must finish today."
"Important? More important than the college entrance exam?"
"Today is the application deadline for Yuhang Academy of Fine Arts. I forgot to fill it out before, and if I miss it, I won't be able to take the entrance exam."
Suddenly, there was silence on the other end of the line.
Teacher Wang was probably deep in thought and was a little confused about the sudden reason.
Entrance exam.
A pathway to higher education that is independent of the normal joint entrance examination.
Candidates need to go to various specialized colleges and universities, take the exams set by them, and obtain a passing certificate according to the quota before they can fill in the relevant application.
The eight most prestigious and professional art academies in China use this method to select new students.
Among these eight art academies, Yuhang Academy of Fine Arts has long held the top two positions, along with Beijing Academy of Fine Arts, and is also the closest to Shanghai.
As a mecca for art students, Yuhang Academy of Fine Arts clearly surpasses ordinary comprehensive universities in terms of teaching quality and platform in related fields.
Similarly, due to their outstanding comprehensive abilities, the scoring standards for school-administered exams will be higher than those for provincial joint exams.
Many students, knowing they have no hope, still make a special trip to take the entrance exam for a prestigious university in order to experience the atmosphere of that university.
Based on memories from before rebirth.
Cheng Wang knew that his studio had a total of over two hundred students, but only three of them would eventually get into the Yuhang Academy of Fine Arts, so the difficulty was undeniable.
but.
He didn't lie to or deceive Teacher Wang on purpose; at most, today shouldn't be the registration deadline yet.
The process doesn't matter, as long as the outcome remains the same.
Anyway, Cheng Wang plans to apply to all the college entrance exams he can, and he'll go to any of them as long as the exam times don't conflict.
Especially the Yuhang Academy of Fine Arts, a place of unattainable beauty.
Since I'm confident I can cover the bottom with my joint entrance exam scores, why not give it a shot... I just feel itchy inside?
If you failed the exam in your past life, who knows what will happen in this one!
Relying on the pretext of registration, although Teacher Wang still had some doubts, she finally understood the importance of it and in the end just angrily threw down a sentence.
"You must finish today's homework when you get home. After the joint entrance exam, come back to me to practice the college entrance exam content... Remember to leave the registration screenshot; don't try to fool me!"
Ugh.
Why didn't I realize before that Teacher Wang was such an arrogant middle-aged man?
Thinking back to my past life, I realized that he had a bad temper and I often deliberately went against him.
After hanging up the phone, Cheng Wang sighed and felt a lot of emotions.
The bus slowly pulled up in front of his residential compound.
It is indeed very cold.
After getting off the bus, Cheng Wang unconsciously tightened the collar of his down jacket.
Following the route I remembered, it was only a five-minute walk from the station to my home.
He has been walking for more than ten years and still hasn't had enough.
Not long after, Cheng Wang pushed open the door, took off his shoes, and habitually called out, "Dad, Mom, I'm home."
No one answered.
"What are you thinking? They haven't gone home yet."
Cheng Wang shrugged and smiled, then walked towards the only computer in the house.
This computer is usually kept in my parents' bedroom; it's an all-in-one PC from a certain brand, bought a few years ago for 2000 yuan.
As for the configuration...
All I can say is that Spider Solitaire is more than capable, 4399 is a worthy opponent, and League of Legends is its absolute nemesis.
Anyway, after Chengwang lost interest in browser games like Seer when he entered high school, his parents never worried that computers would cause internet addiction. They were even puzzled as to why their son didn't like playing games like his peers.
What else can we do?
So, is it true that one frame is playable, two frames is smooth, and three frames is for esports?
Turn on.
Click on 360 Browser, and then close those annoying pop-ups. Goodbye.
Cheng Wang skillfully found the official website of Yuhang Academy of Fine Arts, filled in his personal information, and after a moment's thought, found all the other well-known art academies.
He plans to take all the required exams as long as the exam times don't conflict.
Although my drawing skills are far ahead of my peers after being reborn, and I have a good chance of getting a certificate, I have no reason to refuse to add a few more layers of insurance and eliminate any possibility of failure.
"It's 2 PM now. After registration closes, I need to finish copying the color sketches first, and then I have to draw some assignments for Lao Wang to complete, otherwise I won't have a reason to ask for leave for the next seven days. I've calculated that time is quite tight."
Cheng Wang shifted his gaze from the clock in the lower right corner of the screen, saved all the registration screenshots, wasted no time, quickly shut down the computer, grabbed his bag, and returned to his bedroom.
Now that the goal is clear, just go and do it.
While other students need to cram in art studios before the exam, I don't need to. I can simply practice and refine my skills by repeatedly working through past exam questions.
I have memorized all the details of the exam, so listening to Lao Wang's repeated emphasis is of little use; at most, I'll listen to it again the day before the exam.
