Tropical Fish from My Memory
回憶裡的熱帶魚
回憶裡的熱帶魚
May 31, 2026
May 31, 2026
Sound Credits:freesound_community-aquarium-sound-6891 (from Pixabay), dragon-studio-deep-sea-underwater-ambience-472383 (from Pixabay)
In my grandparents' living room, the ceiling was decorated with colorful wooden hangings of tropical fish. These ornaments featured bright, vivid hand-painted patterns and colors.
When I was little, I often climbed onto the nearby cabinet to crane my neck and examine every single pattern on them. Sometimes, I would even bury my face among those colorful fish, pretending that I was swimming alongside them.
Last year, my grandparents passed away one after another. Seeing the living room layout now felt so empty and unfamiliar. All the cabinets that used to display countless collections and family photos were removed—including those tropical fish that always seemed to be floating on them.
I actually don't know where the school of fish went, but I believe they missed grandpa and grandma so much that they all swam off to find them.
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阿公阿媽家的客廳天花板上吊著五彩繽紛的熱帶魚木頭掛飾,有著很鮮明的手工繪製花紋和色彩,
小時候的我常常會踩在旁邊的櫃子上,伸長脖子地想仔細看看每一隻身上的花紋,甚至把臉埋在他們之間,想像自己和他們一起悠游。
去年阿公阿媽相繼離世,看到客廳的格局也變得空蕩蕩的、變得不再熟悉,本來放著很多收藏品、相框的櫃子也都撤掉了,包含那群一直漂浮在櫃子上的熱帶魚們。其實我不知道魚群去了哪裡,但我相信他們是太想念阿公阿媽,所以大家一起游去找他們了。
Composition test in Blender (構圖測試)
Element Creation Process—tropical fish
(熱帶魚製作過程 1)
Element Creation Process—tropical fish
(熱帶魚製作過程 2)
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The most regrettable thing is that since they were taken away, I no longer have the chance to observe those fish decorations in person. My only references are my own memories, and some low-resolution New Year's group photos—and even then, the fish only occupy a small corner of the picture, making them impossible to see clearly when zoomed in.
Although I could find similar hanging ornaments online, the resources were scarce, and there wasn't much variety in the patterns I could reference. Arranging the colors and patterns was quite challenging.
最可惜的是,因為已經被收走,現在沒有機會能親自觀察這些魚群,唯二的參考資料是自己的印象、還有解析度不太理想的過年大合照(而且魚群只佔了畫面的一小角,放大也看不清楚),網路上雖然能找到類似的掛飾照片,但是資料很少、而且能參考的花紋沒有太多變化,安排顏色跟花紋的時候有點傷腦筋。
Medium: Soft Pastel, Digital media (Adobe Photoshop, After Effect)
創作媒材:軟式粉彩、數位媒體 (Adobe Photoshop, After Effect)