You'll be drawing flowers today.
Do not forget about depth and texture as you work...

This won't do. The colors you've chosen for this motif aren't doing their job. It's as if your small brush strokes are making everything blend together into a single substance.

I see...

So it's better to lay down colors in a way that makes each of them stand out...

Start over. See, feel and draw.
Sense it with your entire body.

See and feel...?

Wow...! Ena, yours is so amazing...!
I can learn a lot from the way you used values.

Hehe. Isn't it?
How does yours look, Futaba?

Nowhere near as good as yours.
We started attending this class at the same time, but you've made so much more progress than me...

I wouldn't worry about that too much.
Yeah, you need to have talent to draw, but you still have to work hard to actually see improvement.

Hehe. You're right!

Speaking of which, entrance exams are coming up. Do you know where you want to go, Ena...?

Yup! I'm gonna go to a high school that'll really let me focus on my art.

I still haven't picked where, but I'm planning on asking my dad more about that.

That's right, you can ask him directly...
I should start thinking about those things too if I'm going to take art seriously.

Yeah, I'd also recommend that.
You only live once, so you should go through life doing what you love.

Hey, Dad.

I want to go to a school with a fine arts program but can't decide between these two. They both sound really great but...

Fine arts?

Yeah. I want to be an artist so...

I thought I should learn as much as I can right now...

I wouldn't bother.

Huh?

You don't have the talent to become an artist.

Wh-What are you saying?!
You're joking, right?
That's not funny, you know?

I'm not joking.
You don't have any talent.

But there's no way that's true. I've been drawing since I was little and even got special prizes in middle school for my art...

Yes, I know. But there are countless others hoping to do the same thing.

Unless you can win the grand prize at a big contest, then no one will recognize you.

Why...?

Why are you saying this now?
You never did until this point.

I'm serious about this, but you just...!

Ena...

You won't be able to become the kind of artist you're envisioning.

If you had talent with the resolve to match, then things may be different...

Wh-What do you mean...?

Was everything I did until now just a complete waste of time?!

I don't have any talent, so it doesn't matter how hard I work?!

Yes...
The world I live in works just as you say.

No doors will open for you as you are now.

...!

You have no right to decide that...!

It's my future, so stay out of it!!

That's strange...
Where's Ena? It's almost time for class. Did something happen to her...?

Ena, there you are! Huh...?

(I don't have any talent...?)

(No, that's not possible.
I've been drawing for as long as I can remember... Mr. Yukihira even praised my drawing...)

Thank you for your patience.
Starting today, we'll have some students visiting our class, so please join me in welcoming them.

(I have talent... I know I do...!)

I'll start looking at what you've drawn.
Starting with this one.

Yes, please!

(I feel like this one turned out well...
I'm sure Mr. Yukihira will...)

Ah, a trail through a forest.
Hmm...

...

My eyes are confused...
The viewer's eyes aren't being drawn towards the trees in the back as they should.

A zero for composition.

What...?

B-But you praised my composition last time... I made sure to include the same nuances from that drawing in this one!

On top of that, I feel like this is drawn better overall...!

That was then, this is now. You're comparing apples to oranges. Unless you learn to understand that, your layout process will continue to suffer.

You're patting yourself on the back after receiving one positive comment. You should instead be finding other ways to improve your drawing techniques, no?

I... I know that...! But...!

Yes, I see. I have no other choice but to be more direct with you.

Shinonome, you're blowing your own skills out of proportion.

...!!

If praise is all that you seek, then there is no point in you coming to this class.

Shinonome, as it stands, your current mindset will only hinder you from growing further as an artist.

Wh-What...?

(No... What is this...? Why's everyone so quiet...?)

E-Ena...

Anyway, who's next?

The point of focus for this is too ambiguous. You may benefit from drawing in a way that allows the viewer to see the entire picture even when they're squinting. However...

Overall, this is drawn rather well.

...!

(He praised them...?
Why? He never praises anyone...)

(Is it because other students are visiting...?)

Next... Ah, Natsuno.

Y-Yes!

Hmm...

...

Well done...
You've done a marvelous job illustrating how the apple warps when seen through glass.

You even improved upon your use of depth as I mentioned last time. This piece has much more breadth to it.

...!

Thank you very much!!

Oh...

(He isn't just praising everyone willy-nilly...)

(That last piece, and Futaba's... They're so good... The way they're designed, their use of color... They're so much better than me...)

(While my drawing... It's so...)

(This means I really...)

...

For our final free theme, you'll be drawing... “Yourselves.” Please draw using whatever you like.

(“Ourselves”...?)

(Ourselves... Me? Like, “Who am I?”)

(I'm the daughter of an artist... I've been drawing for as long as I can remember and others have always praised my work...)

Shinonome, as it stands, your current mindset will only hinder you from growing further as an artist.

You don't have the talent to become an artist.

(I...)

Let's start looking at what you've drawn.

(I couldn't do anything...)

(Was Futaba always this good...?
Her drawing feels so powerful and alive...)

(When did she learn to draw like this...?)

(No, it's me... I just wasn't looking...
It's not just Futaba either. It's as if everybody here is...)

First... Ah, Shinonome, this must be yours.

(No, please...)

(Don't look at it.)

(Even if you say that I don't have any talent... That I shouldn't bother... I...)

I...

I have nothing to say to you, Shinonome...

Oh...

Ena? Ena...?

Ena, are you okay...?

Huh? Yes...?

We're all done...

Oh, okay...
Sorry, I think I spaced out.

I'll be going home now...

W-Wait! Ena!

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