(Okay, good...

She's tracing it just fine.)

(Honami seems to get nervous when she's told to draw whatever she likes. Meanwhile...)

Humhumhum♪

Smiles all around♪

It's done!

Ena, can you take a look?!

Sure, let's see...

Oh, is this Phenny...?

That's really cute.

Are those balloons in his hands?

Yup! He's going for a walk around Phoenix Wonderland and giving balloons to all of the visitors he meets☆

How's my drawing, Ena?!

Do you think children would smile when they see it?!

Hehe.

I wouldn't worry. I bet your drawing can make anyone smile.

Yay! Thank you very much!

Oh, but I'm supposed to teach and not just draw. I'm still not too sure how that's gonna go...

Oh, right.

You came here to learn more about teaching others.

Hmm... Well, you'll be teaching little kids, so showering them with praise first might be important.

Praising them?

Yeah. Looking for what they do well and complimenting them by saying things like, “Oh, that's so wonderful,” or, “You drew it so well,” could work.

And then gently give them some advice when you see something that you think they should fix.

Gently giving them advice...?

Um, so... I'm not very good at giving others advice...! Is there something I can do about that?

Hmm... Well...

How about we try practicing that?

I'll draw something for you right now, so why don't you give me some advice regarding it?

Okay!

Ena, I've finished tracing it!

Great!

Yeah, that's some nice tracing!

Thank you!

I never imagined myself drawing these lines so well...!

I sort of can't believe it...!

Hehe. I'm really glad.

If you can do this, then I think we can get you to pick a photo and draw exactly what's in it. Let's try it out!

Okay!

(I was worried for a second there, but things seem to be working out pretty well.)

(A lot of time's already passed.

I wonder how Honami's doing...)

(Whoa...!)

(Sh-She's drawing another black blob!

Wh-Why...?!)

E-Ena...

Wh-Why does this always happen...?

I was able to trace so well but this is...

(That's what I want to know!!!)

G-Gimme a sec to think...

Okay...

(Hmm... She was doing fine just now. How did she go from that to this?)

(There's nothing actually wrong with her style, so she could conceivably just stick with this and...)

(No, that wouldn't help with her problem. That's not why she's here...!)

Am I just not cut out for this...?

Huh?

If this is the best I can do, maybe I should give up and be Emu's assistant instead...

Oh...

(At this rate, Honami's never going to be able to draw the way she wants...)

(To be fair, there have been times when I wanted to run because things got so hard...)

(But it's too much of a waste...

Art's supposed to be about having fun while drawing...!)

(I need to teach Honami in a way that lets her do just that while building up her confidence. What's a nice, simple style that anyone can learn...?)

I got it.

Let's get you to memorize simple shapes so you can draw things more cartoonishly!

Huh?

In other words, you draw in a way that exaggerates a subject's most prominent features. For example, a cat has a round head with triangular ears...

Like this.

Oh, that's really cute...!

From what I've seen, Honami, you have no trouble drawing geometric shapes...

So, wouldn't it be easier to break things down into their individual parts? A circle for its face, triangles for its ears, and so on and so forth...

Y-You're right...!

I'll give that a try!

A circle for its face... Triangles for its ears...! And I'll draw a couple of lines on each side of the circle...!

I... I did it!

That's great!

Hey, Emu, mind taking a look at what Honami drew for me?

Me?

Wow! Your cat's so cute!

*Gasp*

R-Really? You can tell that it's a cat?

Yup!

It's a kitty cat with a cute, round face☆

Th-Thank you...!!

(Honami finally smiled.)

Next, let's try drawing a bear!

A circle for its face and a pair of small circles for its ears... Like this, Honami.

Um... How's this?

Yeah, perfect! Nice job!

*Gasp*

Th-Thank you very much!

I don't know what else to say!

Hehe. Alright, let's keep this up and keep drawing more animals. Our next one will be...

I... I did it!

Which animal does this look like to you...?

Hmm... A triangular face with triangular ears... It's a fox!

C-Correct!

You got them all...!

Hehe. Good work, Honami.

Yes, thank you very much!

This is the first time anyone's been able to guess what I drew...! I couldn't be happier!

And it's been a pleasure to teach you.

Hehe. You've made some huge strides since your first drawing.

I know. How about I keep your first one as a little souvenir?

Wh-What?!

No, it's okay if you just tossed it...

I really like the way you draw, Honami!

But I especially like the way you made your first drawing...

I kinda want to frame it and hang it up. Like the painting we have downstairs☆

What?!

Yeah, it has this really abstract feel, so it might actually look really nice in a frame.

Yeah! We can hang it up next to Remidle's painting! Can you draw something for me?!

W-Wait, hanging my drawing up next to that Remidle painting doesn't seem like a good idea...!

Ena, Honami!

Thank you both for coming today!

Thank you for inviting us.

Your shadowing's next weekend, right? I wish you both the best of luck.

Yes, we really appreciate it.

I should be able to do just fine thanks to you, Ena.

We'll tell you all about what we drew afterwards!

Hehe. Thanks.

I'll be looking forward to hearing about that.

Anyway, Emu, see you again at school.

Yup! Get home safe!

Bye bye!

Once again, thank you very much for today...

For teaching me how to draw, making my art easily recognizable and praising me the way you did... I really appreciate everything you did.

Yeah.

I'm really glad you're saying that since I can't exactly say that I'm good enough to be teaching...

Yes, I learned to have some confidence in my artistic skills. So, Ena, thank you very much!

Hehe. In that case, I'm really glad.

So, good luck with your shadowing.

Thank you!

Oh, I'm this way. We'll have to part ways here. Again, Ena, thank you for today!

Sure thing. Bye bye.

Okay...

A lot happened, but I somehow managed...

(And they said that they're visiting that kindergarten next weekend... I really hope their shadowing goes well...)

(Still, Honami's drawing really packed a punch. I don't think I'm ever going to forget what I saw...)

(Actually, I kinda want to take another look at it.)

(Yeah, this is really something else...

I can't make heads or tails of what she was trying to draw, but it feels compelling for some reason...)

Hm...?

(Wait, this drawing...

At first, I had no idea what this was...)

(But I'm starting to see an elephant and its individual parts! Now I get it, Honami...!)

(This must be its ears... Here's its nose... It probably wasn't intentional, but the way she drew everything is really interesting.)

(Oh, and here's its face...

Is it smiling...? I couldn't tell initially because of how this drawing looks overall...)

(Honami actually drew something nice, but her drawing quirks made that a bit hard to see...)

...

Did the way I teach actually help...?