mijobooks Chapter 14 Drawing Skills, Cheng Wang Da Da, arrived.
Chapter 14 Drawing Skills, Cheng Wang Da Da, arrived.
Cheng Wang clicked "send".
It's better to come early than to come by coincidence.
The person who posted the message happened to be online.
soon.
In the forum's private message section, there are now red circles indicating unread messages.
[Drink Less Iced Coke: Hello, I'm here to commission an article. Is there anything else you need to confirm?]
"Such strong initiative," Cheng Wang remarked.
"Big sister? That's a rather unfamiliar way to address you. If I remember correctly, we used to call each other either Teacher So-and-so or Mrs. So-and-so."
In this industry, there's a convention for how artists are addressed, and he doesn't know where that term originated.
Cheng Wang typed a reply on the keyboard, tentatively asking a question.
[Wang: The price is a bit low, what's your acceptable price?]
[Cola: What does 'Big Brother' mean?]
[Wang: Because I usually do artwork for companies, most of the pieces I post on forums are quite challenging, priced at 800 or more. You can see the quality.]
As usual, Cheng Wang spoke without hesitation, adding his own reply while the other party was still thinking.
[Wang: Your manuscript is relatively simple, so it definitely won't be that expensive. Mainly, I also like that art style. What do you think, author?]
After sending it, he wasn't in a hurry to receive feedback immediately.
Cheng Wang took some time to look at the commissioned works shared by others.
There must be some hidden masters in the forum who don't usually show their skills.
Other than that.
About 90% of freelance writers don't even need to exert their full strength; they can easily create a significant difference by simply using a few tricks.
A few simple line drawings, yet over a decade of skill.
It is certainly more appealing to younger clients who are seeking manuscripts.
After a while, a new notification finally popped up in the message bar.
[Cola: Could you provide a sketch first? It's not that I don't trust you, but I'd like to pay a deposit of 150 first, and the remaining amount can be decided based on the sketch.]
[Wang: That's fine.]
[Cola: Can we add each other on QQ? Due to forum restrictions, we can't chat directly; let's discuss money transfers.]
Cheng Wang added the other party as a QQ friend. The name was the same as the one on the forum, and the information showed that she was female.
Although this personal information could be filled out haphazardly with any effort, Cheng Wang didn't care much. He was just making money, so why would he think about so many things?
Cola paid the deposit readily; the two had discussed it and the deposit was in place beforehand.
After confirming that the remittance was correct, Cheng Wang did not waste a moment and immediately began his craft work.
The characters in classic shoujo manga don't need such exquisite details.
With a triangular face style, you can produce a very high-quality draft simply by using smooth lines.
After that, large blocks of color were filled in, and the shadows and shading were almost entirely based on memorized formulas, with little attention paid to the transitions.
Many characters are attractive mainly because of the Mary Sue character designs in anime, which bring a childhood filter and thus have a strange charm on young girls with budding romantic feelings.
This style of art has actually been phased out by the mainstream market long ago.
This is a drawing style that has already become popular and is about to become widespread.
It will be represented by Teacher Mu Fengchun in "Douluo Continent 1".
The up-and-coming "Douluo Continent 2," with its vibrant colors and delicate art style, serves as a prime example.
Meeting Cola's request for an article was incredibly easy.
Considering that this manuscript was his first work using a graphics tablet after his rebirth, he was impressed.
Despite his still-fast hand speed, Cheng Wang remained focused while painting, approaching the task with the same dedication he would give to a formal commission, and completed this draft.
Cheng Wang also wanted to use this first battle to make a name for himself on the forum.
If you want to increase your stable income in the future.
The best option is to emulate the success stories of commissioned writing platforms.
The shift from actively seeking out clients to having others proactively seek out clients demonstrates that reputation is sometimes far more important than ability.
"The character proportions are set. It's anime, so seven heads tall is perfect."
"The original character artwork seems to lack some detail in the clothing. Since I'm going to get this done, I'll add some reasonable details!"
"No specific requirements were given for the character's expression, so just beautify it a bit, and it definitely won't go wrong. Let me think... Okay, let's do it this way."
Cheng Wang consciously controlled the movement of the digital pen.
While ensuring the required art style is met.
Some authors, like those who secretly added their own ideas, incorporated their own habits and understandings into the strict commercial standards of later generations.
A lot of articles from all over the world.
The principles of painting are actually the same.
