Daylight Techne LED Artist & Drafting Lamp, 12X20X7, Brushed Steel

This lamp was perfect for my needs. It is not a budget light, but I guess you get what you pay for. ☺️. The lamp is bright, very bright. The gooseneck is quite heavy and holds the lamp pretty firmly in place. The finish on the lamp is very nice, brushed steel, smooth as silk. The lighting is just so good. I am a calligrapher, so excellent lighting is a “must” for me. Prior to this lamp, I actually had 3 small lamps on my desk to provide the light I needed and to eliminate shadows from my “writing hand”. This light absolutely floods my entire desktop with awesome white light, and is twice as effective as all of the desk lamps I was using. The clamp design allows me to keep my desktop clean and free of clutter. My only nitpick about this light is the switch…it’s location as well as the type of switch it is (a stiff “push” switch that is not convenient to access, and its location has a tendency to change the “placement” of the lamp because it is on a “gooseneck” setup). Even so, I would buy this light again, as this small aggravation is not a deal-breaker at this point. My worry is that the switch will fail at some point, and this does not appear to be a switch that can be replaced. My other worry is that the gooseneck will lose its “holding power” over time, and the lamp may start to “droop” from the weight of the LED unit on the end of it. It does “stay in place” as of now, but it does seem to struggle a bit with the weight, and the lamp is, after all, brand new…if the rigidity/holding power of the gooseneck degrades, that will be a problem. But as of now, it is sufficient, and the switch issue is really not a problem as of now…so I’ll go with 5 stars. (I don’t feel right about shaving off stars for “what might happen”.) 😁. As of now, it is a great lamp that exceeds my expectations.

The varied light value that you can get works really well it’s long enough that it covers my paint surface evenly and I don’t seem to get a glare. Bravo.

I like this product it’s easy to assemble on your easel, but it gets very warm within an hour of working. I would’ve preferred one that is just cold and maybe a cheaper one. Also, it’s difficult to turn it off because of how warm it gets. It dies the job though.

Very well made, easy to assemble. You can attach to your easel or table. Light is bright and the ‘shade’ rotates to adjust the light angle.

I work on 24x24 canvas mostly. With my prior lamp, I had to adjust my lighting to work the entire canvas. This lamp illuminates the canvas beautifully. I do not even notice when I am losing natural light. Easily attaches to easel. Sturdy and sleek design. Superb investment!

I received the light today. The brightness of the light is superb; however the base is cheaply made. The base immediately broke when I tried to attach it to my table. I’m very disappointed and plan to return it.

I use this light when painting from life in the studio. As I can't always control the light at the remote location this light gives me more flexibility as to where I can set up. If I'm in a less lit area of the studio, I can still see my work and adjust for just the right amonut of light without glare.

This lamp is much better made and designed than I expected. The light distribution is surprisingly good. It's built very solidly. The clamps are well designed and solidly built, both the easel clamp and the flat surface clamp.My only complaint is a significant one, however: The power supply makes a constant high pitch sound that is absolutely too bothersome to just tune out - and I'm not even the one using the lamp. Wife is the painter and hates the noise as well, but it bothers me if I'm anywhere near. We both put in earbuds when it's plugged in. It's not at all painfully loud but it's intrusive like tinnitus.Each time I think to try contacting the company it's after hours or the weekend so they haven't had a chance yet, but it's worth mentioning regardless because it's a major flaw - at least with this specific unit. I will update this after I reach out and hear back. If I have not updated it that means I have not contacted them, not that they haven't addressed it. (Wife has been unable to paint much recently so I might forget for a time).In short, it's a 100% recommendation if you can't hear high pitches or always wear headphones when painting, and can't yet say otherwise.