Chapter 68 - Painting an Orange Tabby

Chapter 68 – Painting an Orange Tabby

As she was thinking, she picked up a white paint brush and pinched the tip to spread it out before dipping it lightly into the ink and gently brushed it across the paper.
As the tip was spread out, the stroke drew several different lines at the same time.
The number of viewers in the channel had gone up to three.
Quickly, a new person joined in the conversation.
[Manager Gou*: “I Paint So Well I Can Walk On Clouds”? Channel Master, are you soliciting for face-slapping? I’ll be honest then. Don’t you think your brush is too weak? Shouldn’t you use a different one? My OCD is killing me! And, isn’t your ink a bit light? You sure this is truly ink painting, for real?]
* Gou – has the meaning of “perhaps, sloppy, casual”
[Manager Gou: Speaking of. What are you drawing? A broom?!]
It was a troll.
Gu Shishi didn’t have the time to look at her cellphone; her paintbrush had never stopped moving......
After a while, with a sweep of the flattened tip, a fluffy, pointy cat ear from the light ink almost leapt out of the paper!
She didn’t sketch with pencil first but drew directly on the paper.
Her lines were smooth and precise. The right ear was even tilted slightly, as though it was listening to some noise. Just a few strokes and fun and liveliness were captured completely.
The scrolling questions from Manager Gou stopped all of a sudden
The split tip of the paintbrush had obviously created the fluffiness of a cat’s fur.
[MeowMeow: Oh, so cute! Channel Master, you are so awesome!]
Gu Shishi smiled. With the next few strokes, she created the kitty’s little nose and little mouth… as well as the fluffy cat’s body and the soft pads on its paws. The long cat tail waved in midair, and its layers of fluffiness was clearly conveyed with the flattened brush tip.
Once the silhouette was completed, the rest was to fill it out and emphases on the shades of brightness, the soft fluff of the fur, and the adjustment of the details.
Manager Gou never made another peep.
He merely typed a “666”* and sent her two omamori, implying that he was down on his knees.
* Due to the pronunciation of the number “6”, “666” was used as Chinese internet slang to say someone was very expert in something
Along with Gu Shishi’s smooth actions, a chubby, orange tabby rolling on the ground and playing with a butterfly with its paws had formed slowly on the painting paper…
Emphasis on the chubby part.
In order to convey the chubbiness of the cat, Gu Shishi purposefully added three layers of rolls on its tummy. With its waving paw, it almost looked like its fatty tummy was jiggling with its actions.
It’s body full of orange hair was light and fluffy. It was so realistic that it made one want to look at it more carefully and even reach out to pat it.
Even a complete novice could tell Gu Shishi’s expertise from the elegant effect of the painting.
The channel became progressively quieter.
Even the chatty MeowMeow dared not type anything else as though she worried that any noise now would distract Gu Shishi’s paintbrush and ruined the lively orange cat.
Right when MeowMeow and Manager Gou were watching her intensely, a string of dialog flashed passed the screen.
[King of the Hill: Channel Master, you are streaming again? Did you get my message? Why didn’t you contact me?!]
[King of the Hill: This cat is alright. I guess is sort of cute. Name your price! I’ll buy it!]
Gu Shishi simply ignored him.