1. Prepare painting materials: paper, colored pencils, watercolor paints or digital painting tools (such as tablet computers and drawing software). Only when you are ready can you make the painting smooth and unimpeded.
2. Determine the shape of moon cakes: Moon cakes have different shapes, such as round, square and flower. Choose the shape you like. Draw the shape of the moon cake: draw the shape of the moon cake gently with a pencil or drawing tool to ensure that the shape is symmetrical and the proportion is appropriate.
3. Add details: Add details to the surface of the moon cake, such as patterns, words or decorations on the moon cake, which can be drawn with colored pencils or watercolor pigments.
4. Coloring: Choose the right color to color. Mooncakes are usually colored in brown or orange, but you can color them according to your personal preference. Add shadows and highlights to moon cakes to enhance the three-dimensional effect. This can be achieved by adding shadows to the edges of moon cakes and highlights to the bright parts.
5. Decorative background: If you want a background, you can add some background elements to the picture, such as starry sky, Mid-Autumn Festival elements or other decorations. Finally, check the picture carefully to make sure all the details are complete and satisfactory, and then sign and date the work.
Characteristics of moon cakes
1, crust: The crust of moon cakes is usually thick, made of flour, oil and water, and tastes slightly greasy. Different kinds of moon cakes may have different skin flavors and textures.
2. Stuffing: There are many kinds of stuffing in moon cakes, the most common ones include bean paste stuffing (mainly red beans or mung beans), lotus seed stuffing, five-kernel stuffing (containing a variety of nuts and sugar), meat stuffing (usually salty, such as Swedish moon cakes with meat stuffing) and various creative fillings, such as fruits and chocolates.
3. Shape: Mooncakes are usually round, symbolizing reunion and perfection. However, there are also some moon cakes with special shapes, such as squares, flowers and animals, which are decorative and moral.
4. Patterns and patterns: During the Mid-Autumn Festival, moon cakes are usually decorated with holiday-themed patterns, such as rabbits, moons, durians and pomegranates, to increase the festive atmosphere.
5. Implication and tradition: Moon cakes have a profound cultural tradition in the Mid-Autumn Festival, symbolizing reunion, happiness and auspiciousness. People often send moon cakes to relatives and friends to express their thoughts.
6. Local flavor: Different regions and cultures will have their own moon cakes, such as lotus seed moon cakes in Guangdong, old lady cakes in Beijing and souffles in Suzhou.
7. Seasonal food: Mid-Autumn Festival is the main traditional food festival of moon cakes, and people consume a lot of moon cakes at this time to celebrate this traditional festival.