Borrowed Styles of the Artist
In a way, Yujia figured that her countless studies in Lingxin paid off. All those hours she spent sketching and painting after real life models refined her attention to detail. It awakened the skills that she had cultivated during college, most of which had become rusty over the years.
Now, after observing the scenery beyond the cliff, at the sea of clouds and the layered mountains, she didn't even have to look up for a reference as she painted. She had memorized the look that she wanted to capture in her painting, with its ethereal lighting and dreamlike appearance.