Chapter 158: Its Your Turn (1/2)
Chapter 158: It's Your Turn
Translator: StarveCleric Editor: GaiaNove
”However, it hasn't been long since you two ca Not only would it be ineffective to have you paint for your examination, it would be an insult to the craft Thus, after discussing with Yuanyu, we came up with a new examination for Yu and Bai Xun first ca Even if Master Lu Chen were to have the could they co to have that Thus, Master Lu Chen chose to use anotherto this point, he chuckled and continued, ”The for Xuan will first paint, and the two of you will then appraise and rate the paintings The person, whose review is the most accurate and precise, will be presented the Ink Daylily Canvas!”
”To paint? H Xuan had merely intended to show his presence for the exaered and nearly spat his mouthful of tea onto the elder’s face
You ! I am just here to add to your nu them or me?
I don't even kno to hold a brush, what kind of painting can I draw?
”I think it's better forXuan said anxiously
”Don't reject this offer, let's bond over literature There are s that require one to co It's rare to have you and Brother Yuanyu here at the sas At the same time, we can have these juniors understand the true charht even fall in love with the craft and become a master in the future”
Master Lu Chen stroked his beard and chuckled
Zhang Xuan was on the verge of tears
Are you listening to my words carefully?
What I mean is that I can't paint, and I don't want to paint Yet, you go on ra…
The heck that we interact through painting!
”Cough cough, there's really no need for it It's enough to have you two draw I haven't done any preparations for this”
Zhang Xuan could only phrase his words even clearer
”I have already prepared the brush, paper, and ink slab Brother Zhang Xuan, there's no need to be so restrained, treat this as your home and draw as you please At the sa!” Master Lu Chen replied
”Restrained? Understanding what true painting is?”
This isn't what I ao and prepare the painting tools Xiao Yu and Bai Xun, watch carefully as we paint and learn fro Xuan was embarrassed and waved away his concerns with a s waved his hands, and a fewtools and placed it on the table before the Xuan's eyebroitched furiously
He couldn't even draith a pencil, and he has to do it with a brush now
If he knew that the examination would be like this, he would never have coet acquainted with one another through our paintings, let's not constrain ourselves to any topic!” Once the preparations were in place, Master Lu Chen looked at Master Yuanyu with a grin ”Brother Yuanyu, you are a guest, so it'll be best if you go first!”
”Alright I will be displaying my inferior skills then!”
Master Yuanyu stroked his beard with a s up the brush, he
His brush flew around the paper with astonishi+ng force and elegance The , his kind face and disposition transformed He exuded the aura of an expert painter without an equal, garnering respecting from the onlookers
”There are fourThey are namely 'Reality Depiction', 'Spiritual Canvas', 'Infused Intentions', and 'Breathtaking Verisiht one sees in reality perfectly Even though such a drawing may be re”
As Master Yuanyu started painting, Lu Chen explained the various levels that a piece of painting can be assigned to the crowd
”Spiritual Canvas refers to the level where the scenery and objects one draw coy The entire painting will look as though it is a living scenery For exah the fish is alive, and that it would leap out from the canvas at any moment”
”The third level, Infused Intentions, refers to the level in which one is able to infuse one's intentions into a painting! One must first attain a certain state ofthat can 】and 【Chi Xiong Howling to the Heavens】 happens to reach such a level That's why one would feel as though the paintings are unfolding before hih he has been pulled into its world”
”Brother Yuanyu and I happen to have reached this level If we're sufficiently lucky, there is a sht be able to produce a level 4 painting Breathtaking Verisi in which characters carry a disposition of their own, to the point that even anie beasts are unable to tell the difference between a painting and reality The Ink Daylily Canvas that Xiao Yu wants and Brother Yuanyu's River Canary Painting of such a level”
”Oh!”
Zhang Xuan nodded his head
He thought that whoever whose draas the most lifelike would be the better painter Only after listening to the explanation did he realize that drawing a lifelike painting was si was infused with the painter's spirit and unique artistic conception can it be considered a true masterpiece
In the an to take shape
It is a painting of a Mountainous Jungle Sparrow Within the tranquil forest, two sparrows are dancing around Even though they areof the birds in the air, as though one had entered the rance of the flowers and the melodious twitter of the birds
”Master Lu, is this an Infused Intentions painting?
Huang Yu couldn't resist asking
For it to induce such a sensation, this showed that the painting contained a profound artistic conception One couldn't help but be absorbed into it with a single glance
”Un!” Master Lu Chen nodded his head ”This painting has indeed reached the level of Infused Intentions However, it barely meets the mark As for why I say so, it is your job to analyze and appraise it Whoever who is able to come up with the most precise ansill be the victor”