Many things are patched up and put together, and then, based on different personal understandings, they are extended into a unique style.
This step is something that cannot be completely avoided, whether you are Van Gogh or Little Beard.
Cheng Wang is currently undertaking a similar action.
The line drawing was completed in about 20 minutes.
During the painting process, I refined and polished the artwork simultaneously.
All that's left is the final touch: coloring and polishing. Then, a high-quality finished product will be ready.
Ctrl+S!
Save with shortcut!
The probability of an image causing a murder is not high, but it is certainly not zero.
Most office workers who use office software have experienced things like not saving their work, the program crashing and becoming unresponsive, and almost having a heart attack from frustration.
Each time you perform an action, you press save, and it gradually becomes muscle memory.
[Wang: Are you there? Let me take a look at the sketch.]
[Cola: So fast!!!?]
Cheng Wang just sent the picture to a private QQ window.
The other side immediately started pressing exclamation marks non-stop.
Drop drop!
Drop drop!
The constant notification sounds were giving Cheng Wang a terrible headache.
[Wang: Stop! Look at the sketch first!]
[Cola: Okay!]
The chat window went silent for a moment.
He was probably carefully observing the artwork.
From Mu Ziling's visit to now taking orders as a trial, Cheng Wang hadn't had a sip of water. Suddenly feeling thirsty, he left his seat to go to the kitchen to get some.
When he returned again.
We haven't entered the room yet.
The noisy little penguin has started beeping incessantly on the computer again.
"What kind of annoying noise is this? No, keeping it silent is the right thing to do. We can't let it make any noise, it's so annoying."
Cheng Wang looked pained, turned off the notification sound in the settings, and then opened the chat window.
[Cola: What?! Did you finish this in just 20 minutes?!]
[Cola: It's just line art, but it's better than all the artwork I've ever commissioned!]
[Cola: You're amazing, you're my god!]
【Cola:!!!】
[Cola: Boss, boss, are you there? Are you there?]
[Cola: 600 is okay! Can we really get the pictures out today?!]
【…】
After being bombarded with QQ messages.
Cheng Wang successfully experienced what it meant to have his eyes glazed over by exclamation marks.
A long string of chat logs flooded the screen.
Even through the screen, the excitement was palpable.
However, Cheng Wang only had one focus.
"600?" he exclaimed in surprise.
"He's really rich; the payment is even higher than I expected."
Actually, the price is a bit inflated.
Even if the overall market is rife with arbitrarily set prices, earning 600 yuan in royalties in less than an hour is still quite excessive.
Of course, we want to make quick money.
But he wasn't going to just collect a wave and leave.
Building a reputation requires a gradual, long-term approach.
The final price was 500, and Cheng Wang finished the sketch in less than half an hour.
I was pleasantly surprised to receive the finished Coke and readily paid the bill.
Fortunately, Cheng Wang reacted in time; otherwise, he would have been bombarded with news again.
Looking at the balance displayed on my phone screen, it went from a few loose dollars to three digits in less than an hour.
The hopes and dissatisfaction, and many thoughts about the future, seemed to find some meaning along with the inflow of funds.
My first pot of gold is in hand!
The trial run before the joint entrance exam went much more smoothly than I had imagined.
Choosing to enter the blue ocean market of commissioned writing seems to be progressing positively as planned!
He looked at the computer.
[Cola: Thank you so much, I really like this painting.]
Cheng Wang nodded, muttering to himself, "You like it? That's good then. It wasn't for nothing that I did the good deed and gave you a discount. But..."
"The discounts you receive can be made up for elsewhere."
He carefully considered his words, tapped on the keyboard, and typed out his ideas.
[Wang: There's something I'd like to discuss with you.]
[Cola: You're welcome. Just say it: I'd like to commission articles from you again in the future!]
[Wang: I will open a call for submissions on the forum in a while. If you need commissioned articles, please reply with a quote.]
[Cola: That's fantastic! You want to use this painting as a case study, right?]
[Wang: That's right.]
It might make sense for a professional illustrator to take on commissions from a forum out of leisure.
Logically speaking, Cheng Wang's current statement contains many suspicious points.
Fortunately.
The finished artwork I submitted was far superior to that of ordinary amateur artists.
Judging from the visual effects alone, it should be more than enough to fool even those who don't know much about writing.
Now it's up to them to respond!
Cheng Wang was confident and awaited Kele's reply.