Chapter 4 – Volume 1 – Actually, This Is Another World (4)
“But why do so many wizards work anonymously or under pseudonyms?”
“Ah, I’ve heard my father say that. After all, isn’t painting a hobby that wizards who study or practice magic do when they’re taking a break?”
That’s why there are many people who are wizards but don’t bother to draw.
Well, there are probably a lot of people who think that they should pay more attention to magic when they have time to pay attention to painting.
Maybe you don’t like drawing very much.
“Right?”
“But if you promote under your real name, it’s like advertising that I’m playing.”
“Ah…?”
“That’s why quite a few wizards have separate painter names.”
Surely that was an understandable explanation.
In the end, if working as a painter itself is not a job in this world, but a hobby and play, it was not strange that such an atmosphere was formed.
Well, I heard that working as a wizard is stronger than a painter of the same level, so is it natural?
Perhaps that is why it is said that there are many cases in which paintings are simply submitted and returned rather than auctioned.
“Do you want to own something you made as your hobby?”
“Well, that’s right. These days, there are cases of making copies with magic or taking pictures. I think I heard that the actual sales rate itself has gone up a bit.”
As we entered what appeared to be a gigantic art gallery along Rosaria, the sight of numerous paintings on display in different areas caught my eye.
Basically, it seemed like the exhibition halls were divided based on popularity, but since there is a separate exhibition hall for copies, it seems that there are other criteria.
Honestly, it seems that the art culture is much more developed than I expected.
“All copies have the location of the original written on them.”
“It’s hard to find works from a region that’s too far away without even seeing copies, so popular ones are exhibited in other regions through copies. The ones that have already been sold are not exhibited out of manners, so everything on display has its location written on it.”
“That’s interesting.”
It’s not even a ranking, but it felt very comfortable to see the system that collected and displayed popular things.
The fact that the system has been implemented so well offline was a part that showed that the people who enjoy this hobby are sincere.
And honestly, more than anything else…
“Wow, this is really crazy.”
What impressed me the most was the quality of the paintings displayed here.
Maybe it’s because it’s an exhibition hall in the capital, so there were a lot of original works that received good reviews.
Looking at the pictures, it was difficult to hold back admiration.
Originally, if you say medieval paintings, most of them are crude paintings made with little color pigment.
There were many paintings painted with the kind of pigment I had never seen before, as well as the most common oil paintings and watercolors.
As much as painting is a hobby of wizards, it seems that the development of pigments has progressed very quickly.
This is the fortunate part of the real misfortune.
Anyway, the first thing I heard while viewing the works was about the pigments and the resulting state of the work.
As time passed, thoughts about it quickly began to fade.
This is because the attraction in the paintings themselves was literally no joke.
“Wow…”
The paintings of this world, at least among the paintings of the era I know, most closely resemble the characteristics of classicism.
Of course, that doesn’t mean that it really has the same personality as classicism, but that the expression method is similar to the end.
Basically, it seems to be based on reproducing reality, but it naturally exaggerates certain parts to highlight some images and capture meaning.
However, it was completely different in that it contained something of his own that he wanted to say, rather than using and worshiping ancient materials like classicism.
It was amazing how different emotions could be conveyed with such similar colors.
“Ah, this is Professor Rondo’s work.”
“Professor Rondo?”
“The magic professor at Graveda Academy, where I am enrolled! He is also my grandfather’s disciple.”
“Your full name is Rondo? Hmm, you seem to have good skills. Why is your title…”
“You must have refused on purpose? It’s an elf.”
“Ah, the elf…”
Now that the story of the elves is being talked about, it really wakes me up.
Even if this is magic, it just felt like a special technology because of the memories of living as Kali.
Maybe it’s because other races don’t appear very often in Kali’s life, but the word elf gave off a feeling that this is another world.
By the way, is this a picture drawn by an elf?
The first impression of the work called ‘The World Inside the Door’, which is said to have been drawn by Elf Professor Rondo, is that this person’s painting is very sophisticated.
Even though I used oil painting, the three-dimensional effect of the work was dead to the point of being frightening.
The finish of the line was so neat that it looked like a photograph.
From what I’ve heard, a camera using magic has already been developed.
