Anyone able to recommend a good lamp for improved painting light?

[TheBlackCrane]

Anyone able to recommend a good table lamp for painting? (Cue jokes about it being better to use a brush!  )

Thinking maybe a daylight lamp or suchlike. The lighting in the room I paint in isn't great and I want to rejig my setup with better lighting being key.

Any suggestions welcomed

Ta

Rob

[Mick_in_Switzerland]

Ikea do an anglepoise that you can fit with a daylight bulb. We have one on each hobby table.

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/tertial-work-lamp-dark-grey-40450802/

I also have a ring light with magnifier. This one is similar
https://www.galaxus.ch/en/s1/product/velleman-vtlamp2wn-magnifier-lamp-soldering-iron-accessories-5779008

[fred]

I added this a second lamp to my setup - it gives good light to enhance a larger overhead style light, very much helps remove shadows

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08613S3TD/

[robh]

This is the one that most of the specialist collector/display figure painters seem to be switching over to. Most forums have review/"just bought" type posts about them.

https://www.redgrasscreative.com/redgrass-r9-desk-lamp/

[Count Belisarius]

Ikea do an anglepoise that you can fit with a daylight bulb. We have one on each hobby table.

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/tertial-work-lamp-dark-grey-40450802/

I also have a ring light with magnifier. This one is similar
https://www.galaxus.ch/en/s1/product/velleman-vtlamp2wn-magnifier-lamp-soldering-iron-accessories-5779008

I use the IKEA lamp as well with a bright daylight bulb. I have one mounted on each side of my desk and it gives me lots of flexibility for lighting.

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[Elbows]

I just have two relatively cheap LED desk lamps I got off Amazon.  One on each side, angled in toward the center so I get light from all the directions I need.

[Iain R]

I bought this a few years ago. It has been excellent and I would highly recommend.

https://daylightcompany.com/lumi-task-lamp/

[dickiegranthum]

I have a pair of vintage ring magnifier Luxo lights that came out of a base drafting department. They’re awesome, and probably older than me! 

I’m sure there’s a modern equivalent available. I run one with a daylight bulb, and one with a cool bulb, and it seems to be a good mix of light.

[Daeothar]

My (daylight) lamp of choice, to enhance the lights I had previously installed above my desk (they were placed too far back and I was working on the shadow side of my minis... ), is this one which I bought around two years ago now:



It's very reminiscent of the one that Iain R proposed actually.

[SteveBurt]

Anglepoise with daylight bulb. I have another daylight lamp if I need extra light, but that is seldom

[Calimero]

I bought this one back in 2019...

https://www.amazon.ca/YOUKOYI-Magnifying-Stepless-Glare-Free-Function/dp/B07F8R4GZ6/ref=sr_1_5?crid=JJLZJVQ9YT5H&keywords=5X%2BMagnifying%2BGlass%2Bwith%2BLight%2Band%2BClamp%2C%2BAdjustable%2BMetal%2BSwing%2BArm%2BMagnifying%2BDesk%2BLamp%2C%2BStepless%2BDimming%2C%2B3%2BColor%2BModes%2C%2BMemory%2BFunction%2C%2BLED%2BLighted%2BMagnifier%2BLight%2Bfor%2BReading%2FCrafts%2FClose%2BWork&qid=1704898241&sprefix=5x%2Bmagnifying%2Bglass%2Bwith%2Blight%2Band%2Bclamp%2C%2Badjustable%2Bmetal%2Bswing%2Barm%2Bmagnifying%2Bdesk%2Blamp%2C%2Bstepless%2Bdimming%2C%2B3%2Bcolor%2Bmodes%2C%2Bmemory%2Bfunction%2C%2Bled%2Blighted%2Bmagnifier%2Blight%2Bfor%2Breading%2Fcrafts%2Fclose%2Bwork%2Caps%2C342&sr=8-5&th=1

Work very well and wasn't too expensive

[Basementboy]

Ikea do an anglepoise that you can fit with a daylight bulb. We have one on each hobby table.

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/tertial-work-lamp-dark-grey-40450802/

I also have a ring light with magnifier. This one is similar
https://www.galaxus.ch/en/s1/product/velleman-vtlamp2wn-magnifier-lamp-soldering-iron-accessories-5779008

I use one like this as well and it’s doing great so far.

[syrinx0]

Daylight bulbs are rather inexpensive. I would try that in your existing fixtures before buying really expensive lamps.  I have an OTT Lamp I purchased during a 75% off sale at a closing craft store which is similar to the desk lamps but I rarely use that since I replaced all of overhead can lights in my office with daylight bulbs. Bonus is I can read far easier.

[Mindenbrush]

Daylight Lumi lamp, have had it for 4 years now and it is top class.

[TheBlackCrane]

Thanks for the suggestions all - suspect combination of daylight bulbs and a basic additional lamp may do for a start. I like the overhead types and the ability to clamp onto table edge, but not sure the level of my painting deserves anything too fancy!