Oil painting is a type of painting that uses quick-drying vegetable oil mixed with pigments on a drawing board. It is also the most mainstream painting method in the world.
The pigments used in oil paintings have strong hardness and can maintain their luster for a long time after the painting dries. With the hiding power and transparency of the pigments, the objects depicted are rich in color and have a strong three-dimensional texture.
In the land of gold, only oil paintings can be exhibited in elegant halls. Naturally, only oil paintings can be sold at high prices.
This was the main reason why Salles asked Rosen to learn oil painting.
Early the next morning.
Cyrus pulled the sleeping Rosen from the floor.
"Get up~ get up quickly! Remember, I hate lazy apprentices the most!"
Rosen suddenly woke up and stood up straight: "Teacher, I remember it!"
Cyrus pointed to the complete set of oil painting tools on the table: "I have taught you the basic knowledge of painting. I believe that as long as you understand the tricks of using these paints, you will be able to paint good paintings soon with your painting talent.
Works, right?”
"Yes, mentor."
As he spoke, he closed the spell book, got up and walked to the drawing board.
Cyrus couldn't refute this, and he also knew clearly that if Lilith was really drawn, it would definitely sell for a high price, but the consequences would be endless.
"Yes, mentor."
He said with a look of joy: "Teacher, I seem to have figured out how to use these things."
That kind of male instinct that is deep in the blood, acquired reason cannot stop it at all!
"So, you know what to draw, right?"
I saw a middle-aged man wearing a pointed round hat and a gray cloth cloak sitting on the drawing board.
When he was young, he once thought about becoming a painter as a side job and practicing painting. As a result, no one wanted the things he painted, and he lost a lot of money. He gave up this idea ever since.
Although you can grind it bit by bit, it will definitely take a lot of time, and you may not be able to learn everything.
In the previous life on earth, whenever a beautiful girl passed by a barbecue stall, all the men sitting at the barbecue stall, young or old, married or unmarried, regardless of their moral level, would all pay attention to her.
Cyrus had a very strange feeling, as if he was looking in the mirror, but it was not the same as usual.
'A new printing tool was found, do you want to load it?'
Rosen looked 'confident': "Teacher, I'm not exaggerating. You see, these paints are actually a special brush. They are not much different from the charcoal I used to paint."
Oil painting is much more difficult than painting with a brush, and the paint dries quickly. You have to stop many times to mix the paint. Therefore, this painting took more than 2 hours to "print".
The person in the painting in front of me is not a simple copy, but a "condensed spirit", so that it reveals a strong spiritual appeal, as if it has its own soul.
After carefully choosing the angle, I started taking screenshots from the adventure log. I took hundreds of screenshots in a row, then selected the one that best displayed the mysterious temperament of the mage and started printing.
Cyrus raised his head and glanced at him, then smiled lightly and said, "You look like you are good at painting? Young people, being overconfident means being arrogant. Oil painting involves many advanced techniques, which are not easy to learn."
After waiting patiently for more than ten seconds, I received another message flow: 'The new tool has been loaded and has been included as a backup option for printing.'
"Why are you standing there in a daze?!"
As soon as these thoughts flashed through his mind, Rosen immediately adjusted his strategy.
"Why are there so many nonsense? Give it to me quickly!"
Breakfast has been prepared, and it is quite rich, including bread, vegetable soup, and a small piece of bacon.
Rosen nodded immediately: "Tutor, can I draw the beautiful girl named Lilith that I met downstairs yesterday?"
For these words, Rosen expressed 100% agreement.
Rosen guessed correctly, what Cyrus valued was only magic.
He had to take a deep breath, try to suppress the thoughts in his mind, stay focused, and continue painting.
Before Rosen could speak, he clapped his hands vigorously and spoke faster and faster.
"Men's hobbies are very specific. From childhood to old age, they are most interested in beautiful girls."
As soon as this thought came out, it quickly took over Rosen's entire mind like a wildfire.
Cyrus was dubious: "Baby, I don't like apprentices who talk nonsense."
Rosen asked knowingly: "What should we do, mentor?"
If it was last night, even if Rosen saw these words, he wouldn't recognize them, but now, he can recognize them.
Cyrus choked on his saliva and shook his head quickly: "That girl is beautiful, but she is a rose with poisonous thorns. She cannot be painted!"
There was a sudden movement in my heart: 'The magic notebook, also known as the magic book, doesn't it record Cyrus's magic knowledge?'
