This will be painless . . . lets get started.

Step 1
Open 3 new images, 2-500x500 and 1-500Wx800H;  all raster with transparent backgrounds.
Fill one of the 500x500 with a wood grain pattern and minimize for later


Fill one 500x500 with a gradient, starburst set at 50H and 50V with repeats set to 0 - this should match color is 500x800 image;  save this one as a 'temp.jpg' file and remember where you save it, then close it


Fill the 500x800 with a pattern, solid color or gradient with angle set to 90 and repeats set to multiple repeats;  keep this open


I used a gradient - the same gradient for both of the bottom two with different settings . . .

Step 2
With the 500x800 image active, Open your Vizros/Cylinder filter and match the settings below

Background Setting - set Opaque = 0, Positions, ViewAngle, Dimensions, Light Source to match settings below - DO NOT click the OK button


Side Setting - change nothing, unless it's not the same and tick Antialias - DO NOT click the OK button . . .


Top Setting:  Click the 'New' button;  browse to your saved temp jpg file and click OK;  image loads in a preview window, click OK;  check that Antialias is still TICKED and confirm top settings, then click OK on this window.  DO NOT click the OK button of Vizros filter until ALL settings are completed or you will get eroneous results;  IF you click OK by accident, UNDO the striped image BEFORE opening the filter again!
     



Step 3
You should now have  something like this  and you need to use the mover tool or however you wish, move it to the center of the image.
           

Step 4
Next you need your tube brush tool;  PSP comes  with a 'rope' tube, load it and set the size to 50;  starting in the center top of the candle, drag a line upward for a wick.


Step 5
Add a new raster layer, and save your image - I already had to start over once!  Load another tube, 'Fire - Flames', and set size to 50 then click right on the top end of the wick;  if you don't get once you like, then undo and click again . . . when you get one you like, you should have something like this . . .


Step 6
IF you don't have Eye Candy 4000, skip to Step 8;  otherwise, open Eye Candy 4000/Corona and approximate these settings using WHITE color


Step 7
Run Eye Candy/ Corona again, changing only the color to #ed9203 and then SKIP to Step 9


Step 8
NO EYE CANDY 4000 - we will try to use the drop shadow to assimilate the flare;  match my settings using white and apply  with white 3 times;  change color to

Step 9
You now have one of these . . . . merge VISIBLE;  rename layer to 'candle'.


Step 10
Pull your wood grain image up and load Vizros/Cylinder . . . you only have 3 settings to change as shown below, A, B & Z . . . add 20 to A;  add 20 to B, and set Z somewhere between 25 & 50;  click OK.



Step 11
Slide the 'candle base layer'  over the candle image and drop it;  back on the candle image - move the candle base layer to the bottom position and then slide it under the candle and position it evenly.

You can see the candle base image is active, so it's the layer showing in the Layer palette - just click on the layer name and drag it over the candle and drop it then minimize the candle base image.

Step 12
When you minimize the candle base image, the candle becomes the active image and the Layers palette, now shows it's two layers, the candle layer is on the bottom and the top layer is selected;  rename the new layer  'candle base' and then slide that layer under the candle layer.  You can merge visible now . . . one step left - SAVE now!


Step 13
Somewhere in your thousands of images, you will find the perfect image to dress up your candle . . .


That's it!

Close wildow when finished.
Tutorial by CSGreen,   June 11, 2005

* I do not generally compress my graphics but for the sake of loading time - the tutorial graphics are compressed!