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I think that, in the main ,most paintings are viewed by the light from carbon filament lamps indoors. They are very seldom seen in an outdoor setting except in Montmartre, Paris. There is a steady market for sales of daylight lamps and bulbs and for studios with lots of daylight. You will get different tones and colours in your painting if you paint by daylight lamps compared with ordinary carbon filament bulb lighting which has a yellowish light compared to the blue ish light of daylight lamps.That is why I paint by ordinary light bulbs although i have daylight lights which I seldom use on their own and tend to have,a mix of light source of the two.......Syd
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So do I - the light given by daylight bulbs is too harsh for my liking, and I don't like the results from it; but be prepared to be told that people can't begin to understand this and demand the brightest light they can get.... So long as I can actually see what I'm doing, though, I prefer the yellowish light from standard bulbs partly because I have a tendency to add too much yellow - a yellowish light helps to counteract that tendency. Or that's my theory.
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I work from a limited palette which, with just a few modifications and exceptions from time to time, I've generally adhered to for a number of years. I'm therefore familiar with my palette and know what colours, shades and tones I can get through experience. As a result the lighting source whether it be standard or daylight bulbs or natural lighting makes little, if any, difference to me.