Rosen was startled by the roar, and a thought suddenly flashed through his mind: 'Sellers seems to only care about magic, so he is only jealous of my ability in magic. He doesn't seem to care about painting at all.'
After finishing breakfast in a hurry, he picked up his tools and began to study carefully based on the knowledge he learned last night.
He didn't care at all about Rosen's gaze, and he wasn't worried at all about being stolen from him by this 'illiterate' apprentice.
The next moment, his hands seemed to be controlled by an invisible force. He skillfully mixed the paint, picked up the brush and knife, and started painting "brush, brush, brush".
After studying it intently for half an hour, he roughly figured out how to use the tool, and when he was about to start practicing, a flow of information flashed through his mind.
Before eating, Rosen was a little unsure: "Tutor, are these all for me?"
Rosen set up his drawing board and looked at Cyrus carefully.
He subconsciously twirled the sparse beard on his chin and couldn't help but praise: "Hmm~~~ Not bad! It's really good! Little guy, your talent in painting is really outstanding!"
After finishing the painting, Rosen took a step back with a look of "begging for praise": "Instructor, the painting is done~~"
Of course, Cyrus didn't know what Rosen was thinking. He was still sitting on the chair, looking through his spell book generously.
This time, it was pure praise, with deep joy in it, but not a trace of jealousy, not even envy.
Rosen was startled: 'Can it still be like this?'
Rosen immediately shook his head like a rattle: "No, I can't do it!"
The moment he saw the drawing board, Cyrus' figure froze, motionless and without blinking, as if someone had cast a spell on his body.
A trace of a lewd smile appeared on the middle-aged mage's face, which all men understand: "Only beautiful women are the real hard currency! There will be countless lustful men who are willing to spend a lot of money for them!"
Even if the body does not turn, the neck will turn. Even if the neck is not turned by force, the eyes will turn.
He is holding a spell book in one hand and holding the back of the chair casually with the other. There is an obsession with spells in his eyes, but a trace of sadness is revealed on his brows, and the wrinkles on his forehead that are like knife carvings are left behind by the arduous journey of spells.
of imprints.
Rosen looked 'disappointed': "But she is the most beautiful girl I have ever seen. I can't draw anything I haven't seen before."
But he was indeed too short of money. Going to the Mages Guild to buy a low-level standard spell cost 30 crowns. However, he racked his brains and took huge risks to go into the mountains and forests to suppress bandits, and the reward was only 10 crowns.
After admiring it for a long time, the middle-aged mage with a weathered face turned to look at Rosen, his eyes full of passion, as if he was looking at an inexhaustible cornucopia.
Cyrus believed this, and his mood suddenly improved a lot. He thought for a moment, then pointed at himself: "Then you can try to draw a picture of me as I look now."
"The innocent and clear eyes, the smooth and supple skin, and the youthful yet naturally charming figure are the ultimate temptation that no man can resist."
If everyone could paint well, this oil painting would not sell for such a high price.
"Understood, mentor!"
"Rosen, this painting is very good, but it is not profitable because no one will be interested in a strange mage."
"Then, let's start right after breakfast!"
In this case, his talent in painting will not lead to death, but will be valued more by Cyrus.
Of course choose to load.
In the screenshot, Cyrus is sitting at a small square table, holding a thick parchment book in his hand, with the words "Cyrus's Spell Notes" written on the pages.
So, why not learn from it secretly?
After thinking about it, he asked: "You can draw it, but you have to change the appearance slightly, such as making the eyes bigger and the mouth bigger, so that people can't recognize it as Lilith."
Rosen immediately complied.
"I'm warning you, if you can't draw a painting that can be sold within half a month, don't even think about learning any magic from me! Do you understand me?"
Even if there is a ruthless person who can't even move his eyes, his peripheral vision will quietly move over.
‘Poof~~’
With Cyrus's energy as sharp as the eye of a needle, if you want him to take the initiative to teach spells, it is like dancing on the edge of a knife. If you are not careful, you will be dead.
Rosen felt happy and was about to try to print when Cyrus' dissatisfied scolding came to his ears again.
"When I draw, I have a wonderful inspiration in my mind. If I modify it without authorization, the inspiration will disappear, and then the painting will be very ugly! Oh, it is very, very ugly!"
Salles also believed this, because he knew that many famous painters had eccentricities, especially the pursuit of perfection, which was almost impossible.
So, he tried hard to think of a solution, and after thinking about it, he suddenly gritted his teeth and looked like he was going to give it all.
"You wait here. I'll go find that girl for you right now, and we can make money together!"
