◆ Candle wax
Sleeping face pillar candle mold
A 90 mm pillar with a calm sleeping face in relief on the front: closed eyes, brows, nose and full lips. A rigid two-part print.
◆ Candle wax
A 90 mm pillar with a calm sleeping face in relief on the front: closed eyes, brows, nose and full lips. A rigid two-part print.
A sleeping face pillar candle 90 mm tall and 60 mm across: a round pillar with a serene face on the front, closed eyes with a soft lash line, arched brows, a straight nose, round cheeks and full lips. The back is a plain pillar.
The mold is exactly what our two-part candle mold generator builds for it: two rigid halves with rubber-band grooves, pry pockets and a pour funnel on top. The seam runs down the sides of the pillar, so the whole face sits in the front half, and the tool's own seam check finds nothing stuck. No silicone needed.
Sculptural face candles are bought as decor first: pour it in cream, clay or charcoal and it reads like a small bust on a shelf. The zip carries both halves, the pillar master as its own STL, the tool's own print-settings sheet and a recipe file for the generator.
Shown as a 3D render of the printed mold halves pulled apart around the candle they cast, not a photo.
Print both halves as exported. Clamp-strength settings: 4 walls, 40% gyroid infill, no supports.
Drop a tabbed wick into one half so the tab sits on the cavity floor, close the halves and band them along the whole seam.
Clip the wick centred across the pour funnel and pour at 65 to 75 C.
Once the first pour is firm but still warm, top up the funnel. Wax shrinks, and the second pour fills the dip.
Cool fully, open the halves at the pry pockets and trim the wick.
Print details
| Cast material | Candle wax |
|---|---|
| Printed parts | 2 |
| Size (W x D x H) | 78 x 82 x 111 mm |
| Print bed needed | 83 x 41 mm, 111 mm tall |
| Filament | ~291 g |
| Layer height | 0.2 mm |
| Infill | 40% |
| Supports | Not needed |
| Download | ZIP: 2 printed parts (STL) + candle master (STL) + print sheet + recipe |
| Added | 2026-09-25 |
Made with the free Rigid box mold generator. Upload your own model and get the same kind of mold built around it, in your browser.
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Dry-brush a slightly darker mica or candle paint over the face once the candle is out. It catches the nose, lips and brows and leaves the lash lines lighter, like a real sculpture.
The wick burns a pool in the middle first; with a wick sized for a 55 to 60 mm pillar the outer wall, and the face on it, stays standing for a long time. Many people keep face candles as decor and never light them.
About 229 g of pillar wax, 254 ml. Pour at 75 to 80 C so the wax fills the lash line and the corners of the lips.
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