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Light Painting Tutorials and Tools

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Some of the techniques used in light painting can be a little tricky to figure out on your own, but with a little guidance can be easy to master. This page provides a few tutorials to some of the common techniques used.

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Light Painting Techniques

Creating a Light Painting Orb

Light orbs are the most commonly produced shape in Light Painting. Find out how they are made with this simple tutorial.
Light Orb Tutorial

Basic Camera Settings

It is important to get your camera set up properly to achieve successful light painting images. Here's a little bit of guidance to get you started.
Basic camera settings tutorial

Focussing in the Dark

Auto focus will struggle in the dark, and manual focus can be difficult. This tutorial will help you get your camera focused in the dark.
Focussing in the dark tutorial

Tool Building Tutorials

Make an Orb Tool

Orb tools are pretty simple to build and produce a great effect. This tutorial explains how to build your own orb tool.
Make your own orb tool tutorial

Make a Light Stencil Box

Stencils can be a pretty cool effect but you need a suitable way of stopping light overspill. This tutorial shows you how to make a collapsible 'light stencil' box.
Make a Stencil Box Tutorial

LED Lenser Gel Frame

The LED Lenser is an awesome torch with brilliant white-light output. This tutorial will help you convert the white light into any colour you want.
LED Lenser Gel Frame Tutorial