Yu Mian is not familiar with modern painting. She is more interested in and prefers traditional Chinese painting. However, the process of painting, whether it is modern painting or traditional Chinese painting, is actually of the same origin, so it is not too difficult for her to learn it.
It's just that although she inherited the memory of this body, the original body never went to school properly. It can be said that she didn't learn anything at all, and Yu Mian didn't have any shortcuts.
I was very rebellious in high school. Generally, when teenagers and girls enter adolescence, they will awaken their self-awareness for some reasons and have irreconcilable conflicts with their parents. The common routines include quarreling, not studying well, and confronting their parents. Come and wait.
It turns out that Yu Mianmian was like this. Mrs. Yu wanted her to be a well-behaved and lovely daughter, but she acted eccentricly and willfully and never looked good to her family. Yu's father told her to study hard, so she caused trouble in school and got the lowest grades in every exam.
When Yu Mianmian was drawing in the textbook, she found that the memory of painting in her mind was very sparse. She also saw some scattered pictures. It turned out that Yu Mianmian had not participated in the professional training for art students in high school.
Shengming University, a well-known art school in the country, was not admitted by Yu Mianmian herself, but by Yu's father who donated money to her.
Holding the brush, he painted strokes on the snow-white paper. The painting skills and knowledge in the book were abandoned by the original person like worn-out shoes, but in Yu Mian's eyes, they were no less than precious treasures.
In the past, she didn't have the conditions to study the art she loved. Now that these things are in front of her, Yu Mian naturally knows how to choose. She is not the original Yu Mianmian. She has parents who treat her like treasures, a superior and proud family background, and the capital to do willful things.
Yu Mian is different. She is an orphan who needs financial support to go to school. She understands the true meaning of life earlier than her peers.
Some people find it easy to survive, while others have to work hard to survive.
Yu Mian is considered a person who has died once. This time she saved her life by accident. The life she picked up seemed to make up for the first half of her life. Everything she regretfully lost was made up for here. Every time Yu Mian thinks of this , will feel grateful countless times and cherish what they have more.
After staring at the drawing board for too long, Yu Mian raised his head and looked out the window. A circle of roses was planted around the wall in the back garden, and the green branches were dotted with colorful flowers. The sky that was still gloomy in the morning gradually cleared up, and the thin sunlight poured down like golden sand, passing through the clear window glass and falling on the floor.
After resting his eyes for a while, he lowered his head and looked at the book again.
Yu Mian has taught herself some Chinese painting, but before that she spent most of her time working part-time. Even if there are donations from well-wishers, the donated money is basically used for tuition. She still has to earn her daily living expenses by herself. Self-study only uses limited time to watch some video tutorials and the like.
However, drawing can be learned not only by looking at it, but the most important thing is to practice, and a lot of practice.
Everything requires corresponding efforts to achieve results. Yu Mian lacked basic knowledge of the system because she had no conditions to learn it, but she never slacked off in practice.
Since her parents died in a car accident, she has never attended a traditional Chinese painting cram school. Although she cannot attend class, she will watch online videos at home and practice and trace over and over again.
There are countless pieces of paper in her home, all of which are her drawings over the years.
Therefore, the professional painting knowledge in this book was like the rain after a long drought to her, it made up for her shortcomings, and she couldn't bear to let it go.
Until a voice came from my ears: "Why don't you draw anymore?"
The sudden sound rang in her ears. Yu Mian was not mentally prepared. She was frightened and the book in her hand fell to the ground.
She hurriedly turned around and saw someone standing behind her. When she turned around, the man was leaning down to pick up the textbook she had dropped on the ground.
"Sorry, I scared you."
With clean white fingers, he picked up the book and handed it to her. The man lowered his head, his amber pupils like clear lakes in the sunlight.
Yu Mian was still frightened. A stranger suddenly appeared in the room where she was supposed to be alone. Anyone would be frightened to death. However, she quickly realized that she seemed to have hired a tutor, who should be coming at this time, so she shook her head. He shook his head: "No, it doesn't matter..."
She reached out to take the book and asked in a low voice: "Are you my tutor?"
"Yes." The man nodded slightly, "I am a businessman, you can call me teacher."
The ginseng merchant was tall and standing, so Yu Mian had to look up to see his face. She was a little surprised. Previously, Yu's father wanted her brother to find a student of her own age to teach her, but the person in front of her didn't look like a student.
He wore a white shirt and black casual pants. His hair was a little long, almost shoulder-length. He had thin eyebrows and a pair of very unique light brown eyes.
Yu Mian pursed her lips and asked the question in her heart: "Teacher, are you also a student of Shengming University?"
Counselor withdrew his gaze from the easel: "Didn't your brother tell you? I am Shengming's teacher and Yu Xing's friend."
Thinking of what his friend told him yesterday, Shenshang glanced at Yu Mian again. Yu Xing came to him temporarily last night and asked him to tutor his sister. At that time, Shenshang thought he was joking.
