Comments on: Studio lighting part I – Natural light

By: Marc

Marc — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:34:34 +0000

Hello June, I wouldn’t block out the window with lights, but make sure they’re high enough to get a picturesque shadow pattern. A skylight can be good for halftones and makes the forms easy, but I personally find a really high is not ideal for portrait or still life work. I would have to see the room to really be of help though.

By: June Ward

June Ward — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:57:12 +0000

I have a tiny north light window in my studio and want to add lights to suppliment the lighting.Should I put the lights over the window, around the window, or just forget this small window and put the light elswhere in the room? The room is long and narrow with a 9ft. ceiling that peaks down the lengh of the room. I also thought about putting the lights on the ceiling to simulate a skylight.

Any comments will be most appreciated.

Thank you for you information.

June Ward

By: Rebecca Patman

Rebecca Patman — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:29:30 +0000

Back in the 60s I worked in a studio on Via Margutta right off the Spanish Steps in Rome Italy for two years. The studio had the wonderful north light and set up as it should be with the bounced ceiling light restrained. That 300 year old studio is now gone and a condo/apartment replaces it. Horrors! Also the artist has has long since passed way . My studio is large and has large north light windows but has been a night mare to get the lighting right due to the lenght of the windows. The blog on lighting has gotten me working again on trying to fix it. It really makes a difference in how I paint.
Wonderful , wonderful paintings. Rebecca

By: Studio lighting, natural vs electric | Art Studio Secrets

Studio lighting, natural vs electric | Art Studio Secrets — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 04:32:21 +0000

[...] Marc Dalessio has a rather fabulous post (2, actually) about both natural and electric lights in the studio on his blog. http://www.marcdalessio.com/studio-lighting-part-i-natural-light/ [...]

By: Per Olav

Per Olav — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:58:30 +0000

Great post Marc! but we need part 2

Cheers!

By: Aras

Aras — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 07:39:42 +0000

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By: Roy Connelly

Roy Connelly — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:12:43 +0000

Great post Marc. Very enlightening (no pun intended). I have often balanced canvases on the beams of my studio roof to try to control the light. I am always keen to see other painters’ studios and, having recently visited Whistler’s studio in Chelsea, I now have serious studio envy.

By: Darren

Darren — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:24:36 +0000

I helped Dan set up the panel in that back studio to block the reflected light from the ceiling (back when it was Cecil-Graves in the late 80′s-early 90′s). I remember it being a big concern for him. A very helpful post Marc!

By: Linda Tracey Brandon

Linda Tracey Brandon — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:40:48 +0000

Terrific post, and just what I needed to read – keeping light off the ceiling, eureka! – I can’t wait until part 2. Thank you so much for your generosity in sharing your knowledge on this blog.