Candle Generator
Procedural candles, holders, lanterns and animated flames
Candle Generator builds photorealistic candles inside Blender, complete with their holders, burning wax and animated flames. Pick one of 64 ready-made types from the gallery, from a single taper in a brass candlestick to a seven-branch temple menorah, a hanukkiah on any night, a kinara, an Advent wreath, a birthday cake, a Moroccan lantern throwing star patterns, floating candles or a church votive stand, then change anything you like.
The burn is a single Used percentage. Candles shrink as they burn, the wax melts into a crater with a liquid pool, pillars tunnel, drips run down the sides and pool on the holder, and the wick chars and glows. Every candle in a holder can be lit, put out, removed or given its own burn, height and color.
Flames are three glowing shells (the yellow envelope, the white core and the blue base) that sway, flicker and lean in a draft on playback, each with its own flickering point light colored by temperature in Kelvin. Glass, jars and lanterns let the light out, paper shades glow and pierced metal casts patterns.
64 candle types
Candlesticks, lanterns, menorahs, jars, cakes, candelabras, diyas and more, each one a click away.
Drag one slider
The real sidebar in Blender: drag Used and the candles burn down and grow back live, melt pools and drips included.
Living flames
Flames sway, flicker and lean in a draft on playback, each with its own flickering light. No keyframes needed.
Light through metal
Pierced lanterns cast their star patterns around them, and glass, jars and paper shades let the glow through.
Features
- 64 candle types and 27 holder kinds: candlesticks, candelabras, menorah, hanukkiah, kinara, chandeliers, sconces, jars, votives, hurricanes, lanterns, diyas, Advent wreath, cakes and more
- Tapers, pillars, tealights, container, ball, braided and rolled beeswax candles with round, square, star, fluted and scalloped sections and twists
- Used % burn with melt pool, tunneling, drips and puddles
- Animated flames with sway, flicker, draft and per-flame flickering lights
- 9 wax types and 20 holder finishes (brass, silver, wrought iron, wood, marble, ceramic and more), 9 glass types
- Per-candle control: lit, burn, height and color for every position
- Live, non-destructive editing with presets, randomize and Make Static
- Works in Cycles and EEVEE
Requires Blender 4.2 or newer. Tested on Blender 4.2, 4.5 and 5.2 LTS.
Install in under a minute (Blender 4.2+)
- In Blender open Edit › Preferences › Get Extensions.
- Open the arrow menu at the top right and choose Install from Disk.
- Pick the downloaded zip. Do not unzip it.
Questions
Which Blender versions are supported?
Blender 4.2 and newer. It is tested on Blender 4.2, 4.5 and 5.2 LTS.
Are the flames animated?
Yes. Flames sway, flicker and lean in a draft on playback through a Geometry Nodes modifier driven by scene time, and each flame's point light flickers with it. No keyframes are needed.
Does it work in EEVEE?
Yes, in both Cycles and EEVEE. Cycles gives the most realistic light through the wax. In EEVEE on Blender 5, turn off Wax Casts Shadows if the wax looks grainy.
