Dynamic Candle Flame + How to make Lights & HDRI’s Flicker

Animate a Dynamic Candle Flame in Cinema 4D

3D & VFX Artist Sam Tato shows you how to quickly put together a realistic looking candle flame.

This tutorial explains the Dynamic Candle Flame to give it realistic movement.

Candle Flame tutorial via Lester Banks.

C4D Tutorial: How to Make Lights or HDRIs Flicker

Joren from the Pixel Lab explains how to use some very basic expresso to make your light flicker. Give your walls some light flicker from your candles or perhaps a lantern inside a cave or a tent.

Need some HDRI’s?

We did an earlier article about getting HDRIs and a few other posts, so if you missed them, check them out now.

• Burning Question: Where can I get Spherical Map HDRI Files?
• Burning Question: Where can I get HDRIs? vol. 2 – Here are a few resources for free HDRI’s and some beautiful HDRI’s that don’t cost a lot.
• Freebie: Download 6 HDRI Images of Interiors – Maxime Roz offers 6 free interior HDRI images free for personal or commercial use.
• Freebie: HDRI European Park – This pack includes 3 HDRI images of a European park although it’s generic enough to be just about anywhere.