Art Studio Lighting Setup

If you re like me lighting is everything when it comes to a good studio setup for painting.

Art studio lighting setup.

Functional zones lighting. It has been no easy task getting to this point. Lighting your art studio which lights to use for painting and drawing. Before that it was either too dim bright cool warm or glary.

Andrew tischler shows you how to light your studio taking into consideration intensity colour angle and cost. For tips on how to set up a fully functional and inspiring space on a budget. Natural light often referred to as full spectrum light is generally considered the best illumination to work under. Proper art studio lighting is one of the most important factors to a successful painting.

Setting up lighting for your art studio has to be one of the most frustrating aspects of being an artist. You can go completely black in the studio black walls black ceilings black floor black clothes. I have tried many alternatives that have been both expensive and disappointing. I only recently got my studio lighting to a point where i am generally satisfied.

Photo courtesy of getty images let there be light in your art studio. But if you don t manage reflected light then it can defeat the whole object of creating a space lit with one single light source. Andrew tischler s brand new studio in new zealand. I also utilize clip on lamps with these high cri bulbs and with a 5000k color temp if you re looking for a more compact set up or additional light in your work space.

Unfortunately the term full spectrum lighting has no fixed. Full painting tutorials available. Over the years i have used many types of art studio lighting from north light great but nl is limited to working during daytime hours to artificial lighting.