Leonardo da Vinci, the renowned painter of the European Renaissance, had a passion for painting from a young age. His father sent him to the famous city of Florence in Italy to study under the celebrated painter Verrocchio. His teacher required him to start with the most basic exercise: drawing eggs. Da Vinci drew egg after egg for over ten days. Seeing his growing impatience, Verrocchio told him, "Do not underestimate the difficulty of drawing an egg. You must know that among a thousand eggs, no two are ever exactly alike; even with the same egg, changing the viewing angle alters its shape and the outline of its oval form."
Therefore, to perfectly represent the egg on paper, one must put in significant effort. From then on, Da Vinci devoted himself to learning sketching. Through long periods of diligent and hard artistic practice, he eventually created many immortal masterpieces.