After two hours, the artists handed over the finished work to the supervising professional painter, who took him to another room and handed it over to the judges.

The jury was made up of four famous painters in the city of Elroy, one of whom was George, the president of the Painters' Guild, and the jury was more than enough to judge these immature paintings. The quality of the artists in this test seems to be quite good, and the first few paintings are remarkable.

"Now please turn to the next painting, the title is 'Nature's Smile', the artist is Niya Angelo, and the category is Sketch."

The painters who were in charge of the evaluation picked up the next painting and circulated it, which was a sketch portrait. At first glance, the artists were amazed by this sketch portrait by Niya, which is completely different from the current popular style, with delicate lines, complex light and shadow to fully show the contours of the figure's face, especially the eyes make it difficult to distinguish whether this is a painting or a popular photograph.

The women in the painting are smiling, the smile is natural and soft, and there is a sense of relief, completely subverting the impression left on them by the previous paintings.

The painters looked at each other, not knowing what to say, and one of the judges suddenly shouted: "Call the lady in the painting!" ”

"Yes, call her over."

The painters in charge of the jury woke up from a big dream and ordered to call the model Eudora just now, and Eudora stood in place with a nervous face after coming in, not knowing why she was called here, and was looked at by several professional painters with serious eyes.

The painters looked at the sketches carefully and thought about it for a long time before coming to a conclusion.

One of the painters put down the portrait with both hands and sighed regretfully: "It's very good, the painter is very meticulous, but unfortunately I was not present and could not see the expression of the lady at that time." ”

Someone else chimed in: "The way the eyes are drawn is very interesting, and it can be called unique." ”

"Will it be too real, but it will overshadow its artistry."

The president of the guild, Director George, said: "We can't discriminate against a painter's talent because of gender, we need to respect the diversity of paintings as judges, and truth is also an art!" ”

The painter had nothing to say: "Uh..."

George's cough attracted attention, and the vague words seemed to have a different meaning: "Ahem... It is no wonder that Ms. Nia Angelo is favored by Mr. Adrian, and that she is indeed a professional painter with such ability. ”

The painters echoed one after another: "That's right~ That's right, the ability to paint was still immature before, but now it's no problem at all, enough to become a qualified painter, my opinion is passed." ”

"She has a unique style in the field of drawing, and even though she is a woman, her ability to draw is unquestionable, and my opinion is also approved."

"Of course, the painter who can be favored by Mr. Adrian can't be any worse, seconded."

"Fergus has really cultivated a good painter, and in time he will surely become a respected female painter."

Eudora, who was originally a little nervous, suddenly realized, it turned out that these famous painters in front of her were discussing the matter of the female painter's apprentice just now, hearing their high evaluation, Eudora couldn't help but be a little curious, how good is Nia's painting to pass this test?

Eudora's father is a painter, and it was through her father's introduction that she found this job as a model, and of course she understands the situation of the painter industry, becoming a painter is already a great achievement in the eyes of ordinary people, and female painters are a rare species comparable to dragons.

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"Teacher~Teacher~ I passed the test of the industry! I'm now a full-fledged painter and can accept commissions from the guild! Teacher ~ Teacher Fergus ~! Niya tugged at the hem of her skirt and ran down Rodney Street, a big smile on her lips.

Before the person could enter the door of the studio, a voice came in, shouting in a tone that wished the whole world knew the news. Yes, just as she was feeling right now, she had been suppressed by the eyes and comments of her peers around her for too long, and her insignificant pride had finally found a chance to fight back. She wants to tell everyone out loud that she has now passed the test of the Painter's Guild and is a professional painter as a woman!

She ran with her skirt pulled, everything could not be stopped, and this day was probably the happiest and most fulfilling day of her life. Nia received Harvey's salary for the month, a huge sum of five gold barons, four of which could be sent back to her hometown to make her family live a good life, and the remaining one was enough to cover her daily expenses and save part of it as a dowry, and Harvey gave her a day off.

God knows how apprehensive she was when she was subjected to the strange stares of the judges during the test.

Is there a better time in this life than this day?

Nia enjoyed the dismayed or envious gazes of the professional painters on Rodney Art Street, grinning at them and humming a song.

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"Yes, there must be that day, otherwise my life will be too miserable!" Niya was indignant in her heart, and as soon as she returned to Fergus's studio, she suddenly changed her mind before she could be happy, kicked a pile of luggage next to her feet and asked her teacher Fergus: "Teacher Fergus, why did you pack the things in my room?" ”

Fergus stood at the door of the studio, spread his hands and smiled: "First of all, congratulations on becoming a professional painter, and then from today you will not be an apprentice of the Fergus studio, of course you need to move out of the studio." ”

Niya thought about it, couldn't find anything wrong with this sentence, pulled up her skirt and squatted down to pack up the luggage on the ground, and shouted with a black face: "But you can't drive me away in this way!" Aren't you glad that I want to come back and let the teacher know that I passed the test? ”

Fergus touched the back of his head and waved his hand impatiently: "I said Niya, it was because you begged me so hard to accept you as an apprentice, but as a result, you became an apprentice in the studio, so I was discriminated against by my peers here. ”

"I know, it's all for my sake." Niya didn't get angry and muttered quietly, stood up and stared at Fergus's face, took a small step back, pulled her skirt with one hand, put one hand on her chest and bowed deeply: "Teacher, I am very grateful for your help to me this year, I will remember your teachings and will not disappoint your expectations to become a respected painter!" ”

She has small hands in fists, and from today she is no longer an apprentice in a studio. She looked around the street, where she had started, and where her more than a year of apprenticeship had intensified, and she had vowed that the painters here would look the other way at her.

Nia left on the front foot, and the artists on Rodney Street came to the door one after another, gathering to discuss.

"Nya's girl is gone, it seems that Rodney Street will be much quieter in the future."

"She's not fit to be here, and I don't want to admit it, but her paintings are pretty good."

"Look at what you said, it seems that Niya can become a professional painter is all due to you, when her family visited, it turned out that you didn't have one to take her in."

"What can I do, I can't accept a woman as an apprentice, my dozen apprentices are all young men with strong blood, and the woman's small body can't do any rough work, what artistic talent can a woman have? Okay~ Okay, I'll admit that Niya is an exception. ”

"Let's go for a drink tonight, maybe this street will really give birth to a painter who can change the art landscape of the kingdom, haha, and a female painter."