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The value of the wooden box is not as precious as that of the porcelain bowl, and the exchange is not much, but it is enough for them to persist until the restoration of the ancient painting is completed.

After drying in the shade, Mo Bingzhong began to proceed to the next step. Ji Mo was still a bystander, but this time it was different. Mo Bingzhong would deliberately put the ancient painting dried in the shade in front of him and let him look carefully. With light, you can see the broken lines on the ancient paintings caused by the age, like annual rings, the difference is horizontal, and the appearance of each line can show the vicissitudes of the painting.

"This painting has been around for a while."

Mo Bingzhong is just a restorer, not a master of paintings. He has a good understanding of famous paintings and the like, which are limited to the most famous ones. This ancient painting is obviously not, but even if it is not a master, it can have a long history. , is also a value that adds luster.

Ji Mo looked at it, and when he looked back against the light, those broken lines were particularly obvious, like the black and white horizontal lines that would appear when a notebook malfunctions.

"Is this something to fix too?"

Now he has somewhat accepted the setting that all injustices will be repaired, and it still feels a little bit emotional.

"It depends."

Mo Bingzhong didn't write a long story, so he put down the painting, laid it flat on the table, and said, "Fill the hole first."

Moth-eaten holes are obvious, big and small, and need to be carefully repaired with a paintbrush. This kind of repair is very similar to painting. When you encounter a hole, just paint a little color. Don’t think about other things, it looks like It is to add some white spots to the painting, more white spots.

Mo Bingzhong did it very carefully and earnestly. From time to time, he would stop to look at the painting for a while, as if he was thinking about how to make up for this blank spot.

In this way, after all the repairs, it seems that there are no gaps. Although there are many white spots in the whole painting, it is quite good compared to before.

The sky darkened again, Mo Bingzhong looked at the sky outside and said, "Let's put on the broken pattern tomorrow."

Those broken lines also need to be made up.

"it is good."

Ji Mo had no objection, nodded obediently, and followed Mo Bingzhong to eat and rest.

The next day, the weather was beautiful and it happened to be a sunny day. I hung the painting on the window with the back facing outwards, and some broken lines were clearly visible. I cut thin rice paper and pasted it on the broken lines. The rice paper was as thin as the width of two hairs side by side. , Pasting it up one by one like this is like using thread to make up for it, it seems quite labor-intensive.

After all, Mo Bingzhong's index finger was still inconvenient. After doing these trivial tasks, sweat started to appear on his forehead in a short while. The note was too thin, and it would be broken if not careful. Ji Mo wanted to help, but Mo Bingzhong was afraid that he would help more and more, so he didn't allow him to intervene, so he could only watch.

When all the broken lines were pasted, the back of the painting had changed, as if it was covered with Band-Aids, but the Band-Aids were a little smaller.

"Okay, just wait until it's done."

When Mo Bingzhong straightened his back, he wanted to hit his back with his backhand again, but Ji Mo's small fist had already reached the position first, "Xiu Daddy, let me punch you, is it strong enough? Does it hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt, Mo'er is doing very well." Mo Bingzhong relaxed his expression, enjoying his son's service, and after a while, he stopped Ji Mo, and tested the dryness and wetness of the pasted place with his hand, and felt that it was almost the same , and changed the direction and place of the painting.

This time, it's going to the wall.

Let the painting keep the surface moist first, and then flatten it on the wall to prepare for the next step, which is full color.

Full color, that is to add color to the place where there is no color on the screen, mainly to add color to the place where the color is lost in the loopholes, so as to make the picture unified.The colors of ink and wash paintings are mainly ink, but with different shades, so naturally there is a feeling of multiple color grading.

There is a high requirement here, called four-sided light.

"What are the four sides, up, down, left, and right. If you look from these four directions, you can't see that the painting has been repaired, which means it has been successfully restored."

Mo Bingzhong's explanation is simple, but it is not easy to achieve this step. Many people restore ancient paintings, that is, only one or two sides can be seen. In his eyes, it is always possible to tell whether it has been repaired or not.

Of course, you have to look at it from a different angle, which is why some people change their positions from time to time when appreciating paintings, looking at them from one direction and another.

In this big step, there are two small steps. The first step is to adjust the color and bring out the color close to the painting core. It can be light or not dark. The second step is to pick up the brush. This step is equivalent to the second creation. On the basis of appreciating the painter's conceived brushwork, complete the broken brush due to the loopholes in the painting.

There are also some things to pay attention to here. Ink and wash paintings often have blank space, even the lines that outline the shape of something, and the strokes are not connected. Far away, it seems that the folds of clothes overlap and cannot be fully displayed.

Therefore, not every stroke needs to be coherent. Some blanks seem to have missing strokes, but in fact they have been exhausted. It is necessary to leave blanks like that to leave room for association.

