Little Candle Friend · Light Spreading Through Wax

SUBJECT
One original little candle character with a short ivory wax body, two small dark eyes, a tiny smile, and two stubby wax feet. One short wick rises from a shallow melted hollow on top and supports one small flame. The face sits below the glowing upper rim.

COMPOSITION
Show the entire character in a slightly elevated three-quarter view, centered with generous space around it. Keep the top hollow, face, and both feet readable. Place it on a plain muted blue-gray surface against a slightly darker background.

STYLE GUIDE
1. Shape & line
Build the body as a squat cylinder with gently uneven wax edges, a shallow elliptical top hollow, and two rounded feet; use a few clean curved contours and keep the eyes and smile small enough that the candle construction remains clear.

2. Color & light
Place the flame directly above the wick at the top center; paint the wax immediately beneath it luminous amber, then blend that warmth outward and downward into opaque ivory. Keep the lower body cooler and dimmer, and add a small warm pool of light on the surface directly around the feet.

3. Texture & material
Render the wax with smooth, soft value transitions and restrained satin highlights. Give the melted hollow a slightly glossier edge and one broad softened drip; let the upper wax glow through its volume instead of outlining the whole body with a bright halo.

4. Composition
Keep the flame, glowing top, and face in a clear vertical sequence, with enough space above the flame to preserve its silhouette. Use the subdued blue-gray setting to reveal the warm wax glow, and anchor both feet with small soft contact shadows inside the illuminated surface area.

PRIORITY
Preserve the requested identity, count, action, composition and output settings. Apply the style rules within those constraints; a style reference must not replace the subject or layout. Within the style: Make the warm light visibly penetrate the upper wax and fade toward the lower body.

AVOID
Avoid a uniformly glowing body, a neon outline, or a metallic wax surface.

OUTPUT
Create one square image as a softly painted character illustration, with no lettering, captions, logos, or watermark.

SELF-CHECK
Check that the brightest wax sits beneath the flame and both feet touch the softly lit surface.