Lighting source?

[Apom]

So as I\'m purchasing tools, accessories, paints etc for my new-found hobby, I am still edgy on a good light source...

I\'ve read up and fluorescent lights seem to be a no-no.. halogens get to hot and I have a small workspace so I dont want a heat source searing away my face. There\'s enough heat to go around in Florida as it is.

I\'ve looked at the Staples website and they have a selection of OTT Lite lamps.. all 13-watt.. Are any of them good or does anyone have any of them? Any other recommendations?

Maybe buy 2 13-watts for more brightness?

 

[freakinacage]

i just use a normal angle poise, near a window with a daylight bulb in

 

[Gilvan Blight]

I think the most important is the daylight bulb. A bulb that simulates natural light.

 

[hakoMike]

I use an Ott desktop lamp... I think it\'s 13 watts. I like it much more than the incandescent daylight bulb I use when I paint at work. I tend to paint very close to the bulb, so it\'s nice and bright and doesn\'t get terribly hot.

 

[Dragon Forge Design]

Just go to a store like Target any any other discount store, pick up a couple of those clamp on desk lamps try to find ones rated for 100 watt bulbs ifr possible and then head over to the light bulbs and pick up GE Reveal Daylight bulbs. Get whats rated to you lamp. I use 2 100 watt bulbs and have all the light Ill ever need.

Total investment less than $30.00 at most.

 

[noneedforaname]

yep shitty cheap anglepoise lamps plus daylight build is the way forward. I get my 100w daylight buils from woolworths for about £0.60 each. That plus an anglepoise in region of a £5 and jobs a good un.

 

[Ayla]

Originally posted by noneedforaname
I get my 100w daylight buils from woolworths for about £0.60 each.

£0.60? I paid £2.50 for one the other day...should have gone to Woolworths!******* (insert expletive of choice!)

 

[Ogrebane]

Well no wonder my painting is crap. i use either a normal incandesant (sp) lamp of a fluoro mag lamp. Best get me some new bulbs I guess.

 

[Jericho]

You can get daylight fluorescent bulbs... they work fine for me. \"Cool white\" is a close second if you can\'t find a brand. I like how they don\'t throw off much heat like my old lamps used to... they\'re still kinda hot after a good couple of hours but they won\'t burn your damn fingerprints off when you try to adjust them without looking where your hand is touching them :flame:

Also, since they are like 6-8\" long tubes, they get diffused shadows compared to the more spotlight style lamps. Nice for taking photos without one of those light box thingamies.

Anyway lamps and light bulbs seem to be a ton more expensive here in Canada... I doubt you could find anything worthwhile for the kinds of prices you guys are quoting

 

[Hoblit]

I use one of those hands free headlamp things. But that\'s because I don\'t have a dedicated painting area and do most of the painting in front of the TV. The best thing about those is that your hands don\'t cast shadows over the area you\'re painting. Not too sure how it compares too a daylight bulb in terms of light quality, but it\'s a lot better than the incandescent bulbs.

 

[Modderrhu]

Standard flourescent lamps are not good - they flicker. But those power saving flourescent lamps are brilliant. I use two 36W Phillips 6500K lamps to paint under.

The important thing here is the \"6500K\" part - 6500K is very close to the colour temperature of the sun, i.e. daylight. If you can find lamps marked with a little \"865\" or \"965\", you\'re onto the proper thing. So-called artist\'s daylight bulbs are surprisingly un-close to natural daylight.