After the "fright" from Su Qingluan just now, Song Bo no longer dared to reach out and touch the "black and white painting" on the table.
Su Qingluan saw Songbo's face as if he was facing a formidable enemy, and couldn't help but smile and said: "If Songbo really likes this kind of painting, I can paint another one. It won't be difficult."
Only then did Song Bo come back to his senses: "Such a miraculous skill..."
When Su Qingluan heard this adjective, he couldn't help but twitch his lips: "...In fact, it is not a magical skill, it is just a way of painting. Different from the traditional ink painting that pays attention to 'spiritual resemblance', this kind of painting strives to be realistic. Exactly like the real thing.”
Songbo walked back and forth around the paintings on the table several times, staring at the texture of the tabletop that seemed to smell like wood and the high-gloss porcelain that seemed to feel smooth to the touch, and marveled: "This... this really seems real. Once again!" he said somewhat incoherently.
In fact, I don't blame Songbo for being so "lost". Not to mention him, even Mu Xingzhi, who has always been very good at nourishing qi, broke the skill in the first place.
Although in Su Qingluan's view, Mu Xingzhi's movements were still elegant and soothing, he actually made the other party feel his eagerness and surprise, which was a huge "gaffe" for him.
Mu Xingzhi and Songbo exchanged a look calmly. Songbo wanted to pick up the sketch several times and look at it more carefully, but after thinking about his rash action just now, he gave up.
Seeing that he was at a loss, Su Qingluan sighed, stepped forward and handed the painting to Songbo with the blank part: "Although this kind of painting is easy to be blurred, as long as you hold the blank part, there will be no problem. And if you want to preserve it for a long time, just sandwich the painting between two pieces of paper to avoid strong friction."
Mu Xingzhi lowered his eyes and thought for a while, then asked: "These dead objects can be painted so finely, but what about real people?"
Su Qingluan thought for a while: "If it were a real person, then the texture of the skin, the shape of the hair, the direction of the folds of the clothes would be much more complicated - the most important thing is the expression on the face. A sketch portrait - oh, 'Sketch' is the general name for this kind of painting - the most difficult and most expressive thing about a person is his appearance and the expression on his face."
Mu Xingzhi was so smart that he could immediately hear the implication of Su Qingluan's words: "In other words, you can draw the characters in detail."
Su Qingluan thought for a while and said more conservatively: "Compared with those top painters, there is still a gap, but to ordinary people, they are 'similar'."
For a moment, after listening to Su Qingluan's words, both Mu Xingzhi and Song Bo fell into a brief silence.
Neither of them are stupid people, so in just a moment, they both thought of many ways to apply "sketch" - the illustrations in books, the surveying terrain on maps, the portraits of characters at certain times...
It was precisely because the two of them - especially Mu Xingzhi - understood the value of Su Qingluan's skill that he was more cautious around Su Qingluan.
After all, judging from the current intelligence, the origin of the "Su Qingluan" in front of her is indeed a bit strange - her history can be traced back to the Ning'an Marquis Mansion, but the way she behaves is different from the one she was adopted before. At that time, he was completely different.
Is it really such a coincidence that "Su Qingluan" "stumbled and fell into the water" just after learning her identity? Not only that, but he also had a high fever and suffered amnesia after falling into the water.
But if she suffers from amnesia, this girl has retained her superb cooking skills and clever personality. She does not look like those patients who have suffered brain damage and lost their memory.
Su Qingluan naturally had no way of knowing that Mu Xingzhi was doubting her true identity and had already guessed it closely.
It's just that the terms "traveling through time and space", "reincarnation", "reviving the soul through the corpse" are too mysterious and Mu Xingzhi has never seen them before; and although he usually has a wide range of knowledge, most of them are Confucian classics or astronomy and geography. The "reference book" rarely touches on fairy tales.
In Mu Xingzhi's view, those kinds of words were a pastime for depressed scholars to escape reality.
...Although in a sense, the story of a down-and-out scholar encountering a beautiful ghost and fox demon is roughly the same, but Mu Xingzhi has basically never dabbled in it, which means that he is not very good at it. imagination.
As long as his thoughts were leaning towards the direction of "borrowing corpses to bring back souls", Su Qingluan's vest would have fallen off a long time ago.
Seeing that neither of them spoke to each other, Su Qingluan muttered a little: Judging from the reaction of the other party - especially Song Bo - they should be interested in his sketching skills. Su Qingluan was very worried about this. Sure.
But why didn't they show the expression "Young comrade, please do well with us, the benefits will be indispensable"?
Are there any concerns?
Thinking about this, Su Qingluan suddenly realized that she was not Mu Xingzhi's confidant. Even if she presented the "letter of surrender", she had not undergone any "test of trust". Therefore, even though she had coveted skills, she did not dare to use her. .
