前幾天才知道原來同樣是華文文化地區，在中秋節也會有不同的慶祝方式。以前略有所聞，但再看下去，好像有點衝擊。
靈感來自於小時候的中秋節，重點都是燒蠟燭。在叢林一角，永遠像小朋友一般的小精靈也在這個晚上湊熱鬧。
Few days ago, recognized even in the same Chinese ethic group, people in different areas have different ways to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. The most important event of the festival in my childhood is light up candles. The idea is from this old memory and reflect by the ever young elves in the forest.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a harvest festival celebrated by ethnic Chinese and Vietnamese people.The festival is held on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar with full moon at night, corresponding to late September to early October of the Gregorian calendar with full moon at night. source
Outline 起稿
先想一些中秋節的元素：月餅、燈籠，還有最最最重要的月餅鋁盒＋蠟燭。小精靈的印象是《烙印戰士》(劍風傳奇) 的巴克～這漫畫無論設定、畫面還是敍事既宏偉又精妙，希望有朝一日能看到它的結局...（咳）
First, find some elements represent the festival in Hong Kong : Mooncake, lantern, and the mooncake box with candles! The image of elf is based on comic,Berserk 's Purk^^ The setting, characters, story and drawing are at high level, recommended.
在香港，蓮蓉和白蓮蓉月餅都是最普遍的。有單黃也有雙黃。我最喜歡吃咸蛋黃了，但是有時候蛋黃的位置不在正中，剛好分到沒黃的部份就... 欣賞其他的部份吧TT
另外，現在也有各種花樣的月餅，冰皮月餅啦、冰淇淋月餅啦；又有各種口味，芒果、巧克力、栗子、榴槤都有，今年先吃了個榴槤味的冰皮月餅(o) 雖然不是人人都喜歡這種「破格」的月餅的，但個人經驗對於沒有吃月餅傳統的國家的朋友來說，覺得傳統月餅太油膩，反而這些像甜點的冰皮月餅更合口味，好吃又能一起感受節日氣氛也不錯看。
The most common mooncake in Hong Kong are white lotus seed and lotus seed paste mooncake. Some with salted egg yolk. I like egg yolk very much! But sometimes the placement of yolk is not in the center, I will be a little bit disappointed if get the part with no yolk TT Besides, there are many new styles of mooncake, like snowy mooncake, ice-cream mooncake. Also with different favors, e.g. mango, chocolate, chestnut, durian also! I ate one with durian this year^^
Some people do not like this kind of new cake. However, in my experience, people from countries without moon cake tradition, they may feel the mooncake is to oily and heavy. But, The dessert like new style mooncake fit them :o Isn't it nice that everyone can be satisfied by different kind of mooncake~?
Coloring 上色
由背景開始上色，天空是群青，是我很喜歡的顏色之一。月亮的位置留白就好了。而筆觸側局部地模仿了印象派，天空像梵高，背後叢林則莫奈。
Start from background. The sky is ultramarine, one of my favourite. I imitated expressionism great artists' brush. The sky likes Van Gogh, and the bush likes Monet.
整體的色調是偏藍。葉子大概分三層深度，都是用鈷綠做基調。最淺色的是鈷綠＋蔚藍；中間是鈷綠＋群青；最深的是鈷綠＋普魯士藍。在這三個基本上用水量再調，或者再塗上薄薄的第二層藍色系來加深。總括來說這是鈷綠的世界💚。
The tone is blue-green. Leaves are mainly separated into 3 groups of colors that all are based on cobalt green. Bright with turquoise, middle with ultramarine, dark with Prussian blue. Little varies can be controlled by adding water or add one more layer of blue to level down the brightness. Inclusion, it is a cobalt green world💚
之前說過，燈籠的事令我有點驚訝。原來台灣中秋不提燈。自開眼以來我都以為中秋節都是到處有燈籠，沒燈籠不中秋。各種傳統紙燈，還有塑膠材質的和吹氣的卡通燈籠。有些還自帶賀卡音樂。當晚，在家附近人們都提著燈籠散步賞月。大風一吹，傳統蠟燭燈籠不小心翻掉兼燒起來，好歡樂呀～還有將柚子上而下開花狀切開，肉拿掉，雕幾個洞洞，中間放蠟燭再包起來。可以於枱上或者加繩做燈籠。萬聖節有南瓜，中秋節有柚子。
I just recognized that lantern does not represent Mid-Autumn Festival in Taiwan. Since I had memory, lantern never missing in this festival. Paper traditional lanterns (like those in the drawing) and plastic cartoon lanterns. Some are with bgm too. At night, people will bring lanterns for a walk in parks and enjoy the moon. Sometimes, wind blows and the paper lantern will be turned over and burrrrn. The pomelo skin can also be lantern, like pumpkin in Halloween.
