Not charcoal, not ashes, no fingers, no brushes—just actual smoke coming from a flame, pushing carbon particles into the air until they get stuck to the canvas. Gizmodo; Jalopnik; ...

Artist Michael Fennell uses candles and smoke painted onto suspended canvases to create paintings in his Lake District studio so realistic they're mistaken for photos.

In pursuit of the perfectly animated cloud of smoke: Simulations more realistic than ever. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2015 / 03 / 150312100732.htm.