To create the flames, I started by making three vertical lines in flame colors. Then I used the smudge tool and smudged until I liked the way it looked.
step 3 of 8
I took the part that looked the best and fit it into the ram's eye, copied it moved it to the other eye.
step 4 of 8
Erase the parts of the flames that don't fit into the eyes.
step 5 of 8
My flames had too much blue for my liking, so I went into image adjustments>color balance and adjusted until I liked the colors.
step 6 of 8
I colored in the face then used the burn and dodge tools to give it a more 3D effect.
step 7 of 8
I did the same thing for the horns as I did for face.
step 8 of 8
I made more flames (using step two on a larger scale) for the flames in the background, and put them against black.