Lightning!

[BanJo]

Hello! I am having some trouble with the lightning when I paint. I use two lamps, shining from both sides, but this makes it hard to paint. Also, in some light when I look at my mini, it looks good, and in others not. What setup should i use...?

Thanks for all help

Torstein

 

[bayrodney]

I personnally try to imatate sunlight as much as possible...

I use a lot of natural light from the window...a lot...and maybe a lamp or small light

but thats me

 

[Ogrebane]

I use an over head flurro and a desk lamp. In the desk lamp is a daylight bulb. If it looks good under the daylight bulb Im happy.

 

[Einion]

Originally posted by BanJo
Hello! I am having some trouble with the lightning when I paint. I use two lamps, shining from both sides, but this makes it hard to paint.

Hi Torstein, it\'s probably the best idea to only use a lamp to light your work from the side opposite to your painting hand (or from immediately above) otherwise you\'ll naturally cast shadows onto the work. I think most hobbyists use a room light with one lamp - what\'s called ambient + task lighting - which is pretty standard.

There are a few past threads that mention various types of lighting that are good but a lot depends on what you can get locally - I don\'t seem to be able to get any of the \'daylight\' fluorescent tubes here from what I\'ve seen so far

Originally posted by BanJo
Also, in some light when I look at my mini, it looks good, and in others not.

This is pretty common, I wouldn\'t worry about it too much. Basically if your painting looks okay under brighter lighting than it will normally be viewed under you should be okay, although there may be colour differences too which might or might not bother you (if you have a fluorescent lamp to paint under but an incandescent room light for example they will often have different spectrums).

Are you painting for yourself, for photography or a little of both? Any worries about competitions?

Einion

 

[BanJo]

thanks for the tips! I have changed the position now, so that all light is coming directly from above. I paint because I enjoy it, but I realy want the minis I enter into comps to look good under the light they are in the cabinets(or similar).

Torstein

 

[Modderrhu]

Originally posted by Einion
I don\'t seem to be able to get any of the \'daylight\' fluorescent tubes here from what I\'ve seen so far

I hope this is a help, Einion. This is a 36W Phillips Ecotone PL-L 865/4P. If my anemone spawned under this lamp, then it\'s certainly plenty good enough for painting under.

It\'s an 865, so CRI is >80% with a colour temperature of 6500K. When I left marine fishkeeping, I heard that Phillips were making 965 lamps in the same format. Can only be even better.

 

[DrEvilmonki]

@Einion.
Modderrhu is probably right. A good quality aquarium daylight spectrum bulb will give a natural looking light. The PL style have a better light intesity than a standard fluorescent and T-5\'s are better still.
Light spectrum is measured by the Kelvin scale. Natural sunlight on a clear day registers at 5500 Kelvin degrees so look for a light around that level.

 

[supervike]

You are trying to paint with this?:

Yeah, I can see how that would cause a few problems....
lollollol

Lighting has no \"N\"...although lightning does.

I know English isn\'t your 1st language, but I\'d still thought I\'d tease you all the same!!