Illumination of paintings is an interesting detail used by designers in the interior to attract attention. Properly selected and installed equipment helps to emphasize the advantages of landscapes or portraits. In addition, the illumination of paintings allows you to protect them from burnout. The main thing is not to forget about some of the nuances.
Illumination of pictures - mounts and lamps
So, more details. Illumination of paintings - it would seem, a simple matter. Nevertheless, when choosing equipment, the buyer is often at a loss. So how to choose the perfect lamp? It all depends primarily on how your canvas is fixed. For example, what will be the illumination of paintings fixed on beams? Definitely, like a spot. That is, the lamp can be attached at any distance from the picture. In addition, you can adjust the angles of turns and inclinations of lighting.
If the picture is mounted on the wall, you can install a lamp over the picture. In this case, you can use lamps of various types - fluorescent, halogen, LED, incandescent. The choice is determined by several points.
Incandescent lamps give a lot of thermal energy. Therefore, they are installed at a distance of 20-50 centimeters from the picture (in order to avoid damage to the canvas and distortion of some colors - red, blue and yellow).
Halogen lamps can successfully illuminate silk-screen printing and graphic images. However, they should also be kept away from the picture due to excessive heat.
Fluorescent lamps have gained considerable popularity today. Their brightness is six times the light of ordinary lamps. They work much longer (15 standard ones are replaced by the service life). The main thing is to handle them carefully. Some of the mercury in them can be dangerous.
But the most ideal backlight is the LEDs. They serve for a very long time, do not experience overheating, do not need special disposal conditions. Not so long ago, multi-light diodes were also created. They unusually enhance the colors in the paintings. However, acquiring them is not so simple. Such lamps have not yet received wide distribution because of their high price.
Manufacturing companies
Wall lights produce brands from around the world. Austrian, German, Italian, Spanish enterprises offer many options for paintings made in different styles.
One of the most popular manufacturers of LED backlights is the Italian company OMA. For several years of its existence, she managed to gain a lot of fans. It produces brass lamps coated with nickel, chrome, bronze, silver, gold.
No less popular is the Italian company Ilas. It produces luminaires with local switches. Their length is from 40 to 160 centimeters.
Halogen lights are produced by the BCM factory. Their main advantage lies in the handles for directing the light flux and in the Plexiglas insert.
Kolarz is an Austrian company producing backlight with incandescent lamps. Their design is performed in gold or nickel.
Elegant handmade lamps produced by Baga, Marina, Lucienne Monique. Carved details look very elegant and original.
Focus on
Wall lights in a winning light are able to give all the advantages of a work of art. Even the smallest elements can be considered in detail. Proper lighting of paints allows you to get the maximum pleasure from contemplating the picture. By the way, the separately highlighted fragments of the canvas look quite interesting. However, the key features of the composition are not suppressed.
Thanks to the LED lamps, all the shades in the paintings are transmitted very interestingly, clearly, in contrast and richly. Think in advance of the location of the wiring to highlight specific fundamental episodes.
Some features
Wall illumination for paintings with a switch makes it possible to save energy resources. Paints are perfectly preserved from burnout. Often, lamps are trying to make almost invisible, in order to avoid focusing on them. In general, it is recommended to dwell on a rather modest design.
However, much also depends on the style in which the picture is made. For simple paintings (without excessive gloss and chic), you can choose a brighter lamp.
Summary
And finally. The backlight for a picture is a fairly common element in the design of a modern interior. The canvas looks much more interesting, brighter, more original. Real connoisseurs of art are sure to decorate their apartments and houses in this way. Some luminaires are equipped with power adjustment mechanisms on the housing.
Most often, people stop in the light close to daylight. The image in this case is not distorted. The paintings look just perfect, pleasing the eyes of their owners and their guests.