Chapter 2119: Driven Mad
Holy crap! This kid can actually pull off oil painting?
And, damn it, in such an unconventional way?
No sketch draft, just going straight into it? Not afraid of messing up?
Jiang Ru was stunned!
Huang Shansheng was also stunned!
But then, the two of them started whispering to each other.
Something’s not right here!
Why on earth is Zhang Fan starting with the canvas board?
Shouldn’t he figure out the general layout first?
Like, from the center spreading outwards!
Or saying, from the outer edges drawing towards the center?
Starting with the board is pretty awkward!
Yet at this moment, Zhang Fan switched brushes!
Watching this scene, Jiang Ru and Huang Shansheng were both shocked.
Why is this guy using a small brush?
This type of brush is meant for detailing.
You’ve just painted a board, and you’re detailing already?
Are you messing with me?
But at the next moment, their eyes squinted.
Because at this time, Zhang Fan’s brush was randomly dotting around the canvas on the board!
At the same time, Zhang Fan was dotting outside the board too!
It looked like a drunkard scribbling wildly!
What on earth is he doing?
Can he even paint with oils?
Who’s ever painted like this?
It’s just chaos!
Meanwhile, Zhang Fan switched to another brush!
"Swipe, swipe, swipe!"
The brush moved like a dragon, leaving many lines on the canvas!
It seemed incredibly chaotic!
This was really worrying Jiang Ru and Huang Shansheng.
If you can’t paint with oils, just admit it.
Who is all this theatrics for?
We’re not outsiders, would we ridicule you for not being able to paint?
Their mouths twitched as they watched Zhang Fan’s scribbles with blank faces!
Time ticked away, brush after brush was changed!
By the tenth minute, Jiang Ru and Huang Shansheng gasped sharply.
They lifted their heads, their eyes fixed on the perimeter of the studio, then snapped back to Zhang Fan’s painting.
Because by this moment, with more lines appearing, a blurry outline had emerged on the canvas!
This outline was unmistakably the shape of the whole studio.
Moreover, as time passed, the blurry outline gradually sharpened.
It was like mist dissipating, gradually appearing before their eyes.
At this instant, Jiang Ru and Huang Shansheng’s hearts were in tumultuous waves.
From the start to the end, Zhang Fan hadn’t looked up once!
How did he manage to memorize everything in the studio?
And how did he use points and lines to connect the whole painting together?
Is your brain a computer?
But the next moment, Jiang Ru cried out in surprise.
"Damn, this maniac finished all the colors for this painting in one go."
At this moment, Jiang Ru finally understood.
Because every brush in Zhang Fan’s hand was used only once!
And everything drawn each time belonged to one color!
How did he manage that?
Since when can you paint without reference and first separate by colors?
This is the whole studio!
There’s so much varied stuff, even pulling one out to paint alone would take extensive effort.
But now, Zhang Fan actually layered everything by colors all at once!
Is this some kind of superpower? Damn!
"Gulp, gulp!"
Jiang Ru’s Adam’s apple bobbed up and down.
Truly, he had never heard of such a painting method.
The most terrifying part is, up to this moment, Zhang Fan hasn’t made any corrections!
And from the current outline, Zhang Fan’s drawing is flawless!
That’s what makes it most terrifying.
"Wait, how come the board Zhang Fan started with has a drawing in it!" Huang Shansheng suddenly exclaimed.
"What!" Jiang Ru’s eyes widened infinitely.
His gaze landed directly on the painting within the board.
The next moment, his whole body trembled.
Because he discovered that the painting within the board perfectly matched the painting on the entire canvas!
It was just reduced by several folds!
At this moment, Jiang Ru’s mind was truly in chaos.
Zhang Fan painted two paintings at once?
That’s gotta be cheating!
Suddenly, Jiang Ru had a crazy thought!
That was wanting to crack open Zhang Fan’s head and see what’s inside.
This is just too much.
To simultaneously create large and small paintings, even those oil painting masters abroad would be astounded!
If Zhang Fan succeeds, it will surely shock the entire oil painting world!
This is entirely a novel painting concept!
A new painting technique, this will undoubtedly shock the world!
For sure!
At this moment, Jiang Ru’s body trembled violently.
A new school of painting born in Tsinghua, this is explosive!
"Old Huang, let’s talk, let me be Zhang Fan’s mentor too!" Jiang Ru said.
If he became Zhang Fan’s mentor, he would become legendary.
Being the mentor of someone who started a new oil painting school, just that title, he could rest easy.
"Hehe! Think again, what can you teach Zhang Fan? Not even traditional painting is a match for Zhang Fan, spread this around, aren’t you afraid of being laughed at!" Huang Shansheng sneered.
Hah, trying to reap the rewards now? No way!
In the entire art world, anyone who dares to steal my disciple, I’ll fight them!
Also, with Zhang Fan’s current abilities, who can be his mentor?
Who could match Zhang Fan’s level?
What a joke!
"Old Huang, you can’t hog it all! Can your basic skills bring Zhang Fan to such a level?" Jiang Ru argued!
"Hehe, I don’t care, I’m Zhang Fan’s mentor! If you don’t like it, fight me!" Huang Shansheng sneered.
No matter what, it won’t work!
I just got a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and a rare prodigy, bite me!
Hmph, pathetic!
"Stop babbling, if you disturb my student painting, I swear I’ll go all out tonight!" Huang Shansheng said in a low voice.
Seeing Huang Shansheng’s smug face, Jiang Ru really wanted to hit someone!
Aaaah!
Why, why is Huang Shansheng so damn lucky?
He’s just a drawing teacher, damn it!
What virtue or ability does he have to let Zhang Fan excel in traditional painting and start a new school in oil painting?
Are you messing with me?
Really, right now, Jiang Ru is filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred!
His eyes were bloodshot with jealousy.
As the painting on the canvas grew clearer and clearer, Jiang Ru’s mood grew heavier.
The painting is nearing completion.
Lighting!
Color!
Details!
Angles!
Not a single problem! None at all!
How did he become Huang Shansheng’s student?
Why on earth didn’t he fight Huang Shansheng for him?
He should have fought for it, even if it meant ending their friendship!
Jiang Ru was on the verge of going crazy!