Colin was still in the shower. I wanted to wait for him to fall asleep together.
"If you''re tired, just sleep. Don''t strain your eyes." The bed sank beside me as he finally climbed into
bed. Looking at my strange posture, he chuckled and removed my hands that were prying my eyes
open.
I shamelessly rolled over and snuggled into his arms. His body was still warm from the shower and had
the scent of shower gel.
I rubbed against him like a little puppy, finding the mostfortable position to nestle in. "Colin, your
birthday ising soon."
He grunted in response while gently stroking my back with hisrge hand, affectionately kissing my
forehead before rubbing his chin against it. "And you''re not sleeping because of that?"
"Mm, you''ve always celebrated my birthday before. So, this time, I want to celebrate yours properly."
"It''s just a birthday that happens every year. It''s not a big deal. There''s no need to make a fuss about
celebrating it."
"No, we''re celebrating it." I was so tired that I was getting a little fuzzy. But the intention of celebrating
his birthday was still clear in my mind.
"Have you figured out how you want to celebrate?"
"Not yet, but you have to listen to me."
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As the holidays had ended, I began to prepare the research topic for my graduation thesis.
At first, I was nning to research the profound influence of ancient painting techniques on modern
watercolor painting. However, since it had been passed down for thousands of years, simr topics had
beer done by many people before.
No matter how innovative I tried to be, it would still be somewhat cliche.
So, that idea onlysted a moment before I dismissed it. I turned my attention to the study and
application of pigments.
After taking on the Dreamlight project, I had been reading a lot about ancient architectural painting. I
greatly admired the wisdom of ancient painters who kept their colors vibrant even after thousands of
years. With the continuous development of science and technology, there were many brands on the
market now that sold good quality pigments.
However, with time, the changes in temperature, humidity, and other environmental factors, the colors
would undergo some changes.
For a truly good painting, changes in color could ruin it. Therefore, creating new and better pigments
that could stand the test of time had be the thing that every artist anticipated the most.
But this path was both wide and long. There was no guarantee whether it would be sessful or
whether there would be progress. It might end in vain. There were no definite answers. The topic itself
was a gamble with an unknown oue.
But no matter how difficult it was, I would persevere and wouldn''t regret my decision to choose this
topic.
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was not transparent enough.
The organizers of the newpetition had a brilliant idea on this matter.
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into several batches and cing them in designated rooms. Then, each participant would draw a topic
from the selections provided and create their artwork on the spot
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