Tokyo life starting with painting

Naturally, Higashinoji didn't know what kind of disturbance his "Midnight Ring" had caused outside.

However, he has always felt that his "Midnight Ring" should make those Japanese friends who are living a good life more comfortable.

Add a little excitement and vitality to their ordinary lives.

There will definitely be many people who like his works by then.

Maybe someone would actually lock up the TV with a chain?

At least that's what Higashinoji thinks.

But compared to "Midnight Ring", which has entered the serialization stage, Tonoji is more concerned about the "Tokyo Sunset·Impression" currently in hand.

This is the work he will take to participate in the Youth Art Awards.

For this painting, he even skipped a class and came to the studio in advance to try his hand.

The overall difficulty of this oil painting is actually not that great.

The key point is how to depict the dynamic feeling of light and shadow in the sunset, as well as the contrast between the warm colors of nature and the cold colors of buildings.

As the title suggests, this is an impressionistic oil painting.

The so-called Impressionism is actually a school of painting that mainly depicts the combination of light and shadow to create beautiful impressions. The most well-known work of Impressionism is Monet's "Sunrise Impression".

As a professional painter in his previous life, Higashinoji had dabbled in works from other painting schools except abstract paintings, and his paintings were actually pretty decent.

Now that he has his own system talent, it has made him understand things that were previously obscure.

This is like a person in a state of inspiration, who can write good articles at will, and has divine help when he writes.

He finished the draft easily, then took out the oil paints that Konoe Ryoka had never used, and selected a few based on feeling. He squeezed a little of each onto his palette.

To be honest, looking at his palette, Higashinoji felt a little angry.

This Konoe Ryoka was really rude. If she wanted to buy something, he would buy the most expensive palette. When he was giving her money to make up for it, Tonoji almost couldn't help but rub the seeds on her little head.

This guy is really rich.

I remember when Higashinoji was in his studio, he would just pull out a tile or a small wooden table with a smooth surface and test colors on it. If the oil paint was too thick, he would use a scraper to scrape off another layer and continue using it.

Where had he ever used such an expensive wooden palette? Not to mention that this thing is small overall, and the color testing range is not large. There is also a line of small signatures in the lower right corner, which I guess is the signature of the famous painter.

But this is useless. It serves no purpose other than raising the price even higher.

As for those oil painters on TV with brand new palettes in their hands?

That would be a total show.

As long as an oil painting palette is used regularly, it will appear a shitty green color with the edges approaching black, making it look particularly dirty. How can it be so spotless?

But it’s no good if you don’t use it.

Higashikata was somewhat speechless and choked.

Who knew Konoe Ryoka was so rude? Why buy such an expensive palette?

The key is that it's not easy for him to get angry, because Konoe Ryoka was going to give it to him in the first place, and he insisted on giving Konoe Ryoka the extra money.

How to do it?

Just bear with it.

Higashinoji finished the overall background color of the oil painting, then stretched out the brush a little, then rolled in some other colors, and then tested the colors on the wooden board.

Yes, it’s the orange-red color I wanted.

The overall image should be a little orange, but not too bright, so as not to overwhelm the cold color, so some cold blue should be added around to give the picture a bit of coolness.

The darkest part cannot be too dark, it needs some blue, and plain blue is the most suitable. The blue tends to be black, but it cannot be too dark. Here you need to add some cadmium yellow to lighten the color a little.

Higashinoji picked out the color easily and freely, rolled up the brush in his hand, and applied the color bit by bit.

On the contrary, impression paintings are more demanding on brushstrokes. Although the overall picture looks chaotic, it must have a sense of order. As for why he didn’t choose abstract art, which is something only a master can master, Higashinoji said he didn’t have that ability.

Higashinoji painted the colors very patiently. To be precise, art students actually need to be patient.

A simple analogy.

For an oil painting, you stretch the canvas, let the canvas dry for a day or two, and then start painting again.

After five or six days of painting, or even one or two weeks, when the painting is finally finished, a sudden blow destroys the painting - then you can only slowly repair it by scraping the paint.

