A Serious Floor Light reaches over your easel or drawing board with light that scores 98 out of 100 for colour accuracy, where daylight scores 100.
All three use Daylight Wavelength Technology™. The HD Original and the HD Pro widen the beam across a canvas or narrow it onto a detail, and the HD Essential gives one wide beam.
From
£299.99
One wide beam across a sketchpad or a board, with a button to set the brightness.
Most popular
From
£349.99
Turn the ring to light one corner or the whole canvas, and set the brightness with the thumbwheel.
From
£399.99
It has the beam of the HD Original, plus an optional battery so it can stand beside your easel wherever it is.
From
£249.99
One wide beam across a sketchpad or a board, with a button to set the brightness.
Most popular
From
£299.99
Turn the ring to light one corner or the whole canvas, and set the brightness with the thumbwheel.
From
£349.99
It has the beam of the HD Original, plus an optional battery so it can stand beside your easel wherever it is.
*Compared with a traditional 60W bulb.
Answer five quick questions and we will recommend a model.
Read a paperback or a hardback without moving the light.
One button on the light
Plug it in wherever you read.
Use it at home for a month before you decide.
Read anything from a paperback to a broadsheet.
One wheel on the head
Plug it in wherever you read.
Use it at home for three months before you decide.
It has the same beam as the HD Original, so you can read anything from a paperback to a broadsheet.
Wheel or remote handset
Add the battery option and use it away from any socket.
Use it at home for three months before you decide.
All three run from the mains. The HD Pro battery option gives about 6.5 hours of cordless use.
Use the light normally at home. If it is not right for you, returns are free and we collect these lights from a UK mainland address.
| What changes | HD Essential | HD Original | HD Pro | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light quality | ||||||
| Most light on your page | 4,800 lux at 50cm | 3,600 to 7,200 lux at 50cm | 3,600 to 7,200 lux at 50cm | |||
| Width of the beam | About 30cm | 33 to 61cm | 33 to 61cm | |||
| Lumens | 500 | 630 | 630 | |||
| Light engine | 6W LED | 7.2W LED | 7.2W LED | |||
| Colour of the light | 98 on the CRI scale, 4,000K | 98 on the CRI scale, 4,000K | 98 on the CRI scale, 4,000K | All three 98 on the CRI scale, 4,000K | ||
| Control | ||||||
| Beam | Fixed and wide | Narrow to wide, with the ring on the head | Narrow to wide, with the ring on the head | |||
| Brightness | Press-and-hold button, with memory | Thumbwheel, with memory | Thumbwheel or optional remote, with memory | |||
| Snooze timer | No | Yes | Yes | |||
| Remote handset | No | No | Optional | |||
| Power | ||||||
| Power | Mains | Mains | Mains, or the optional battery | |||
| Battery | No | No | Optional, about 6.5 hours a charge, 90 minutes to recharge | |||
| Cable | 2.8 metres | 2.8 metres | 2.8 metres | All three 2.8 metres | ||
| Size and base | ||||||
| Base | Heavyweight, 23cm across, or Lightweight, 20cm across | Heavyweight, 23cm across, or Lightweight, 20cm across | One base | |||
| Finish | Black or Heritage White | Black or Heritage White | Black | |||
| Height | 152cm on the Heavyweight base, 144cm on the Lightweight | 152cm on the Heavyweight base, 144cm on the Lightweight | 152cm | |||
| Weight | 6kg on the Heavyweight base, 3kg on the Lightweight | 6kg on the Heavyweight base, 3kg on the Lightweight | 4.8kg | |||
| After you buy | ||||||
| Light engine guarantee | 3 years | 5 years | 5 years | |||
| Warranty | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | All three 5 years | ||
| Home trial | 30 days | 90 days | 90 days | |||
An ordinary LED is short of the deep reds, so a red or a skin tone mixed under it can come out different in daylight.
Daylight Wavelength Technology™ reproduces daylight with 98% accuracy, so the colours you mix at night stay close to how they look the next morning.
See what better light does for youStand the light beside the easel and bring the head in from above and to one side, so the canvas is evenly lit without glare off wet paint.
Set the brightness you like to paint by, and it comes back on at the same level each time.
See the three lights for artists side by sideThe light is really valuable to me as a painter and illustrator, and these lights are excellent.
They will look close to it. Daylight Wavelength Technology™ scores 98 out of 100 for colour accuracy, where daylight scores 100, and the ordinary LED we measured scores 83. It runs at 4,000K, a neutral white.
On the HD Original and the HD Pro, turn the ring on the head and the beam opens out to 61cm, enough for many canvases on an easel. The HD Essential has one fixed wide beam for a sketchpad or a board.
Compare the beamsBecause of what is inside it. The specialist components in a single HD Original cost more to make than many complete lamps sell for, and all three lights come with a five-year warranty.
Try it at home first. The HD Original and the HD Pro have a 90-day home trial and the HD Essential has 30 days, and if it is not right for you we collect it free from any UK mainland address.
How the home trial worksMix a few colours under it at night and check them the next morning.
90 daysHD Original and HD Pro
30 daysHD Essential
If it is not right for you, we collect it free from any UK mainland address and refund you.
Choose your light for painting
Tell us what you paint or draw and where you work, and we will help you choose.
