Painting light / hobby light

[Shaun1969]

Hi guys,

My last screw in daylight bulb just popped, eBay says 8£ a pair

So what do you guys use as a light fr painting figures?

I place the light directly above the figure just above head height so can't be on a short arm, are the LED ones ok? Does the LED light change the paint colour when in daylight?

Help!!

Shaun

[sundayhero]

Personaly I'm using architect lamps, with this reference of "fluocompact" daylight bulbs :

OSRAM DULUXSTAR Mini Twist
Cool Daylight 6500K


I'm using the 22watt, I believe. It stays relatively cold (so you can stay hours working behind it without frying your brain), and the quality of the lamp is great : fast, stable, and perfect daylight. It's also very durable.

I don't know about led lamps, it should be even better (more durable, and cold) than "fluocompact" bulbs, as long as you find the correct light temperature. 6500K is daylight, perfect for figures painting.

Warmer light will make your reds look orange, and your whites look yellow.
Cooler light will make your white look blue, red will appear purple.

[Major_Gilbear]

I use a proper metal angle-poise lamp that has a heavy base, with a 13W 1000 lumen screw-in LED bulb. The bulb casts a fairly white light (i.e., isn't very yellow or blue), and barely gets warm even after hours of being continuously on. Plus it's low-energy and long-life, so even though one bulb costs £10, it will last me for a lifetime.

I have tried daylight bulbs before, but I found the cold light they cast wasn't actually great for painting and was rather tiring to work in.