Candle

  This candle was really interesting to do, the holder was quite similar to the metal on the blunderbuss gun except the light source was in the back of the object rather than above. The highlights were really nice to do here since they painted them to have orange edges which made them quite vibrant and eye-catching, it also matched the colour of the flame which would be adding the lighting affecting it.

The painting of the candle wax was interesting because when looking at reference the wax had a contrasting cool tone after the warm areas which provided some nice visual interests so I made sure to emulate this and I think it was a success.

The colour of the top of the candle wax is similar to that of the flame but that is because of how the light disperses through the material and the heat makes the wax more translucent and the colour is very vibrant. One improvement I would make to this piece would definitely be making the highlights in the metal sharper since as it is now it is a bit blurry which makes the material look softer and worn out whereas I wanted the metal to look fairly new since it's not an antique .

I'd also maybe blend the colours in the wax a bit more since they can look streaky in parts whereas wax is a softer material that wouldn’t create this effect.

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