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Chapter 26 God, Chengwang's Rules, and a Great Commission for Writing
[Cola: You! Are! My! God!]
[Wang: Hold on! Let's look at the painting first. Is there anything that needs to be changed?]
[Cola: Why the changes? What do you think? Should we change something else?]
Cheng Wang typed out a message:
[Who exactly commissioned us to write this article?]
Then he quickly deleted that rant and found some other parts that were easier to modify and might improve the character's image.
[Look: I feel her face could be a bit thinner; her features are currently drawn too full, making her look a bit too masculine.]
[Cola: Yes!]
[Looking ahead: If you want to modify your face shape, your eyebrows should also be slightly adjusted, with the sharpness appropriately reduced, otherwise they will look too aggressive.]
[Cola: Yes, yes!]
[Wang: The decorations are a bit empty. You could add something like a treasured sword or jade pendant to highlight his character. Does he have any particular favorite things in the character design?]
[Cola: Yes, yes, yes!]
[Wang: This is a question.]
[Cola: Wow! So he really likes the female lead.]
[Nozomi: ...Should I draw a person in his hand, like he's just carrying someone?]
[Cola: Great idea! Can we order one more of these?]
"Wow, I've heard of people who are addicted to alcohol, but how come there are people who are addicted to painting?"
That's a pity.
Famous artists all require advance booking.
Making money is good, but if you lower yourself too much in the process, then it's not worth it.
Cheng Wang cruelly refused, which was met with a wail of pain.
The price is negotiable.
What Cola needs to customize are character cards and three-view drawings. There are no intricate compositions or scenes. The colors can be painted with simple flat washes, which greatly reduces the overall difficulty.
The price of the artwork itself may be very low. Considering similar styles, although the quality of the artists on the forum cannot be compared with Cheng Wang, the average price of one piece is only around 300.
It was finally decided that one character would have two sets of images, and the package price would be 750.
The reason the price exceeds the average market price is due to the original design.
To achieve the desired effect for cola, it's not just about drawing, but more importantly, about thinking.
Cheng Wang's mind was full of excellent references, like a walking, talking library of materials.
He can easily find the elements he wants and interpret them in his own style, incorporating them into the requirements of various manuscripts.
This is truly someone who has eaten more salt than most people have eaten rice!
Rather than his superior painting skills, his accumulated experience and knowledge over the years are more likely to be considered his trump card.
The price has been negotiated.
Cola skipped the deposit and transferred the full 750 yuan manuscript fee directly.
Cheng Wang was slightly surprised, but considering that the other party was really not short of money, he quickly felt that it made sense.
Trust is trust.
The rules cannot be broken.
Once some precedents are set, from a long-term perspective, it may not necessarily be a good thing.
He still returned the excess amount, not pretending not to see it and letting Coca-Cola treat money like dirt.
[Wang: Remember, the established trading principles should not be broken arbitrarily; the agreed amount should be the agreed amount. If similar behavior occurs again, I will carefully consider whether to continue accepting your articles in the future.]
[Cola: Okay, I understand.]
Doing business with straightforward people is always so pleasant.
After touching up the colors and adding more details, the entire piece is complete.
The remaining steps will naturally not take long.
Firstly, the final product design was something I had already envisioned when I was drawing the sketches.
Secondly, the ancient style does not match the complex colors, which goes against the elegant style. Chinese aesthetics are rich in ancient philosophy and are an interpretation of the doctrine of the mean.
However, the same principle applies to color exams.
The purer and brighter the color, the more skillful and experienced the technique is required.
It's definitely not a black and white outfit; just a simple black and white look will suffice.
To depict the details and shadows of clothing folds, a sophisticated gray must be used to fill in the transition areas.
Without a proper understanding of color, choosing the right color combinations will only make the image look dirty and chaotic.
Cheng Wang, based on the ideal effect he had conceived, precisely selected each color and calmly handled this difficult part.
The pristine white intermingles with the deep black ink, leaving gray areas in varying shades, creating a harmonious and varied effect.
It won't be abrupt or eye-catching; it will blend seamlessly into the character's image.
Without consciously maintaining focus and paying attention to the handling of these transitional surfaces, they certainly cannot be recorded within the viewer's visual grid.
But what if these seemingly insignificant details were missing?
No matter how handsome a man's image may be, it is ultimately just a two-dimensional image, lacking any three-dimensionality or vividness.
The manuscript for the character cards was thus completed.
One thing done.
Cheng Wang opened a new drawing file and completed the three views.
For the front, side, and back views, the three-view drawings don't need to be so detailed; just make sure the details are complete.
The main purpose is to showcase the image from every angle; the design requirements outweigh the drawing requirements.
knock off!
Twisting his neck, he made a crisp cracking sound as his bones snapped.
He released the digital pen and instead gripped the mouse.
Create a new folder.
Export the artwork in both PNG and JPG formats.
Then put the project files in as well.
Combine them into a compressed file.
Click to send!
[Wang: If everything is confirmed to be in order, you can transfer the final payment. The original artwork is also included, with layers and drawing history all present, which you can verify.]
This process is a completely commercialized model.
In fact, for normal freelance writing, there is no need to go to so much trouble.
However, considering the future, Cheng Wang still chose to join the process himself.
Many mediocre artists, lacking any real skill, don't even deserve to be called artists.
If they are unable to fulfill a commercial order, they will steal images from Pixiv and claim them as their own.
In the early years.
The search engine is relatively less advanced.
Baidu cannot search for foreign links, and browsers such as 361 Browser and Firefox are even worse.
Such behavior is not only fraudulent, but also involves copyright disputes.
Many well-known leading game companies in the industry have encountered pitfalls.
Therefore, after real-life cases occurred, this requirement began to be added to commercial contracts one after another, and the trend quickly spread to the free market.
Speaking with low emotional intelligence, Cheng Wang is essentially ripping off competitors and attacking inferior business models.
But what if we replace it with high emotional intelligence?
I have plans to become an industry leader and be the first to establish a platform system!
It's not unreasonable to take the platform founder as a role model, is it?
How could you possibly associate Coca-Cola with such a far-reaching concept?
I saw the message Cheng Wang sent in the chat box.
She probably thought that she had angered this industry bigwig by disrupting the previous payment process.
The person on the other end of the screen quickly typed out a defense.
[Cola: Dear artist, you don't need to provide this! I trust you 120%! You drew so quickly and well, I'm so happy!]
[Cola: And you wouldn't believe it, the articles I commissioned before often took a whole month to finish, with absolutely no communication in between, and the final product was never satisfactory.]
[Cola: Really, please don't be angry! Comparing these two finished product photos, and thinking about the ones I booked before, they were only a hundred or two cheaper than yours, it's so unfair!]
She posted three short essays in a row, all written with sincere words.
Perhaps they wanted to show their sincerity.
In less than half a minute, the final payment was transferred to Chengwang's account.
I saw that my balance had exceeded four figures.
Cheng Wang suddenly felt a sense of unreality.
In 2013, a senior high school art student was able to earn so much money in less than ten days, while also taking care of the college entrance examination.
Hehe, that's so dirty.
The act of commissioning articles is a great thing, no further explanation needed!