SKILL: Fire & Candlelight

Version: 1.0 | Hermes Agent Lighting System

DESCRIPTION

Mastery of flame-based illumination: candles, fireplaces, torches, campfires, and gas flames. Covers the unique flicker character, extreme warm color cast (1800K–2800K), organic shadow movement, and the multi-layered nature of fire lighting (base coals + active flame + ambient bounce). Essential for period pieces, intimate scenes, and atmospheric horror.

TRIGGER KEYWORDS

candlelight, firelight, fire, candle, campfire, torch, fireplace, flame, warm fire, flickering light, lantern, gas lamp, intimate fire, period lighting, 1800K, fire lit, fire glow

CORE RULES

• Color temperature 1850K–2000K for candle: extreme warm amber, no neutral tones
• Fire light always flickers: shadows are never static in flame-lit scenes
• Rapid inverse-square falloff: faces lit, background nearly black
• Multi-layer structure: blue-white base flame → orange-yellow body → amber ambient bounce
• Small source = hard shadow edges despite warm quality
• Smoke haze scatters light into visible volumetric glow — add sparingly for atmosphere
• Period and horror aesthetics both use fire; adjust shadow depth for mood (deeper = horror)