The Commander Series Forum

I prefer painting with direct sunlight, but as I am working away from home these days and with the night drawing in I no longer have good enough light to paint in the evenings during the week. I have tried various desk lamps before but have not found one that give a good enough light and is not too clumsly to use.

Any ideas on lamps that give adequate light for fine detail painting (preferably free standing) would be much appreciated?

Adrian

Brought one of these 2 years ago from IKEA very good and heavy base...luckily I only live 20 mins from Southampton's IKEA...but not when the wife drags me down there!!!

http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/1014...

Pete

I have one of these and have had it for years.
I rate it.

Good natural looking light and very little heat waste.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Daylight-Company-Desk...

I have the same one as angelbarracks.
It's excellent !

Thanks guys will take a look.

Adrian

Changing the topic slightly,

as my sight is getting worse (and / or is it just that figure sculptors are putting more detail on smaller figures!?) I find I need a magnifier and light (I am currently using a magnifying glass for deatils and my standard two daylight bulbs if I paint of an evening or on dull days, with one light over each shoulder!) - so

can anyone recommend a good combo of light and magnifying lens / glass that can also take daylight bulbs?

Or would you suggest I stick to separate items and just get myself a bigger and better magnifying glass? (or convert to 42mm games!!)

Carl

I would be inclined to go seperate that way you have choice about what to use when.

Not sure if the lamp part would be a pain when using the glass during good light and it is off and just in the way?

I don't think paintbrushes are designed for painting moustaches on 6mm soldiers! I have used pin points for decades to get the accuracy straight away and to avoid excess paint spilling into other areas. I currently use a long pin which I think may be a hat pin. I don't get eyestrain and i don't use special lighting. I have a regular overhead strip light and try to benefit from natural light too. Controlling the amount of paint applied saves time and improves accuracy.

Good point angelbarracks.

Novel method edenviews.
I can probably still see the pin to pick it up!! As for moustaches on 6mm I am not that ambitious!

Carl

Thanks Michael, great lamp

Adrian