Creating a Cute X’mas Candle in Photoshop from scratch

In this tutorial we will show you how to create a cute Xmas candle glowing from scratch, using filters , shapes overlay,textures and mixing different techniques.

X'mas candle

First we have to open a document, 400 x 400 pixel. Create a new layer and name it Background. Fill it with a dark color (#510000 used in this tutorial). Create an ellipse like below. Duplicate it and place it below. Next make a rectangle shape.

Apply #f3b93f color to the top ellipse, to differentiate and name it candle top.

Apply the gradient settings from the layer style blending options.

Apply the Inner shadow settings from the layer style blending option.

The result after applying styles.

Now lets give some designs to the body of the candle. From the custom shapes select a shape. Adjust the size and place it ontop of the candle body. Here I have used floral ornament 1, which comes as default. You can use any other designs as per your wish. You can even use some filters like fibre from the filter menu and apply overlay.

Shapes placed with black color applied on it.

Select the layer and change the blending option to overlay, and opacity to 25%.

Now go to the candle top, duplicate the layer and apply color # 8c6901. Scale it down like below. Align it to the bottom.

Apply the bevel settings.

The results will be as below.

For the edges give a inner to show the light coming from the center.

Next create a wick. The top part should be glowing red and the other to black. Make a long vertical rectangle and apply the gradient settings.

Now to make the flame we need to create a shape like below and place it below the wick. Apply the outer glow and gradients.

Result will look like this.

Duplicate the flame layer and scale it down by 30% and apply the gradients.

Now to make the dripped /dripping wax let make a shape like this.

Apply the following settings. Duplicate two more – make it little smaller, by adjusting the anchor points from the top.

Adjust the shadows by changing the values. Add few more drops to show more natural dripping.

Lets now create a leaf. From the Custom shapes ( as above) select leaf 5 shape. rasterize the layer and cut it in half. Now apply the following settings to get the result.

Place it on top of the candle and apply the following settings to set with the source lights.

After placing the leaves and applying the gradient and drop shadow results will be like this.

For the plum, draw an circular ellipse. apply the gradients and drop shadow as below. Place it in between the leafs.

To make the bottom rings. Create an ellipse. Make two duplicates and scale it down as below. Apply the color and settings below.

For the background, apply radial gradient to look more natural.

Final Image:

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