These paintings, they aren't done with acrylic, oil, or watercolor.
这些画,既不是用亚克力颜料或者油性颜料画出来的,也不是用水彩画出来的,
Microsoft Excel, the computer program.
而是用计算机软件微软的Excel画出来的。
This is a story about Tatsuo, the Microsoft Excel Artist.
本期讲述的是Excel画家龙雄的故事。
When Tatsuo retired, he decided he wanted to paint, but there was one problem: he was cheap.
龙雄退休的时候萌生了画画的想法,但他有一个毛病:抠门。
He didn't even want to pay for an art program, so he used what was already on his computer.
他不想在画画软件上花钱,所以他就用他电脑上已有的软件画画。
So, how do you paint in Excel?
那你是怎么用Excel画画的呢?
The line tool, it's usually used for spreadsheet graphs, that you can make trees with,
Excel的线条原本是画表格用的,也可以用来画树
and the bucket tool, it helps with subtle shading on, for example, the crest of a volcano.
还有油漆桶工具,可以用来上那些比较微妙的颜色,比如火山顶的颜色。