Thanks seachnasaigh and ghostship2, the more people who join in the merrier !

Looking at the different rendered flames we've had posted side-by-side is interesting, so left to right: my original idea; bagginsbills first post; bagginsbill's matmatic-generated; bagginsbill's matmatic one again with a mod to allow for  my UV mapping and ellipsoid morph; my triple ellipsoid; ghostship2's promo from a few months ago; seachnasaigh's latest

Also I'll repost some of the screenshots of real candle flames for further comparison.

Of course, how a photo of a candle flame looks depends very much on camera settings. And what you see with your won't necessarily match a photo.

Plenty of room for further experimentation I think. :)

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