Drawing Fire and Flames

Next I use a mid orange pencil to shade in the orange parts of the candle, again still quite lightly - I'll be adding layers later. The small bands of blue are added at this stage too. Then red is used to darken some of the orange in the center of the flame and on the candle base. A halo of red is shaded around the candle - this looks too large at the moment, but it will be overlaid with black to create a gradually shaded effect. Shade in the background in black. (You can see I'm already getting impatient. A vigorous, directional shading can add energy to the drawing, or you might want to create a smooth, velvety finish - it is up to you!)