Mo Bingzhong had adjusted the colors a long time ago, and soon came to the step of taking over the brush. His expression was so focused that he even forgot to explain to Ji Mo, and devoted himself to understanding the painting. Communicate with the ancients in the dark, and experience the unspoken things behind this painting.

Under his pen, the gaps are being quickly filled, some are filled with pure color, which is similar to the background color, and some are outlined with brushwork, directly connecting intermittents, and there are still intermittents in them.

Ji Mo watched in admiration secretly. Mo Bingzhong didn't specialize in painting, but he obviously had something unique in his quick understanding of paintings. The repairs in some places were indeed very good. Of course, with his more professional vision Looking at it, it would be better if some places were changed.

Of course, it is also very good now. There is nothing wrong with the wiring strips. It cannot be said that the restoration is not good, but it can be improved. This improvement even improves the level of the original painting on the basis of the second creation.

The composition of this ancient painting is not complicated. Only part of a tree is shown. The trunk and branches are not too many. There is only one figure, an old man. The loose clothes cover the possibly thin body and the wrinkled face. Depicting the misery of life, with the wine gourd in hand, looking into the distance.

There are not so many complex scenes and characters, which will reduce the degree of restoration and increase the speed. Ji Mo watched from the side, Mo Bingzhong's movements are smooth, and it looks pleasing to the eye. If you do it yourself, you must It will also feel like flowing clouds and flowing water.

After this step was completed, all the loopholes had been filled in, and Mo Bingzhong went back and forth to check from several angles to ensure that it was indeed a "four-sided light" and that the loopholes would not be seen at all.

Ji Mo watched the painting being restored little by little. He still remembered the moldy and dirty look at the beginning. Looking at it now, it was like drizzle washing away the floating dust, making the sky show a rare bright color. It's a whole new look.

Even if it has not been reframed, such a painting is much better than before.

The backing paper that was peeled off was not completely damaged, and the Tiandi pole was never bent. On the way, Mo Bingzhong went out to buy some materials, and when he came back, he repaired the backing paper again, using the original as much as possible, and repainting the painting. The core is mounted in it.

After completing this step, the ancient painting is considered to be restored.

Looking at the restored ancient paintings, Mo Bingzhong was also deeply moved. He hadn't done such delicate work for several years, and his hands were still a bit awkward, but after finishing the work, he was still proud to see the results. It was him I haven't done it for many years, and my hands haven't been born. This is a talent beyond practice that makes perfect.

That kind of skill is so familiar that every muscle in the hand remembers how to do it. The advantage of this is that his skill will not become unfamiliar because he has not done it for a long time, and the disadvantages are also obvious. All of his memories have forgotten that the index finger is now short, and Mo Bingzhong will feel the impact of that lack when he is handling tools. He has to be distracted to overcome it, and cannot devote himself to it as before.

"Restoring an ancient painting is like extending a doctor to cure a disease. If the doctor (skill) is good, the disease will be cured; if the doctor (skill) is bad, the doctor will die. The difference cannot be seen just by looking at it."

This sentence is very meaningful. Mo Bingzhong knows that he has done it easily, and people who see it will inevitably find it easy. However, if you really get started, you will know it. Unless you don’t care about the life of the ancient painting, otherwise, there is nothing wrong with it. easy.

Looking at only a few problems, like those fixed diseases, there is no need for many kinds of treatment methods, just follow the steps like cats and dogs, but if you can really do it well and make the steps effective, there are How many?

It is the same wind and cold, some people get better after taking the medicine, some people die after taking the medicine, is it the medicine that hurts people, or the disease that hurts people?

The reason is self-evident. If some people restore ancient paintings, if they don’t want to restore them, they will leave them for later, and maybe they can leave a way for ancient paintings to survive.

The items destroyed in the hands of restorers are probably not much less than those obliterated by time.

This is a skill that costs money. If you want to learn it well, you need a lot of practice, and you need experience. Many times these exercises cannot be replaced by current things, such as porcelain bowls. The new porcelain bowls are damaged and repaired. It's easy to say, and you don't even need to judge the difference in color age, but even if such a restoration is successful, how much is it worth?

Even without value, what is the meaning of the existence of restorers?

In other words, what does a restorer rely on for a living?

Therefore, many restorers do the work of restoring ancient objects, which is also a job to make money, but many people know that it has been restored, and it is inevitable that they will not like it. Calligraphy and painting are better. If it is porcelain bowls, they know that they have been restored. Yes, how many people can have no time in their hearts, if they are beautiful?Even if they can't see the crack, the crack exists in their hearts.

If this is the case, many restorers will not say that it has been restored, but sell it as a complete antiquity. Counterfeiters are equal, greatly ruining their reputation.