After 95, the mural painting of "Putty Girl" became popular. She drew a "fairy tale" in Mianzhu
Holding a cleaver and a spatula, climbing on a high stand, the uneven putty turned into relief paintings under her hands. Under her hands, sometimes Dunhuang nine-colored deer emerged from the wall, and sometimes the roots of animals. The hair with distinct roots...These daily tasks have been recorded and shared on the short video platform, allowing her to gain more than 8.6 million fans.
Recently, the 25-year-old "putty girl" has gone viral.
The post-95 girl is named Zhang Lijia. Everyone calls her "Jiajia". She is a muralist by profession. At the beginning of 2021, she and the master painter Cai Zhaorong joined forces to create a painting in Qingping Town, Mianzhu, Sichuan. More than 40 square meters of outdoor mural "Fairytale Bamboo Treasure".
The 25-year-old "Putty Girl" became popular and earned 40,000 yuan by painting murals in 6 days
On Douyin, Jiajia claims to be a "putty scraper".
In fact, this is her modest name. She now has more than 6 million fans on Douyin, plus more than 8.6 million fans on platforms such as WeChat and Kuaishou. She is now the most popular mural artist.
In the lens, Jiajia, a petite figure, is standing on a steel frame a few meters high with a spatula, first outlines the approximate shape of the work with a pen on a white wall, and then uses a spatula to "scrape" the outline of the landscape, and finally use it Paint fills up the color, and under her flexible brush, a white wall turns into a three-dimensional landscape painting.
In the video, the renovated construction site, apartment living room, office building, amusement park, etc. have become her workplace. A foam pad is placed on the ground for a morning break and lunch with the workers. The messy environment on site is her daily work.
Not long ago, a video labeled "one person, 6 days, earning 40,000" made Jiajia popular on the Internet, with 310 million video views.
Netizens praised the girl for "relying on craftsmanship to eat, and earning nothing wrong", "drawing the prosperous world on the cement wall".
While getting likes, some people commented and questioned.
Jiajia confirmed to reporters that all the stories in the video are facts.
According to reports, this work was completed in Tianjin in November 2020. At that time, the employer was very demanding and designated Jiajia to complete it independently. Jia Jia finished the work within 6 days. The client was very satisfied with the finished product and paid the agreed-upon payment. Remuneration of 40,000 yuan.
Completed his first mural in his sophomore year
Painting murals for customers everywhere after graduation
Jiajia introduced that she was born in a rural family in Bengbu, Anhui, and her family's economic conditions were not good.
Through her own efforts, Jiajia successfully entered the Fashion Design and Engineering major of Wuyi University. During the university, she often used her spare time to work and study to reduce the financial burden of her family.
In the sophomore year, a classmate posted a message in the part-time group. The owner of a bakery needed to draw a mural. Jia Jia took the order and found a student with good drawing skills to cooperate and complete the order. A sense of accomplishment, "This is the first mural in my life. The boss gave me 1,500 yuan, which is enough for me to live on for a month."
In addition to the surprise, Jiajia has developed a strong love for murals since then. She and her classmates established a studio. "At that time, the studio was in ruins. With our joint efforts, it became an online celebrity check-in site. "In July 2017, Jiajia graduated from Jiajia University and applied to work for a national chain art paint company, and started painting murals for customers across the country.
Since then, she has been rushing around construction sites for a long time, and climbing over ten meters of elevated to paint has become commonplace.
In August 2018, at the suggestion of the programmer's cousin, Jiajia began to share her painting videos online.
Slowly Jiajia really became popular, and as the number of fans surged, orders followed. Her daily work was to take orders, book tickets, and then rush to the destination.
"In these years, at least 30% of the big cities in the country have been run." She said that in a year, train tickets can cover a whole bed.
In reality, not everyone has a deep understanding of mural paintings. In a certain job, Jiajia heard an aunt who taught her children: “If you don’t study well, you will be as dirty as this aunt. Work.” There is also the experience of being used as a cleaning staff by the guards.
Regarding this, Jiajia always smiles. In her opinion, she is very lucky to be able to do what she likes.
In July 2020, Jiajia resigned and left the art paint company, established a studio, and hired two customer services to deal with order issues.
Jiajia said frankly that she can paint four to five relief murals a month, and in one year, she can paint more than 60 works, earning more than one million.
Now, in addition to sharing her work on Douyin, Jiajia will also explain to everyone how to make murals. In addition, she will not hesitate to distribute the excess orders to the younger students.
"A particularly memorable experience,
Completed a fairy tale"
During the New Year's Day in 2021, she and the master painter Cai Zhaolian jointly created a large outdoor mural "Fairy Treasures of Bamboo" in Qingping Town, Mianzhu, Sichuan. After completing the work in 5 days, Jiajia wrote in the circle of friends: A particularly unforgettable experience, everyone gathered in Mianzhu, overcome various difficulties, and completed a fairy tale.
Jiajia said frankly that she gained a lot from the trip to "Painting Mianzhu". When she walked into the New Year Painting Village, the blue tiles, white walls, and typical Western Sichuan houses were decorated with colorful and naive New Year paintings, which left a deep impression on her. The village is very poetic and picturesque, and the whole village is a large scroll with rich layers and bright colors."
"The work represents a kind of innocence and a love." Jia Jia introduced that Qingping Town, Mianzhu is an entrance to the National Giant Panda Park, and Qingping Town is a fairytale town. This is a 40-square-meter area. The super-large outdoor mural, named "Fairy Treasures of Bamboo", is the first outdoor mural she created after combining Mianzhu New Year paintings with relief paintings.
"In the picture, next to the little girl is a naive giant panda. The giant panda is holding bamboo. When the little girl is sleeping, she may dream of dreams about the fairy tale world. She smiles in her sleep. Bamboo represents the tenacity of the people of Mianzhu. With a spirit of perseverance, use this work to praise the people of Mianzhu."
Chengdu Commercial Daily-Red Star News reporter Wang Mingping