However, even so, art studios charge for their classes, and without a proper explanation, if someone asks for five or six days of leave without a valid reason, the school cannot take responsibility and will inevitably need to communicate with the parents in advance.
Cheng Wang had already considered this point.
Therefore, it's not just past exam papers that need to be prepared.
I'll definitely have to squeeze out a few more hours today to convince Lao Wang that I'm not just bragging, but that I really have the skills.
Only after all the joint entrance exams and college entrance exams are settled will there be enough time to fully utilize one's abilities and implement one's plans!
Having made up his mind, Cheng Wang gathered all the materials in his bedroom, laid the drawing board horizontally, and pasted the sketch paper on it.
The three subjects in the art entrance exam use the same paper, the only difference being that the paper for sketching and quick sketching is placed vertically, while the paper for color is placed horizontally for composition.
"Let me think... what elements are in the color theory exam? Wine bottles, casserole dishes, aluminum pots, cauliflower, onions, chili peppers... Damn it, I didn't eat lunch! Why does this exam always test all sorts of food?"
I had roughly gone through the exam questions in my mind.
He held a palette in his left hand and picked up a watercolor brush in his other hand, with the paint box on the right side of the ground.
A small bucket was placed between the two feet to handle the brush washing that needed to be done whenever painting colors.
The second item, the color test, is about to begin!
In fact, of the three subjects, color is the one Cheng Wang is least worried about.
Even without being reborn, his score in this exam was still the highest among the three major subjects, and his college entrance exam score was over 130.
Cheng Wang didn't study art from a young age, so he's definitely weaker than those who started learning art as a child, especially in subjects like sketching that require a strong foundation.
Color, relatively speaking, is a more emotional art, its foundation still stemming from the source of all things in art—
sketch.
The difference is that there aren't as many fine lines in the colors; instead, the boundaries between surfaces are separated by brush strokes and color variations.
In sketching, black, white, and gray represent the relationship between light and shadow.
When it comes to color, it comes down to the three primary colors: red, blue, and yellow, as well as the relationship between warm and cool colors.
Everything is rich, vibrant, and colorful.
The starting point always returns to these three colors; it's simply a matter of proportion and combination.
Without the three primary colors, there is nothing but white; when the three primary colors are fully saturated, there is pure black.
Cool tones, dominated by blue, are often used to complement dark colors, effectively replacing the shadows in a sketch.
Conversely, the side receiving light needs to use warm colors, with red being the leading color.
Yellow is closer to the concept of "gray" and does not inherently possess warmth or coolness. It turns cool when it encounters blue and green, and warm when it encounters red and orange.
Purple, which is the result of the collision of blue and red, is a complementary color.
To determine which color tone a painting currently belongs to, one needs to consider which pigment is used in greater quantities and the overall effect of the painting.
In theory, as long as you have the three primary colors, you can complete any color painting.
However, art students don't come here to torture themselves.
Therefore, commercially available paints often offer many pre-made, aesthetically pleasing, and commonly used colors for ease of use.
Cheng Wang himself used the Qingzhu brand 54-color pigments.
This brand of paints has low saturation, offers a wide selection, and makes it relatively easy to create the effect of misty rain in Jiangnan.
Preferences and styles vary from region to region.
Located in Shanghai, his reading style was influenced by the Yuhang Academy of Fine Arts, and he particularly liked the hazy artistic conception in terms of color.
Overall.
Cheng Wang believes the technology is not complicated.
The difficulty lies in aesthetic ability.
The colors and light that everyone sees are unique.
The image of an outstanding candidate is that of a heartbroken traveler far from home, amidst withered vines, old trees, and crows at dusk.
If the technique is not skillfully applied, and the hazy atmosphere is overly elaborate, it will turn into a scene of a heartbroken person being lured into a grand mansion by a madam at sunset.
result.
It goes without saying.
From the very first touch of the color palette, we've already set ourselves apart from our competitors.
Using color to interpret the emotions you want to convey to the viewer is a high-scoring criterion for color aesthetics, and indeed for all colors.
Skillful!
This is my strike zone!
During the exam that year, I vaguely grasped a bit of this state of being able to perform based on pure color sense.
By relying on aesthetic instincts, one can score above 130 points and join the ranks of high-scoring colorists in Shanghai.
Unfortunately, my understanding is not deep enough, and I have not yet grasped the essence.
Otherwise, there is a good chance to reach the next higher score threshold.
Fortunately, with the accumulation and experience over the years, this ability will only increase.
The weak me of the past is dead; now I am even weaker... ptooey, the complete me!
The brush is dipped in a thin layer of water.
Cheng Wang followed his thoughts and picked up his pen to test the paper.