教育故事繪本《蘭朋友上學趣》插畫創作論述

繪本圖文並茂，色彩美麗又可攜帶隨處閱讀，是吸引孩子進到文字世界，進而探索未知領域最好的媒介，是現代孩子們感知的窗口，也是本次選擇用繪本創作，傳達蘭花產業知識的原因。
「蘭朋友上學趣」創作定位為台灣蘭花產銷發展協會推廣用繪本，為預計製作一系列三本繪本的第一本，以蘭花小苗移出培養瓶，進入溫室栽培之過程為故事主軸，希望引導閱讀者瞭解臺灣蘭花產業概況。內容由角色介紹、故事圖說、知識頁、英譯、導讀及臺灣蘭花產區地圖等6部分構成，採近幾年農業改良單位力推的高經濟作物香莢蘭為主角，以常見的蘭花當配角，運用水彩的透明清新及流動性，透過寫實的方式呈現臺灣蘭花的美與真，兼具兒童教育及蘭花產業交流之應用價值。

Picture books are both pictures and texts, beautiful colors and can be carried anywhere to read. It is the best medium to attract children to the world of pure text reading and robe to explore the unknown world. It is the window that modern children perceive, and it is also the reason for choosing to use picture books to convey the knowledge of orchid industry.
The creation of "Orchid's friends Going to School" is positioned as the first volume of the orchid promotion picture book of Taiwan Orchid Growers Association. Taking the orchid seedlings out of the cultivation bottle and entering the greenhouse cultivation process as the main story, the author hope to guide the readers to understand the general situation of Taiwan's orchid industry. The content consists of 6 parts: character introduction, story illustration, knowledge page, English translation, guide reading and map of Taiwan orchid production area. Take vanilla, a high-economic crop promoted by Agricultural Research and Extension Stations in recent years, as the protagonist, and use common orchids as supporting roles. Using the transparency, freshness and fluidity of watercolors, it presents the beauty and truth of Taiwan orchids in a realistic way, and has the application value of children's education and orchid industry exchange.