Fine tune 修飾
上色大至完成後，會發現有些位置還是很亮。好像磨菇、前景的精靈和一些葉子。這時用多些水調開蔚藍色，輕輕掃一層，就像在PS加上有顏色MASK的新圖層一樣，不過這裡不可UNDO地人手完成。
Almost finished the filling. Some part are still too bright, e.g. mushroom, elf on the foreground, and some leaves. Turquoise with large among of water for covering one those bright parts. Like adding a new mask layer with color in PS, with no undo.
重頭戲是玩蠟燭了。不知道從哪時起，小朋友都在這晚帶上無數盒比生日蠟燭大一點的蠟燭出門。大多是整盒紅色的，有些是五色的，雖然顏色都不重要。還有不管月餅有沒有吃完，鋁盒都給帶走。
然後到公園或者海灘，把小蠟燭一支支點亮。風吹來熄滅了，再點；燒完了，再補新的。盒子裡排滿滿的燭光，就像看壁爐，好治癒啊～
進階的，會用盡全力把蠟熔掉。滿滿的一盒極高溫蠟湯。溫度高到丟紙進去立刻燒掉。誰人拿過水來一灑，「轟」的一聲一團大火噴出來。周圍嘩啦嘩啦的歡呼起來，也有一面冷漠的裝酷裝到宇宙去。
平常不會接觸火的小孩們，這天都放肆地玩火。玩得「過火」的每年都有，燒樹燒自己燒別人。聽到救護車嗚聲十之八九是玩出意外。而隔天早上，到處看到難除的蠟跡...
The most interesting is burning candles. At night, children will bring candles (a bit larger then birthday candle) and mooncake box and go outside, mostly park and beach. Light up the candles, place in the box, and next piece. Winds put off the candles, then light up again. One is finished, replace with new one. There is a troop of candles in box. It is healing like looking at the fireplace.
The advance level is melting all the candle. High temperature can burn a piece of paper immediately. Someone brings water and pours in the box. A big frame like explosion at the result. The surrounding screams, laugh, and clap. Some will pretend nothing special with a cool/poker face.
There is not much chance to deal with fire in childhood. So, children were crazy for playing candle on that day. Of course, there were also accidents, e.g. burning trees, people get hurt, and injury. Also, cooled down wax left on the ground and difficult to clean and clear...
Epilogue 後記
不過，現在家長和小孩也安意安全，也有巡邏員看守著，比較少看到以往到處都瘋狂煲蠟的情境。或者，現在的玩意也太有趣，玩火變得沒有吸引力。玩蠟燭玩到大學，但現在玩蠟燭對我來說好像也沒有多少吸引力了，比較想點個香薰o）
這個中秋大概是吃飯，去散散步，賞賞月，看看別人玩，然後回家點點讚吧～
Nowadays, parents with higher safety sense, also with some restrictions in public, melting wax is not seen everywhere. May be there are too many other games much more interesting than play with candles. I played till university, and now it is also not so interesting to me, I prefer fragrance oils o
This year, may be having dinner at home, have a walk and moon appreciation, seeing others' playing and back home for upvote, lol.
