Chapter 354 Preparations

.. , my manga artist strategy

"Brother Xin, it's time to rest." Xi Muhan went up to the second floor with a cup of milk tea.

The huge room, with only two people left at the moment, was indeed a bit cold.

Shen Xin put down the pen, and took the coffee from Xi Muhan with a smile on her face.

"Fortunately, you are still there, otherwise, the whole room would seem too spacious."

"Unfortunately, I'm going to start school in two days. If it's a senior year, I'll have more free time." Xi Muhan pursed her lips, feeling a little bored.

"Don't think about it, why don't you get your graduation certificate first? Don't be like me, maybe you won't be able to graduate in your lifetime." Shen Xin laughed at herself.

"What's the matter if you can't get your diploma?" Xi Muhan's eyes widened, dissatisfied, "Many graduates will never reach your current height in their lifetime."

"That's what you said." Shen Xin was a little helpless.

Xi Muhan didn't answer Shen Xin, his eyes fell on the paper in front of Shen Xin.

On the paper is a line drawing with a pencil, and on the drawing is a square gate. Taking the door gap as the axis of symmetry, it is a pattern somewhat similar to a big tree.

When Xi Muhan saw this painting, he was surprised, "Is it the door of truth?"

"En." Shen Xin nodded.

It is said that if a mortal wants to become a saint, he must pass through the "Gate of Truth". Therefore, it is also called the "Gate of the Saint", and on the gate is the "Tree of Life".

The "Tree of Life" is composed of 10 circles and 22 diameters. According to legend, in these 10 circles, there are archangels who protect people.

More than one comic has the "Tree of Life", such as "eva", "Magic Forbidden Book Catalog" and "Fullmetal Alchemist".

"Will the 'Gate of Truth' be used in the next comic?" Xi Muhan asked rhetorically.

"Well, I think so." Shen Xin finished drinking the milk tea and put the cup on the saucer.

"However, will it be too profound if we use the 'Gate of Truth'?" Xi Muhan was a little worried.

Would anyone be interested in introducing "occultism" into comics?

"That depends on how you interpret the 'Gate of Truth'.

"Shen Xin tapped the drawing board twice, "Since it is a door, there are outside and inside. Outside the door are ordinary mortals, and according to everyone's understanding of the 'Gate of Truth', it is the door that must pass through for mortals to become saints. Is no one curious, is there something behind the door? "

"Huh?" Xi Muhan's eyes were bright, and he looked at Shen Xin in surprise, "What's behind the door? Brother Xin, why do you think so?"

"Because there is a 'door'. Just watch it, this comic will definitely be very exciting." Shen Xin's eyes fell on the 'door of truth', and a smile appeared on his face.

"It's been a long time since I saw you smiling so happily." Xi Muhan looked at Shen Xin and narrowed his eyes.

"Because... I am looking forward to the appearance of this comic." Shen Xin stretched her waist, and glanced at the desk, which was full of books.

In fact, before he decided to create "Smelting Steel", he never thought that one day he would know so many books, but in fact, if a cartoonist wants to draw a cartoon, he must consult a lot of materials, and then put the useful content , conveyed to readers through comics.

When Aunt Niu drew "Smelting Steel", she also referred to a lot of materials.

Needless to say, "The Gate of Truth", the Philosopher's Stone is the Philosopher's Stone in alchemy.

Aunt Niu introduced the magic array into alchemy and created the alchemy array. Even the father of the protagonist Edward, von Hohenheim, also has a prototype, that is, the 16th century alchemist, Theoflast von Hohenheim.

As for concepts such as "equivalent exchange" and "human body refining", they are even more well-known in the hearts of fans.

All of these are supported by knowledge.

As the saying goes, the more you know about an industry, the more you know your insignificance.

Cartoonists don't just pick up a pen and simply sketch, they also have to learn and refer to many books in order to create works that satisfy readers.

Seeing the anticipation and enthusiasm in Shen Xin's eyes, Xi Muhan was also very happy.

"By the way, brother, did you buy the computer?"

"Well, I bought five sets and waited for the specialty store to deliver them. They said that the monitors would be calibrated in advance, and they can be used directly after delivery." Shen Xin said, "However, the pen display may be delayed."

Shen Xin doesn't want to use a pen display, because the pictures drawn by the computer are just data, not real graphics, and are of little value in themselves.

Using original paper is different. In addition to the more realistic contact between the pen tip and the paper, the original manuscript also has preservation value. More importantly, each original manuscript is unique in this world.

Araki Hirohiko, the author of "jojo", has held art exhibitions more than once, and the exhibits are manuscripts. If the manuscript is drawn with a digital screen, there is definitely no way to hold an art exhibition.

However, with the development of technology, manuscripts will gradually be replaced by electronic manuscripts, which is also a future trend.

On Earth, Shen Xin also heard that One created "One Punch Man" in order to practice cicstud, and it seems that she also has to go through this process.

However, the reason why Shen Xin chose the digital screen was not for technology or trends, but for efficiency. He had to increase the "production" per week in order to draw the original flavor of "The Alchemist".

Xi Muhan took the cup downstairs, and just after cleaning it, he heard the doorbell ring.

When I came to the door, through the cat's eyes, I found that it was the staff of the computer store, and the floor was full of cardboard boxes with computers and monitors.

Xi Muhan opened the door and let the staff come in. Four of them were installed downstairs, and one was installed on the second floor.

After installing the computer, the staff left a phone number, if you encounter any problems, you can contact them.

After seeing off the staff, Xi Muhan went up to the second floor again.

"Brother Xin, how are you doing?"

"I don't know, you have to buy the software first... Let me find... cicstud (cs), it's you."

Shen Xin was a little surprised that the name of the software hadn't changed, but it wasn't incomprehensible.

There are so many words related to comics, and it is a software developed by District 11, so there is a high probability that it has the same name.

In this world, Huaxia's genuine copy rate is very high, but it's not that there is no d version, it just takes a lot of effort to download it.

If it is because of financial constraints, it is understandable to use the d version, but for Shen Xin, there is no need to do so.

After installing the software, the sky also dimmed, Xi Muhan put on his apron, turned around and asked Shen Xin, "Brother Xin, what do you want to eat?"

"Ah? Whatever... People who don't know how to cook are not qualified to be picky eaters." Shen Xin looked helpless.

"I remember there is still a fish in the refrigerator, so let's make fish soup today?" Xi Muhan thought for a while, then turned to ask Shen Xin, "After I go to school, this fish will probably go bad again."

"..."

That is to say, I can't cook?

Shen Xin became more and more depressed.

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