Scenes · Study 084
Paper Lanterns
Glowing paper lanterns lift off and drift into the night sky, each one mirrored in the dark water below. Click to release another.
What you're looking at
A lantern is a rounded shape with a warm gradient and a soft glow. It rises at its own speed, sways gently and shrinks as it climbs, which sells the distance. The lower quarter of the canvas is water: each lantern is drawn again there, flipped, dimmer and broken by a horizontal shimmer.
The idea behind it
A sky lantern is a small hot air balloon, a paper shell over a flame, and has been flown at festivals in East and Southeast Asia for centuries. The physics is the same as any balloon: the heated air inside is less dense than the cool night air, so the lantern floats until the fuel runs out.
Try this
Click or tap anywhere above the water to release a lantern from that spot.
