Best Lighting For Art Studio

Andrew tischler shows you how to light your studio taking into consideration intensity colour angle and cost.

Best lighting for art studio.

It has been no easy task getting to this point. If you re not concerned with the technical jibber jabber and just want to know what kind of light bulbs to get for your studio here are the basics. Although generally 5000k will be the best choice for most as it provides a slightly cool yet clean light source. Blick also carries art lighting that mimics natural sunlight reduces eyestrain and even magnifies your work.

The bulbs i use in my studio have a color temperature of 5000k. Types of lighting for art 1. Making the art not the light source the focus pin spotlights that direct light onto individual artworks is a great way. My top tip for lighting a small art studio with a ceiling height of 8 10 foot is a bulb you can just screw into your existing fitting and is a compact fluorescent bulb.

Unfortunately the term full spectrum lighting has no fixed definition. Setting up lighting for your art studio has to be one of the most frustrating aspects of being an artist. Color temperature measured in kelvins or k. I only recently got my studio lighting to a point where i am generally satisfied.

5000k will give you a nice white light. Hopefully this post will save you some frustration in setting up your art studio lighting. Brightness for a medium sized room a total of 7000 8000 lumens is plenty. I have tried many alternatives that have been both expensive and disappointing.

Not all of us see color and light the same way. Image from westinghouse lighting at the end of the day color temperature can be up to you as the artist. In your art studio natural light often referred to as full spectrum light is generally considered the best illumination to work under. Before that it was either too dim bright cool warm or glary.

Proper art studio lighting is one of the most important factors to a successful painting. Clip on and easel lamps are great for small spaces these lights clamp onto desks and easels taking up as little space as possible.