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Getting back into painting miniatures after moving to a new house. I really only have time to paint at night.

Lighting is becoming a concern. I focus mostly on my Black Legion army and do a lot of wet blending. Something I paint at night might look good when I do it, but look dark and undertoned during daytime.

I am planning to get some new lights and am wondering what other painters use. I have a OLED lamp with adjustable head that gives me white light, and ambient light from several lamps with traditional bulbs (yellowish.)

Any tips would be appreciated, thanks!

Don't look at lighting as a concern, look at it as an opportunity!

As you are unlikely to have daylight interfere with your set up, you will be able to create very consistent lighting in your hobby space, which will help make your painting even more consistent!

Never play in the open light? The cool darkness is your friend. The bright-eye burns us so.

Paint in darkness, play in darkness. It’s the troglodyte way!

The daylight bulbs (I think that's what they are called), would be a good bet if you want a daytime light look.

As mentioned, daylight bulbs are key. I have a couple of cheap floor lamp stands with adjustable reading lights and use 5000 K (K as in Kelvin) LED bulbs. I like the floor lamp stand with adjustable reading lights because I get good area lighting with the advantage of adjustable directional lighting from opposing sides to reduce shadows if needed.

Links to Amazon with examples of both, however you can find similar products and bulbs just about anywhere and in multiple styles and sizes.

https://www.amazon.com/Simple-Designs-LF2000-SLV-Reading-Silver/dp/B00HR5P8FS/ref=zg_bs_1063294_6?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=9HBRN18FSJCS4MR2Z622

https://www.amazon.com/Cree-Equivalent-Daylight-5000K-4-Pack/dp/B00NOBR3PC

As a nocturnal Agoraphobe I do a lot of my own painting in the evenings or early mornings. I have a Daylight LED Adjustable Table Lamp with inbuilt magnifier which works very well, was a cheap birthday present from a family member a couple of years ago so sadly I couldn't tell you where they got it but I wholeheartedly recommend you getting a similar one. Also while the light can be quite bright in the dark it's not that off-putting or distracting to others who may walk into the room so that's always a bonus.

One useful thing to do is to keep good mental notes about your process. Do the first model in daylight as a reference, then you can repeat the same colors at night and trust that it will look right in daylight even if it looks a little off when you're painting it.