So, if it wasn’t for the fact that this work is an oil painting and that it expresses things that cannot be captured with a normal camera.
The painting style was so unique that I thought I would be fooled by it as a photographic work.
“Wow, that’s crazy.”
With the recent invention of the camera, more and more people may think that it is meaningless to recreate reality neatly.
Therefore, while using the beauty of reproduction that I originally felt, I value the three-dimensional effect and specialness that only painting can show.
That was a common feature of popular works I saw today.
However, this painting was completely different in the way it expressed the same emotion.
Rather, I deliberately killed the characteristics of the painting to the extent that it was mistaken for a photograph.
However, people who have seen this work will never be able to say how it is different from a photograph.
Except for the door, it’s a realistic painting with a high degree of reproducibility, to the point where you can’t believe it’s a photograph.
The inside of the open door did not show the building normally.
A cruel and relentless battlefield where blood flows and fire burns takes place within it.
It is a house that looks very ordinary and feels beautiful, but it means that a very realistic outdoor battlefield has been implemented inside the house.
‘Since the concept of a camera has not been around for a while, there will be no photo editing skills. And in fact, no matter how much technology you have, unless it’s digital, it’s hard to connect like this naturally.’
It feels like the world that was created this way in the first place, rather than a composite, was captured in the picture.
Connectivity possible because everything was drawn by the artist’s hand from the beginning.
I do not move away from photography to say that it is not a picture, but I drew something that only a picture can express, although it is as close as possible to a picture.
It could be seen as a leader leading this era perfectly in terms of technology and ideas.
‘Am I okay?’
I’m sure I was so moved that I couldn’t keep my head up when I saw these great pictures.
The problem is that I only know how to draw shitty pictures that can be defined as non-realistic cartoons.
Is it right to fucking drop it into this beautifully shining market right now?
“Huh, I don’t know if I’m being seriously criticized for posting a trashy picture…”
Of course, even if there is a possibility, I will draw a picture.
I also plan to exhibit here.
There’s nothing you can do about it if you’re dismissed and shunned for looking like a fucking picture.
Even if I am ignored by the public, I have no choice but to draw while believing that there will be people who like my paintings in this world.
“Ah, it’s really unfortunate. If I had arrived a day earlier as originally planned, I would have drawn a portrait and told you how to draw.”
“It can’t be helped that the schedule is delayed.
“Are you sure it’s okay if I don’t help you any more?”
To be honest, since I did all the most important things, it was enough for me to do it alone after this.
All I have to do now is go shopping at the art supply store Rosaria told me about and go back.
To be honest, it was helpful enough to bring me to the capital and help me to see the works and tell me about the best shops.
“It’s okay. I’ll miss you too, so come over and play with me during vacation. I have no friends without Ria.”
“Yes…!”
After parting from Rosaria, she moved towards the place she had told her about earlier.
And as soon as I entered the building, I could feel that I had come to the right place because of the unique oil smell that pierced my nose.
A beautiful sight unfolds in front of your eyes, endlessly lined up with countless materials and tools just for drawing ‘pictures’.
I was busy looking at what was there for a while.
“No, somehow the quality of the paintings is high…”
Not only countless types of paints and high-quality canvases, but also pens that use magic to create colors, brushes and knives with special functions.
As I watched the feast of terrifying objects, I had no choice but to keep my mouth shut.
No, but how did you classify colors as something similar to codes in the Middle Ages, and how did you come up with so many types of supplements?
It’s a real surprise.
However, after listening to the staff’s explanation, these are basically for wizards.
He explained that tools with special functions can be operated only when they can handle magic.
Although I was a little disappointed that it was a world where I couldn’t draw comfortably unless I was a wizard.
In fact, even excluding them, there were so many better products than expected, so it was tolerable.
“I’m worried about what to start with.”
It was because I still did not know what materials I should use to reproduce my usual drawing style in reality.
Now, I, who used to draw almost all of my drawings on my computer and tablet, have no way of knowing such a thing.
So in the end, I have to find out which one is good by actually trying it…?
“Oh, just buy as many as possible.”
Come to think of it, am I a gold spoon now?
It was a problem solved by just buying them all.