After all, Yu Xing and his sister don't have a good relationship, and as his good friend, he still knows that. Shen Shang also has a certain understanding of Yu Mian's bad temper, which is almost unknown in the industry.
Shen Shang was originally not going to accept it, but Yu Xing actually softened his voice and asked him. Shen Shang was a person who didn't care about anything. Suddenly seeing such a big change in his friend, he couldn't help but feel a little curious. Agree.
As soon as they met today, the businessman noticed the difference. He had met Yu Mian, he had met her at a banquet from afar, and he had heard about her deeds.
In the past, she always had a sharp and violent aura around her, and you could feel the gloomy aura when you got close to her. But now that aura is gone, and her whole person seems to be a different person, soft and peaceful.
Her hair was tied into loose braids hanging on her shoulders, probably for the convenience of painting. She no longer wore those weird hip-hop clothes, only wearing a loose light green pullover sweater. Her face was fair and small, fresh and attractive. .
The most amazing thing were her eyes.
Shang Shang discovered that Yu Mian had beautiful eyes very early on, but she never seemed to realize this. She put on heavy makeup and thick eyeshadow and eyeliner to cover most of her eyes. What harmed its beauty the most was the perennially cold, dark, and ferocious look in her eyes.
Now, those emotions are gone, like dew evaporating in the light golden sunlight, turning into a warm, soft, clear light.
Shen Shang looked at her, and looked away under the gaze of those eyes, looking at the drawing board in front of Yu Mian.
"I see you draw very well, why do you need a tutor?"
Yu Mian was stunned, "Is it good? But I don't know a lot of basic knowledge... I just opened this book today." She raised the textbook in her hand, with a hint of embarrassment in her tone.
The consultant nodded, "Well, I also discovered that your painting style is very unique, but you are very unfamiliar with the application of some basic skills. For example, here, your perspective is not very good, and here, the harmony of light and darkness. Something’s wrong…”
Yu Mian was still a little uncomfortable at first, but Shang Shang came directly to give her a lecture, and the discomfort of getting along with strangers quickly dissipated.
The small flaws in the painting were picked out one by one. The consultant turned his head inadvertently and caught a glimpse of the girl's face listening attentively. Her dark eyes were like a small mirror, reflecting the skylight outside the window, bright and bright.
There was a slight pause in the words, then the consultant changed his tone and said: "Your painting does have a lot of small problems, but I still think it is a good painting. Do you know why?"
What Yu Mian painted was a landscape picture, which was taken from the back garden of Yu's house.
Her studio is on the second floor, and there is a tall magnolia tree in the back garden, with lush branches and leaves that block out the sky and the sun. A branch just stretched out the window of the studio. The magnolia tree in autumn has stopped blooming, but there is a small bird's nest among its branches. The fine twigs and dead leaves form a small round nest. At this time, that The nest was empty except for a few gray feathers.
Birds are generally afraid of people. The windows of the Yu family cannot be seen from the outside, so the birds build nests.
In Yu Mian's painting, there is a gray bird, as fat as a ball, squatting among the branches and looking at the blue sky in the distance.
This was a scene she had seen before, but now the bird was gone.
"Why?"
"Before I came here, I thought I was going to teach students who couldn't even hold a paintbrush," the consultant said straightforwardly: "To my surprise, although your foundation is weak, your paintings are very detailed and detailed. Reality, and your style. Everyone’s paintings are different and will bring the author’s personal color. Your painting has a very strong personal color.”
Yu Mian murmured in confusion: "My style?"
In order to give her guidance, the consultant kept leaning forward to speak. After speaking this paragraph, he stood up straight and said: "Now is not the time to talk about this. Your basics are a bit weak. Next, I will explain the basics to you. Don't worry. We’ll talk about it later.”
At this moment, Shenshang had forgotten that before coming here, all he had decided was to come and see Yu Mian and never become Yu Mian's tutor.
Yu Mian knew nothing about this. After hearing what he said, she nodded obediently and said, "Okay, teacher."
Shan Shang's explanation was meaningful, and after learning that he was his brother's friend and Sheng Ming's teacher, Yu Mian had already recognized him.
The businessman took a stool from the side and sat next to Yu Mian. Then he unbuttoned the cuffs of his shirt, rolled up the sleeves on both sides to his elbows, and picked up a paintbrush in one hand.
"Practice makes perfect with any technique. You continue to draw and I will correct your drawing."
"Okay." After hearing this, Yu Mian picked up the textbook and then picked up the brush to draw. If there was anything he didn't understand, he asked the consultant.
The sunlight outside the window slowly became slanted, and the clouds on the horizon were dyed red by the setting sun. The orange light cast the shadows of the two people on the floor, dragging out long shadows.
"Here... it should be painted like this..."
The businessman demonstrated it once, and the girl copied it again, but there were still some deviations. The man leaned forward slightly, held the end of her paintbrush with his long fingers, and gently traced Liu Chang's lines with the tip of the pen.
The author has something to say: Finished coding! It took me nearly five hours to write... For those who are still reading, thank you!