Minecraft is essentially blocks, adventure, and danger. However, it can become a lot cozier as well! Candles possess the soft radiance that makes everything complete in your constructions and can make any platform feel special. More than just being beautiful, they serve a useful purpose as light on the darkened areas. And the making of these candles is easier than you think.
Collecting Your Supplies
Before diving into making candles, it’s important to gather all the necessary items beforehand. The two essential items you would definitely use are honeycomb and string. Fetch those two, and you are halfway into making the most awesome candles.
Finding Honeycomb
Honeycomb is obtained from beehives and bee nests. These can be commonly found in the plains and flower forest biomes. Well, one very important reminder here: when you harvest some honeycomb, the bees will surely get mad at you! So it is required to put up a campfire just under the hive or nest before collecting, making the bees feel much calmer and protects you from stings. Use shears to collect the honeycomb. Each hive will produce three honeycombs.
Getting String
There are quite a few sources for the string. The most common one is the spider. You’ll find them during the night or in dark caves. Cobwebs provide string too when broken. These will be found inside mineshafts and abandoned villages. Fishing is also one good source for obtaining strings but unfortunately, with pedigree, it’s not that reliable. Spiders can be tough, hence, bring a sword!
Making the Candle
Is your honeycomb and string ready? Nice! The next thing you are going to do is make candles. This is where a crafting table comes into the picture.
The Crafting Recipe
Open your crafting table. Put the honeycomb in the top-middle slot, and below that, the string in the center. That’s it – one candle is made.
Understanding Candle Limitations
Candles do light up, but not as much as torches. They have a light level of 3. You should use them wisely, keeping such things in mind. Candle placement on the ground, on tables, and even on cakes is possible.
Dyeing the Candles
Would you like some colored candles as well? You can do that! In fact, Minecraft allows players to dye different colored candles using the various dyes.
Gathering Dyes
The dyes are obtained from flowers and some associated plants. For example, red dye is obtained from poppies and roses; yellow dye is obtained from dandelions and sunflowers; and blue dye comes from cornflowers. Use the crafting table to combine matching flowers to make dyes. Some dyes are relatively tougher, such as blue dye, which you get straight from lapis lazuli.
Common dyes and their sources:
Red: Poppy, Rose Bush
Yellow: Dandelion, Sunflower
Blue: Cornflower, Lapis Lazuli
Green: Cactus (smelted)
Purple: Combine red and blue dye
Applying the Dye
Dyeing candles is not difficult. Place a candle in the crafting table. Add the dye next to it. There will be a dyed candle. You can dye multiple candles at a time, just fill the crafting table with candles and dye them.
Creative uses of candles
Candles are not just for light. They can actually be pretty decorative and make your builds look amazing. There might even be some redstone usage.
Building and Decoration
Light new paths with candles. Set them on your dining room tables. Put them on cakes for a birthday party! Wherever you’re building, these would do wonders.
Redstone Integration
Candles can trigger observers when they’re placed or broken. Simple redstone contraptions can be activated. Other than that, you can use candles with tripwires. But those candles don’t really pack a punch.
Tips and Tricks to Become a Candle Master
Want to be a candle master?
Optimizing Light Placement
Place candles in corners to maximize their light. Create patterns with varied colors. Use them to accentuate features in your creations. Throw viability to the wind and play with accent placement until you find something that you thinks works.
Troubleshooting Common Issues
Candles seem not to place sometimes. Try putting them on a different block. Or you may even use a new area if your resources run out. Be on the lookout for more beehives and spiders. And ensure you have enough campfires for collecting the honeycombs.
Conclusion
Making candles in Minecraft is a fun and easy way to beautify your world. And they come in different colors. You may use them to beautify your world or even for a simple redstone project. Try placing them in different areas and with different combinations of colors. Brighten the Minecraft world!
