What sort of lighting do you use when painting?

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**Dust**

The room that I paint in doesn't have windows so I can fully control the lighting. When painting I generally use an articulated lamp with a single 100 watt bulb. I can move it to any angle to minimize shadows and the single source almost completely eliminates light pollution.

**nickick**

I voted other as the lamp i use is very very bright and powerfull, not a normal lamp...

**Dalveen**

Other, i use what ever light is currently on/ there

**killykavekommando**

Cheese Elemental wrote:A bedside lamp that clamps onto my bedrails and desk. I use a flourescent bulb to save power and avoid having to buy lots of short-lived normal bulbs.

Same thing I use, oddly enough! Before, I used to paint at midnight with no lights on, and my paint jobs still looked good(ish) Just couldn't do washes very effectively.

**The Mad Tanker**

Overhead compact fluorescent bulbs and a LED flashlight.

**Rottooth**

As much light as I can get in my room, plus an LED light that clips to the bill of my hat.

**Dalveen**

Actualy mine is now a daylight high powerd spot lamp - its one of thw basking lights i use for my lizards

, nd when i takee photos i have a white sheet of A3 paper i place on my snakes vivarium and take the picture using the snakes UVB powerful light to give me a nice photo

**TheRobotLol**

A tiny little lamp in the dark corner of my room, that slannesh itself would not dare tread.

**kitch102**

I use a high power light that's attached to one of those magnifiers on a boom stand, I also have a small lower power lamp that I occasionally use as well to add a little extra light from another direction

**Sharkvictim**

I was using sunlight, nothing beats it. But now I have a desk lamp with a magnifying lens and 90 (yup, 90) led lights in it. It's solid.

**CallsignNeptune**

I'd love a daylight lamp but simply can't afford one so for now it's just a normal lamp.

**darknessforbid**

I just use my bedside lamp, it doesn't cling to anything so it's great