Seated Nude Painting Self

[Julie Deane]

DAve -

RE: your question of how many lights to use - I don't know how many of these bulbs for sure, but one of these along with a shoplight with two "daylight" flourescent tubes and some ambient light works pretty well for me. It's a strong light - I would think two, even in a dark room, would be sufficient. I used it by itself yesterday in a room with minimal daylight to give sufficient light at 100 ISO.


Kim - my goof! It's been awhile since I looked up the post - it was Chris Saper. Sorry, Chris! Here's the link: http://forum.portraitartist.com/show....1000bulbs.com

Julie

[Dave McKnight]

Originally Posted by Julie Deane

DAve -

RE: your question of how many lights to use - I don't know how many of these bulbs for sure, but one of these along with a shoplight with two "daylight" flourescent tubes and some ambient light works pretty well for me. It's a strong light - I would think two, even in a dark room, would be sufficient. I used it by itself yesterday in a room with minimal daylight to give sufficient light at 100 ISO.


Kim - my goof! It's been awhile since I looked up the post - it was Chris Saper. Sorry, Chris! Here's the link: http://forum.portraitartist.com/show....1000bulbs.com

Julie

Hi Julie. Thanks for getting back to me on these lights. I ended up buying a few of the philiips 15W daylight lights and a sort-of octopus lamp so that I can plug in multiple bulbs. These lights are the coolest I've seen but I wouldn't have a problem warming up my environment if needed. I've tried one round of painting a study under stictly daylilght bulbs and I think it is an improvement since I find the colours on my canvas look stronger and more consistent in different lighting conditions.

Dave