You can't learn to draw without patience.

"about there."

Higashino looked at the gleaming oil painting in front of him with great satisfaction.

The color of the sky is generally warm, with a hint of cold dark in between, a blend of cold and warm. The cool-colored buildings echo the slightly cold colors above, and nearby is the park where the breeze blows.

The combination of light and shadow gives the entire picture a vibrant sense of movement.

good.

Higashino glanced at it and found that the background color was completely fine, so he subconsciously went to get turpentine and planned to clean the brush.

But before his hand could touch it, he saw Konoe Ryoka standing behind him with a stupid face.

"What are you doing?"

Higashikata was shocked by her.

This guy didn't say anything but just stood behind him, and his temperament was very gloomy. He looked like a female ghost, so of course he was frightened.

"I'm watching you draw."

Konoe Ryoka's soul seemed to be captured by Higashinoji's oil painting, and it took her a long time to answer subconsciously.

"Of course I know you are watching me paint." Higashinoji laughed angrily at Konoe Ryoka. He didn't even care about the palette worth 10,000 to 20,000 yen: "I want to ask you, Are you looking for me for something when you are standing behind me?"

"Oh, oh that, you let me watch "The Ring", that review"

Konoe Ryoka spoke softly, her eyes still unconsciously glancing at Higashinoji's paintings.

Seeing this scene, Higashikata stood up and blocked her view.

Then she looked away unwillingly and dejectedly, and continued:

"I didn't watch it but my friend did. She said it was very good and scary."

"Really?" Higashino Sixin said that he couldn't hear anything from just two adjectives, so he asked her again: "Do you have any other thoughts?"

"Hey? Any other thoughts?"

Konoe Ryoka blinked and subconsciously recalled what happened after Yumi Takahashi and Aoi Fujiwara watched "The Ring"

Takahashi Yumi was almost frightened by a phone call from Fujiwara Aoi.

Afterwards, a declaration of ‘breaking off diplomatic relations’ was issued.

Their tense look made Konoe Ryoka break into a cold sweat.

Until Fujiwara Aoi bought a drink for Takahashi Yumi - a 500 yen can of high-end goods.

Only then did Takahashi Yumi happily talk to Fujiwara Aoi again.

The speed of the face change made Konoe Ryoka stunned for a moment.

Takahashi Yumi is born in the year of the dog. She usually gets angry very quickly, but as long as she is given a bone, she will be relieved immediately.

Compared to her, Fujiwara Aoi feels as cunning as a mouse.

Fortunately, the two reconciled in the end.

Otherwise, Konoe Ryoka would really feel like she had become a sinner.

So Konoe Ryoka answered honestly:

"I just feel very uneasy, regretful, and afraid that I have done something wrong."

"Yeah?"

Higashinoji glanced at Konoe Ryoka strangely.

Isn't his drawing of "The Ring" a pure horror comic? It’s understandable that Konoe Ryoka’s ‘uneasiness and regret’ were mentioned at the beginning, but why did it also involve the ‘fear of having done something wrong’ later on?

Before Higashinoji could finish his thoughts, Konoe Ryoka looked at him cautiously:

"Is that the finished oil painting you want to submit? Your painting is beautiful. Are you going to submit it to the Youth Art Award?"

She was referring to the oil painting painted by Higashinoji just now.

Although she only glanced at it twice, she thought it was really beautiful.

Unlike Konoe Ryoka, Higashinoji was stunned: "Are you kidding? You submitted a draft for the competition??"

"Huh?" Higashinoji's tone, which was obviously dissatisfied with his work, made Konoe Ryoka look incredulously.

No, that’s not right. This painting is really beautiful. And such a beautiful painting is just a draft? Is Toyoshi still not satisfied?

Konoe Ryoka lowered her head and looked at her toes.

She felt like a small car, which was run over by Higashinoji's big truck and disappeared——

Thanks to Mengzui Mengsheng, Luo Zhangzi, Planning Rice Cooker, and Dubu Yinke 2 for their rewards! Thank you so much!