64: Expert-level drawing skills, 1:1 perfect replica!

Fortunately, Su Yu was entirely absorbed in his research and painting, so the storm of comments in the comment section didn't affect him in the slightest.

Otherwise, even if Tang Xiaoyuan deleted until her hands cramped, she probably wouldn't be able to finish deleting all those comments.

Eventually, Tang Xiaoyuan really couldn't delete anymore.

After deleting most of the upsetting comments, she finally told Su Yu the news.

Su Yu, however, just smiled faintly and didn't pay too much attention to it.

Sometimes, silently presenting the facts is the most powerful weapon of counterattack.

Now, countless eyes were fixed on him.

Sometimes, an explanation is a cover-up, and a cover-up is the truth! The more one tries to prove oneself through words on the internet, the more easily one falls into the opponent's trap.

Therefore, Su Yu decided to break these doubts with practical actions.

After three days of assimilation, Su Yu's practice of the 'Mastery-level Line Art Painting Skill' rewarded by the system had achieved some success.

According to the system's rating standards, the technical level of Mastery-level Line Art Painting Skill already surpassed over 90% of professional painters in the world.

Now, if he was given any photo, he could easily draw it.

Especially with more complex line outlines, Su Yu found it easier to draw, and the brush in his hand seemed to become an extension of his body.

In these two days of practice, Su Yu had drawn from photos.

He only needed to place a photo in front of him, and his mind would automatically perfectly replicate the structure of the image and all its proportions and sizes, then meticulously outline it according to the precise lines.

The accuracy of the hand-drawn replication could reach as high as 99.99%!

Perhaps in special painting techniques like watercolor, oil paint, or sketching, he might find it difficult to display exquisite painting skills.

However, in terms of single-stroke depiction, he could now be completely called a human photocopier!

Today was the fourth day since he obtained the 'Mastery-level Line Art Painting Skill'.

Su Yu decided to officially try replicating the various line patterns on the US dollar today.

To ensure the accuracy of the painting, he specifically went to a bank and exchanged for a brand new US dollar bill.

The paper chosen for the replication painting was also specially treated acid-free paper.

All standards were followed for 100% restoration!

Actually, the best method would be to first paint using a graphics tablet, as this allows for freely zooming in or out on the screen, better ensuring the details of the painting.

After the first piece was completely familiarized and finished, he could then directly paint with paper and pen.

However, Su Yu felt that since he was going to challenge himself, he might as well challenge himself thoroughly and aim for a one-shot success!

Looking at the small piece of paper in front of him, he took a deep breath, then his brush moved like a dragon and a snake!

Lines of uniform thickness fell from the tip of his brush like winding little snakes.

Although plenty of acid-free paper was prepared in advance, he wasn't afraid of ruining one sheet and having no other paper.

But Su Yu was still very cautious with every stroke.

Due to the size of the paper, it was impossible to directly draw countless lines and patterns on the small banknote.

Only by fixing a magnifying glass directly above the paper, and then viewing the magnified image, could Su Yu determine the exact position of each stroke.

This method of painting was obviously more difficult.

But it was also the only way.

From a distance, it looked just like micro-carving a walnut.

The patterns on the US dollar are mainly divided into two sides, front and back.

The front consists of a central portrait, surrounding borders, monetary digits, and two floral patterns next to the digits.

The back features a full view of the Independence Hall's reverse side, plus an oversized golden '100'.

The most difficult parts were naturally the portrait of Franklin and the full view of the Independence Hall on the back.

The difficulty of Franklin's portrait lies in needing to use countless dense lines to outline the complete shape, and it's challenging to make the person drawn with lines both lifelike and ensure the overall light and shadow.

The difficulty of Independence Hall lies in the greater number of strokes and the display of details.

If Su Yu hadn't received the system's reward, he wouldn't have been able to accurately draw every stroke of the pattern.

Of course, what truly tests a painter is their mindset.

It's important to know that the complex striped patterns on the US dollar contain tens of thousands of strokes, and if even one stroke is slightly wrong during the painting process, it could very likely lead to all efforts being in vain.

This psychological test for the painter is undoubtedly hellish!

Today, Su Yu chose to paint the latest version of the 100 US dollar bill.

The central figure is Benjamin Franklin.

The overall color scheme of the banknote uses a copper-gold main tone, and on the front, besides Franklin's portrait, a mysterious inkwell is hidden on the right side.

The back features a full view of Independence Hall.

From the moment the first stroke fell, Su Yu became completely focused.

One stroke, two strokes, three strokes... As time passed, three hours went by unknowingly.

During this time, Su Yu changed brushes two or three times to ensure that every mark on the acid-free paper was clearly visible.

In a full three hours, he completed all the drawing for the front of the banknote!

Putting down his brush and stretching his stiff wrist, Su Yu left his seat to rest.

He had received the system's reward of mastery-level painting skills, but this didn't mean he had enough stamina to support him in drawing all the details of both sides of the banknote in one go.

He was human, not a machine.

As long as he was human, there would always be times when he got tired.

He rested for another half an hour.

Only after he had readjusted his state did he pick up the brush again and begin painting the back pattern.

The painting of the back clearly took longer, requiring a full four and a half hours for Su Yu to complete.

At this point, a 100 US dollar bill, entirely replicated and drawn by hand, appeared before his eyes.

Aside from the absence of special anti-counterfeiting marks and the overall color impregnation of the paper, this was simply a 100 US dollar bill with a 100% restoration rate.

After seven and a half hours, seven pens, and his hand nearly cramping from drawing, he finally produced this satisfactory answer, and Su Yu couldn't help but let out a heavy sigh of relief.

It wasn't easy!

It really wasn't easy!

Painting is indeed a meticulous task.

Su Yu had previously thought that the difficulty of assembling rockets was probably ceiling-level, but he never expected that drawing a small US dollar bill would also be hell-level.

He was probably the first person in history to draw a US dollar bill entirely by hand.

After laminating the finished US dollar bill, Su Yu took off his gloves and held it in his hand for careful observation.

1:1 replication was no joke! He had truly achieved it!

Placing the original brand-new US dollar next to the hand-drawn one, Su Yu casually filmed a detailed comparison video.

Even knowing the hand-drawn one was fake, his first glance still made him mistake one for the other.

Even when zooming in on the details ten times, the two were exactly the same! Whether it was the line flow, thickness, length, or even subtle brushstrokes!

This was perfect replication!