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Tips to Consider Before Buying Picture Lamps!

Author: Sean Erik
by Sean Erik
Posted: Aug 26, 2018

Lighting plays a major role in selling your art work, it is probably a high end investment but it definitely pays you well. So, if you are not a budget conscious artist, the point below will help you to choose the pocket friendly picture lamps for your art pieces.

Choosing perfect picture lighting for your paintings and masterpieces is not an easy task. There are many artists who made a wrong decision by opting a bad lighting for their art pieces. However, if you wish to lit up your art gallery or fair booth, you must consider lightweight picture lamps or modular bulbs that gives a contemporary and classic look with a special lighting effect that is not to flashy nor too subtle.

Points to be considered before buying a picture lamp:

  • Size: the formula is picking up a correct picture lamp has always been like choosing the half size of the image. So if your image is 10 inches wide, then your picture light should be 5 inches. It depends on artist to artist if you wish to focus on the center of the image then you must select the half size of the picture lamp. But choices may vary, if our artwork has more of abstract paintings and doesn’t require any focus in the center, than you should opt for same size of light.
  • Color: there are basically two ways to pick a picture light. The first one is obviously to pick the color that goes with your frame. Gold, brass, metallic, silver, bronze and black. The second option is to pick a color that compliments your artwork, the color scheme and the environment.
  • Style:
  • Contemporary: the first one if contemporary style of picture lamps. This light has a round shape which is neat and symmetrical. It is used to not overwhelm the image in its own special style, but to provide light by not disturbing the focus.
  • Classic: second is traditional or classic style of lighting. This light has a forward bended shape that gives a angled look. This particular style is used with large size of oil paintings. Both contemporary and classic are interchangeable. It is just a matter of choice and preference.
  • Slimline: this style is mainly used with traditional images. It has a curved swooping armature that rise just above the shade. This particular style looks amazing over drawings, photos and prints. It has contemporary look which looks great over artwork. It is very much beneficial over wide paintings.

So, there are several factors and standards when choosing a perfect picture lamp for your masterpiece. Each and every artwork is unique and beautiful and thus requires a different type of lighting lamps. To find the best for your artwork, you must keep these points in mind to emphasize your work in a unique and aesthetical way.

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