Su Qingluan suggested: "Actually, you two can find someone you trust to learn this sketching technique from me. If they learn it, I won't need to worry about it. You can also leave the matter to someone you trust. "
She didn't feel any loss because of the other party's distrust. After all, even his own recipes cannot be learned by just any cat or dog, let alone Mu Xingzhi, who looks like he is going to cause trouble at first sight.
But as the saying goes "curiosity killed the cat", Su Qingluan did not ask Mu Xingzhi what he wanted to do - intuitively, the less she knew, the better for herself and her family, so she didn't ask anything and pretended Stupid to the end.
After listening to Su Qingluan's words, Song Bo stared at him with bright eyes as if he had discovered a new world: "Can this... be learned?"
Being a little confused by the other party's excited reaction, Su Qingluan nodded hesitantly: "Of course you can learn it. Since it is a painting skill, why can't you learn it?"
Su Qingluan has forgotten that in this era, no matter in all walks of life, especially craftsmen with "unique skills", they all have a very serious idea of "preserving their own broomsticks" - except for their own children or direct disciples , many craftsmanship will never be passed on to others.
Not to mention teaching, even if they briefly explain the secrets, many people keep it secret, and the boss is unwilling.
Therefore, not to mention Song Bo, even Mu Xingzhi did not expect that Su Qingluan could easily teach this "magic skill" to outsiders who were not relatives.
Seeing that Song Bo was quite eager to try, Su Qingluan quickly added: "But if you want to learn this sketch, I also have requirements."
Mu Xingzhi and Song Bo didn't have any particularly surprised expressions. Instead, they looked like "it's true."
Fortunately for Mu Xingzhi, although he really wanted to master this skill called "sketching", he knew in his heart that Su Qingluan wanted something, so even if he was difficult at first, he would go all out to teach the teacher in the end. .
But Songbo didn't know what Su Qingluan had just said to Mu Xingzhi, so he seemed even more urgent: "Ms. Su, I understand that no matter it is a apprenticeship ceremony or a tea ceremony, as long as you say a word, I am here, No one dares to say anything!”
As he spoke, he patted his chest loudly, as if he was afraid that Su Qingluan wouldn't believe what he said.
Su Qingluan: ...It's not necessary...
When she thought of the cumbersome procedures of the traditional apprenticeship ceremony and the meaning behind it, she suddenly felt that Alexander - she is not a world-class painter, so solemn, she said something like "apprenticeship ceremony" and "offering tea" Yes, the target is a little girl like her who is only 13 or 14 years old!
Su Qingluan felt that if he really accepted the gift, his life would probably be shortened.
Thinking like this, Su Qingqing quickly waved his hand: "Uncle Song has misunderstood. The 'requirement' I mentioned is not about etiquette, but about qualifications."
Su Qingluan's words made Song Bo calm down: Indeed, if you want to learn any skill, your sincerity is one thing, but qualifications are also very important.
For example, if you want to learn "micro-carving", you need to have good eyesight and accurate hands; if you want to learn to sing, you need to have a good voice and not be tone-deaf; even for simple menial tasks, You have to have some strength, right? At least those who are slender, thin, and weak will definitely not do.
When Mu Xingzhi heard this, he made a "please" gesture to Su Qingluan: "But it doesn't matter."
Su Qingluan thought for a while and said: "Sketching is not a quick skill, so first of all, you have to be patient. You can't practice it for ten and a half months before you get bored."
Songbo couldn't help but ask: "Ms. Su said that objects are easier to draw than people. How long does it take to draw like this?" As he said this, Songbo glanced at the tea set on the table.
Su Qingluan thought for a while and gave a more conservative time: "If we practice diligently, we can say at least one and a half years, and say two to three years at most."
After all, everyone has different qualifications and efforts. Su Qingluan cannot speculate based on the fastest progress. He can only speculate based on the level that most people can achieve in his impression. In this way, he will not let the other party have any problems during the actual operation. Expectations that are too high lead to too big a gap.
"Second point, bending down and drawing like this is not a usual posture for sketching - in fact, if I am not very careful, this posture can easily make the sketch dirty. And when I draw, my wrists need to be hanging in the air, so the movements of my hands are not smooth. It’s too stable to learn.”
Mu Xingzhi recalled Su Qingluan's painting posture just now. She had been paying great attention to the position of her painting hand and tried to keep her wrist in the air.
but……
Songbo was a little confused: "Isn't it all about painting? Is there any other better posture? Can ink painting be used?"
Su Qingluan thought about the scene where the ink painting paper was completely erect, and smiled: "Then this ink painting will probably have ink flowing across it."
Upon hearing this, Mu Xingzhi knew that this posture should have a unique technique, and couldn't help but ask: "What is this unique posture?"
