Published at 18th of November 2020 09:15:51 AM
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Chapter 147 – Dragonfly Dancing around the Lotuses (2)
“Lotuses are known to remain pure and clean even though they grow out of mud . So it is very important to apply ink lightly when painting lotuses to emphasize on their elegance . Lighten the ink one layer at a time and avoid using heavy ink or colors . ”
She started filling in the painting with colors after the outline was completed .
The lotus leaves closer were of a darker color than the ones farther away . The corollas and the buds were traced with very light ink .
HEML 147 – Lotus (may or may not be gongbi . jpg
Picture: Lotus with dragonfly painted in gongbi style
Source: saatchiart . com
“With a silk fan mount, heavy ink will appear very abrupt and will also be difficult to smooth out or make any corrections later on . So patience is the key . After every layer, wait for it to dry completely before you apply the next layer . ”
Adding some cyanine to the ink, she applied a layer onto the leaves .
Then, she reached out to a hair dryer that she had placed on a stool earlier .
As soon as she picked up the hair dryer, the channel became lively all over again .
[Hot dang! A Dyson hair dryer!]*
[The channel master must be a Second Generation Rich! @King of the Hill, are you there? Is your face hurting??!!]
[A 3,000 yuan hair dryer . Tsk tsk tsk… . Rich Channel Master, are you in need of any more friends?]
[Why don’t you tell us a little bit about yourself while you blow dry the painting, Channel Master?]
Gu Shishi was not entirely blowing dry her painting mindlessly . She was carefully planning on the colors to follow .
She talked slowly as she thought everything through .
“I am going to mix the cyanine with gamboge next for the second layer on the leaves . There must be color and lighting differences between the top and the bottom of the leaves . Adjust the ratio between cyanine and gamboge to make one side more green and the other more yellow . ”
Everybody shrieked in the channel .
Many planes, snacks, and sunflower seeds dropped in the channel .
[Channel Master, I love your style of feigning to be lecturing about painting while you show off your wealth! I am so following you!]
[I suspect the channel master was showing off her wealth, but I can’t prove it!]
[I suspect even the fan mount that the channel master is using is high-end custom-made! Too bad I can’t tell the difference!]
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[Oh, right . Are you selling the fan today? Or are you giving it away for free?]
The channel’s popularity was beginning to go up . Even though it was almost 11 o’clock, many night owls were still online .
It was bustling inside her channel, but Gu Shishi, submerged in her process of creating the fan mount, did not notice that at all .
When the ink was dried, she started with her second layer . She didn’t even notice that her cellphone was vibrating on the end table .
She finally let out a long breath after she had completed the refreshing, elegant, and lifelike “Dragonfly Dancing around the Lotuses” on the fan mount .
[Shoot! That little dragonfly looks so real!]
[Oh, boo, what are you talking about? Dragonflies are not cute at all in real life . But this one is so cute~]
[I could almost see the wings of the dragonfly vibrating as it tapped on the lotus leaves!]
[Everybody step aside, the guru is here! Channel Master is an expert among Second Generation Rich!]
[Yeah, never mind about anything else . Just these wings alone were worth 10/10!]
[Yeah, this color combination is so incredible… dark green, light green, plus a hint of yellow here and there along with the white lotus leaves… I think this looks much better than the pink and red flowers!]
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[I thought it was hot today, but I feel much calmer now that I am looking at the channel master’s fan mount . ]
Gu Shishi picked up her cellphone that has been streaming .
That’s when she saw a string of donations along with ‘666’ scrolling through her screen .
“And that’s all for today’s creation of the fan mount . I will add the inscription later on and the pictures will be posted on my ‘Ink Painting Guru’ friends’ circle . Do come and check out the detailed photos . ”
Having said that, she ended the stream .
She wrote down “On the Love of Lotuses” on the backside of the mount and painted her stamp .
While she was waiting for it to dry, she placed her fan mount on the stand that she had ordered specifically as a set .
Picking up her old cellphone next to her, she was just about to take some pictures of the fan mount when she paused a little .
There were a few messages on WeChat .
[King of the Hill: I’ll buy it . ]
[King of the Hill: Just name your price . ]
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[MeowMeow: This is the one for my grandmother, right?]
[MeowMeow: My grandmother was asking me about it . Please let me know . As for the price… just let me know . ]
Gu Shishi chuckled .
She had, indeed, prepared that for Old Mrs . Chen . She figured she’d like it .
But, as they had never communicated about the drawing ahead of time, she wasn’t 100% sure of that .
It’d appear that Old Mrs . Chen was quite happy with it .
Gu Shishi regretfully replied King of the Hill’s message . [I apologize . A customer of mine placed the order before you and had already paid me the deposit . I have four more fan mounts to go, so it might be a while, but if that is alright with you then let me know . ]
Old Mrs . Chen ordered five fans at one go . Four round ones and one folding one .
She had only finished one so far .
The King of the Hill had been saying that he wanted to buy a painting, but Old Mrs . Chen beat him to it .
She had already paid her 10,000 yuan deposit with alacrity after she had approved her friend’s request on Wechat the other day .
Observing the rule of first come first serve, Gu Shishi must prioritize Old Mrs . Chen first .