True Fire Real Flames Airbrushing Photos Reference Pictures
These photos of fire below should help you see the shapes and other details of flames that you need to paint realistic looking flames:
ABOVE: Various fire reference shots to help visualize your realistic flames for airbrushing. It seems that the mental aspect of creating the wild, weird, whipping, chaotic, asymmetrical flames is the most dificult hurdle for artists.
ABOVE: Demon flame in fireplace
ABOVE: A humorous look at fire... humorous that is as long as you're not that guy.
ABOVE: Man breathing fire in the surf.... Now that's wild stuff.
These photos should help you visualize your flames when airbrushing true fire realistic flames -- motorcycles, hot rods, helmets, choppers, etc.
These YouTube videos of fire should be helpful for visualizing flames for your airbrushing as well:
Notice the wild, weird shapes of the flames licks and the foggy, smokey areas of the fire as well as the contrast of sharp, well-defined edges of the flames versus the fading off smokey edges of the fire in the photos.
Also notice the wispy lines within the flames licks in the above fire photo reference pics.
Getting all of these details in you true fire realistic flames when airbrush custom painting fire will really make your flames more realistic and stunning