Rising from the Ashes The Heiress They Tried to Erase

Chapter 822:

“This is absolutely extraordinary! Kiley’s portrait on the canvas looks incredibly lifelike, capturing feminine beauty with such vivid detail. The brushwork is meticulous, and every element feels remarkably authentic! The outcome seems clear already. Mariana is without question the most gifted young artist of this entire generation.”

Several audience members had already begun discussing the painting’s value, planning to make offers the moment this artistic duel concluded.

Just then, Maia finally opened her eyes.

Immediate mockery erupted from the spectators.

“Did all the praise for Mariana’s masterpiece finally wake her up?”

“Has she suddenly remembered she’s supposed to be competing in a painting duel? Who falls asleep during such a high-stakes competition?”

getting to her feet. Is she about

have time left to paint anything meaningful? There

exists, generally speaking, the more detailed and photorealistic the portrait, the longer the process takes. True masterpieces often require days, months, or even an entire year to complete

artistic skills with enthusiastic praise, then

Maia slowly picked up her brush and began outlining the facial

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looked at Maia, unsure how to react to her work. Mariana’s was nearly finished, while Maia seemed to just

they struggled to critique Maia’s technique. Some of her strokes were bold and decisive, while others were as delicate as a blade of

brush were merely an extension of herself. Her strokes were swift as she sketched out details of the body in a short span of time. Art experts in the crowd marveled at Maia’s technique, most of them having never seen such a

onlookers, however,

to dry. With her technique, the underlying paint won’t dry

applaud her technique, but unfortunately