"Like this, if you add some patterns..."
In the classroom in the afternoon, Reiner recalled the painting skills in the nobles' memories while instructing the girl in front of him.
At this time, Xia Luo was holding a pen and drawing bit by bit on the canvas.
After studying alchemy, Reiner relied on his remaining artistic qualities to tutor Xia Luo in her painting studies. Although he was not as good as those painting masters, it was enough as an entry-level tutor.
Xia Luo sketched a vivid image of a rabbit with just a few strokes. As a student who has just studied painting systematically for less than a week, she has already made rapid progress.
From Charlotte, Reiner also roughly knew about this girl's childhood.
Charlotte has been interested in painting since she was a child and is very talented. However, in this era, painting is a thankless activity. All kinds of painting tools and paints are expensive, unless you are a noble or a noble with a high status. A rookie who has learned from famous masters, otherwise it would be impossible to sell his paintings.
Yes, the profession of designer has not yet appeared in this world. The main income of a painter is from selling his paintings and being a teacher to the children of nobles. Unless he is extremely talented, it will be difficult to make a living.
Based on this, when Xia Luo's father learned that she wanted to learn to paint, he immediately threw all the painting tools out of the house, trying to nip this dream in the cradle.
The sensible Xia Luo naturally understands the reason, and has not mentioned it all these years.
But when Reiner came to her with a note written with his wishes that Charlotte handed over, Charlotte was still surprised.
On the note, it was written in Juanxiu handwriting: I want to learn painting and become a painter.
Charlotte thought that Reiner was just joking, but the principal found her with painting tools and books.
"The label you designed before seems to be very popular, Charlotte. It seems that you are indeed talented in painting."
Reiner said that the label on the Crescent Coke bottle is very eye-catching and can be quickly recognized and impressed. Naturally, the designer Charlotte is responsible for this.
"I still have a lot to learn."
Xia Luo is not complacent. She knows that she is only an entry-level apprentice now and must continue to learn from the experience of the masters in order to grow rapidly.
"By the way, have you ever tried painting a portrait?"
Reiner asked, thinking of some plans that had not yet been formed.
"Portrait? It's quite an attempt."
Nodding with understanding, Xia Luo took out her sketchbook.
It was an ordinary notebook. When you opened it, there were pencil sketches inside, including fruits and vegetables, as well as various magical instruments. Although it could not be said to be lifelike, it was still above the average level.
"I drew this secretly after I came to school."
Explaining, Charlotte turned to one of the pages, and there was a picture of a woman wearing a robe. Reiner looked carefully and realized that the picture was Claire.
Because Charlotte has no teacher and relies on her own exploration, her style is completely different from those of portrait painting masters. For example, the portrait of Claire in front of her is more like a cartoon image than a sketch, which highlights Claire's characteristics. , although there is a big gap between it and the real person, but by identifying the characteristics, you can quickly recognize that it is the dean.
"Genius."
Reiner couldn't help but marvel that this method of symbolizing features was the core technique in the world's most popular comics, and yet the girl in front of him actually had no teacher in a world where entertainment culture was not yet developed. Having mastered such a technique, Reiner could only say that he had found a treasure.
"Well, I'm not good at drawing. I don't look like Teacher Claire at all."
Charlotte thought that Reiner was saying polite words, so she closed the sketchbook shyly.
"No, no, no, your method of depicting characters should be the mainstream in the future. To be precise, it is the mainstream of commercialization."
Reiner explained that in mass industrial production, the more complex and realistic the design, the higher the cost. Moreover, in a short browsing time, it is difficult to give customers an intuitive impression, but instead it is symbolic. A design with obvious characteristics will have a deeper impression in people's minds and be more recognizable, and the cost of maintaining such a design will be relatively lower.
Complex and realistic characters contain too much information for the human brain to memorize in a short period of time. The incomplete parts are easily discarded as invalid information. Simple and intuitive symbols are just the opposite. This is why the logos of well-known brands on the planet are extremely concise. One of the reasons.
Of course, Reiner had no intention of letting Charlotte draw comics, but he did need a painter who could draw portraits. He originally wanted to ask Oriana if she had any connections, but he didn't expect that it would take no effort at all.
Snap, snap, snap—
There were iconic footsteps in the corridor, and Reiner raised his head, just in time to see Claire in a maid uniform puffing up her cheeks and trotting over with her skirt held up.
"Why are you so panicked?"
Reiner took out a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to Claire. The dean took it without thinking and wiped the sweat from his forehead. After a long time, he came to his senses.
"Uh, I'll clean it and give it back to you."
Claire was a little embarrassed and seemed to be reluctant to accept Reiner's favor. She put away her handkerchief and continued.
"Oh no, Piram has really taken action."
"What's wrong?"
Reiner took his time and was not surprised by Claire's words.
"They imitated Coke, and now in the streets and alleys of Prest, all the shops related to Piram Alchemy Atelier are selling this drink called Piram Cola."
Claire took out a bottle of black drink from her pocket. The bottle of this drink was decorated with exaggerated promotional posters, but there were no iconic bubbles coming out of the bottle.
"I drank some, and it tasted similar to my sugar water, but..."
Claire, who hadn't finished speaking yet, stared blankly as Reiner took the bottle of Coke from her hand and took a sip.
"But there is no gas injected, or the gas cannot mix with the sugar water."
Reiner quickly confirmed the ingredients of this "Cola", which was like a completely deflated Coke. Although the taste was similar, it still lacked the charm.
Glancing at the text on the label, Reiner quickly discovered Piram Cola's marketing ploy.
"Selling it at half price? Although it's a little worse than buying one and getting one free, it seems that Piram's success in reaching today's position is not without its merits. It's just that it seems difficult to coordinate costs and profits."
Although the pace is faster than Reiner imagined, everything is still under his control. I am afraid Piram would never have dreamed that he was walking into the trap set by Reiner step by step and becoming the first victim.
"Teacher Claire, let's get ready and go to Antoine's alchemy workshop."
Reiner said, only to find Claire staring blankly at the Piram Cola in her hand, her cheeks flushed.
This is what I drank!
He shouted silently and subconsciously touched his lips. The young teacher had mixed feelings in his heart.