pink candle
original image

Entry guide: step 1 of 6

focus on flame
Entry guide: step 2 of 6

first spike effect
Entry guide: step 3 of 6

spike effect with a slight kaleidoscope blended from behind.
Entry guide: step 4 of 6

isolated candle from image using selection tool with delete key.
Entry guide: step 5 of 6

candle after applying purple. I like this image better than my finished product but destroyed larger image of this when creating resized step-images.
Entry guide: step 6 of 6

I wasn't happy with the visibility of the candle in the forefront. the only thing I really even added to the source image was a white background. There are no external images added, just added the candle image to itself.
final result

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