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The way I've done it is stamp the image on tissue paper (you know, the tissue you use for presents or what comes with shirts when you buy them from the store) using the black ink. Color the image with markers...I use the stampin' write markers from SU. I tear around the image and place onto the candle...I usually also place a piece of wax paper on top of the stamped tissue. With your heat gun, just heat the tissue onto the candle until you start to see the tissue "disappear" on the candle. Be careful not to overheat the candle wax. It'll start to melt.
The way I've done it is stamp the image on tissue paper (you know, the tissue you use for presents or what comes with shirts when you buy them from the store) using the black ink. Color the image with markers...I use the stampin' write markers from SU. I tear around the image and place onto the candle...I usually also place a piece of wax paper on top of the stamped tissue. With your heat gun, just heat the tissue onto the candle until you start to see the tissue "disappear" on the candle. Be careful not to overheat the candle wax. It'll start to melt.
Everything said above...with the exception that I use a piece of wax paper long enough to wrap around the candle (I also cut it to the height of the candle) with extra length to hold in my hands. Held snugly in hand, the wax paper will keep the tissue in place and my fingers don't get burned and it diffuses the heat so the candle is less likely to melt in any one spot. The heating process takes less than 10 seconds or so--if the heat gun is good and hot when you start. The wax paper can be used multiple times.
candle tissue paper technique
