Painting Flames (green)

Painting flames is actually pretty easy once you have a clear understanding of directional light sources and how to achieve the effect! Read on to get your realistic flame game on!

Before you begin here are the colours you need: 
- Emerald  1 
- Turquoise 5 
- Emerald 5
- Transparent Black 
- Black 
To begin , have your flame area based in white.
Work up the gradients from Emerald 1 - Emerald 5 + Turquoise 5 Mix - Emerald 5 + Turquoise 5 + Transparent Black mix - Black.
This should be done in a flat way with no regard for the contours and volumes of the flame. Think of it as hitting the colours on a flat piece of paper. 
When you reach black, spray black downwards in a zenithal spray. Hitting all the raised areas. 
The final step is to use Turquoise 1 to spray at an angle from where the flames originate to give the illusion of light being emitted from the area.  Finish off with a pure white spray from the origin of the flame if desired.