diff --git a/flame.cc b/flame.cc
index 1fafe2d..2512f74 100644
--- a/flame.cc
+++ b/flame.cc
@@ -24,13 +24,24 @@ Flame::Flame() {
 }
 
 void Flame::render(SharedShaderProgram shader, glm::mat4 viewProjectionMatrix, float time,
-    bool withColor) {
+    bool withColor, glm::vec2 skewing) {
     glm::mat4 modelMatrix;
+    // matrix is column major
+    glm::mat4 skewMatrixX = 
+        glm::mat4(1.0f, tan(skewing.x), 0.0f, 0.0f,
+                  0.0f,      1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f,
+                  0.0f,      0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f,
+                  0.0f,      0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
+    glm::mat4 skewMatrixZ = 
+        glm::mat4(1.0f,      0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f,
+                  0.0f,      1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f,
+                  0.0f, tan(skewing.y), 1.0f, 0.0f,
+                  0.0f,      0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f);
     if (!withColor) {
-        modelMatrix = glm::scale<float>(size * glm::vec3(1.1f));
+        modelMatrix = skewMatrixX * skewMatrixZ * glm::scale<float>(size * glm::vec3(1.1f));
     }
     else {
-        modelMatrix = glm::scale<float>(size);
+        modelMatrix = skewMatrixX * skewMatrixZ * glm::scale<float>(size);
     }
     glm::mat4 modelViewProjectionMatrix = viewProjectionMatrix * modelMatrix;
     shader->setUniform("modelViewProjectionMatrix", modelViewProjectionMatrix);
diff --git a/flame.hh b/flame.hh
index b9372a3..5649774 100644
--- a/flame.hh
+++ b/flame.hh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ class Flame : public Entity {
         Flame(glm::vec3 position, glm::vec3 color, glm::vec3 size);
         Flame();
         void render(SharedShaderProgram shader, glm::mat4 viewProjectionMatrix,
-            float time, bool withColor);
+            float time, bool withColor, glm::vec2 skewing);
     private:
         glm::vec3 color;
         glm::vec3 size;
diff --git a/graphics.cc b/graphics.cc
index e21ea4b..3ffd1a7 100644
--- a/graphics.cc
+++ b/graphics.cc
@@ -282,6 +282,9 @@ void Graphics::render(double time)
         framebuffer_light->bind();
         glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT);
 
+        //wind
+        glm::vec2 wind = glm::vec2(-0.4f, 0.3f);
+
         //set view and projection matrix
         glm::mat4 lightingViewProjectionMatrix = glm::perspective(1.571f, (float)windowSize.x/(float)windowSize.y, 0.1f, farPlane) * buildViewMatrix(level);
 
@@ -332,7 +335,7 @@ void Graphics::render(double time)
         // set Material Parameters
         lightingShader->setUniform("ambientColor", level->getAmbientLight());
         lightingShader->setUniform("camera", level->getPhysics()->getCameraPosition());
-        lightingShader->setUniform("movement", glm::vec2(-0.3f, -0.4f));
+        lightingShader->setUniform("movement", wind);
         lightingShader->setUniform("time", (float) time);
         
         // render the level
@@ -346,7 +349,7 @@ void Graphics::render(double time)
 
         // draw with colors
         for(unsigned int i = 0; i<closestFlames.size(); i++) {
-            closestFlames.at(i)->render(flameShader, lightingViewProjectionMatrix, float(time), true);
+            closestFlames.at(i)->render(flameShader, lightingViewProjectionMatrix, float(time), true, wind);
         }
         glDisable(GL_CULL_FACE);
 
@@ -358,7 +361,7 @@ void Graphics::render(double time)
         glClear(GL_STENCIL_BUFFER_BIT);//clear stencil buffer
 
         for(unsigned int i = 0; i<closestFlames.size(); i++) {
-            closestFlames.at(i)->render(flameShader, lightingViewProjectionMatrix, float(time), false);
+            closestFlames.at(i)->render(flameShader, lightingViewProjectionMatrix, float(time), false, wind);
         }
 
         glStencilFunc(GL_EQUAL, 1, 0xFF); //Pass test if stencil value is 1