1. Natural lighting- is a technique that is used to bring natural light into a room using windows or skylight using a minimal amount of artificial light.
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2. Task lighting- creates a shadow-free environment in a room that allows the fine details to be properly illuminated.
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3. Accent Lighting- is used to highlight a specific object or area and the light is much brighter than ambient light.
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4. Ambient lighting- provides overall illumination for a room and is intended to create a uniform light level.
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5. Grazing- is a technique where the lights are places closely to the wall from the ceiling or the floor, which makes the light hit at a narrow angle.
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6. Perimeter lighting- is used to define interior or exterior architectural perimeters with accent lighting, a contrast is created between the light at the center outer edge of a room establishing a glow.
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7. Up lighting- is when a light source at the base of a structure points to details of the wall or building, the lights are located around the perimeter.
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8. Cove lighting- is an indirect lighting built into ledges or valances in a ceiling on the walls of a room, directing the light up towards the ceiling and down adjacent walls.
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9. Recessed lighting- is a type of lighting fixture installed into the ceiling or wall, they sit flush with the surface for a sleek finish.
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10. Drop lighting- Illuminates obscure places and hangs from the ceiling by a cord, chain, or metal rod. Hung in a straight line over kitchen countertops or bathrooms.
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11. Wall washing- illuminates a vertical surface with uniform brightness
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12. Sconce- is a wall light fixture that is installed using the wall for support.
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13. 2x4 fixture- is a fixture that is a 2x4 rectangle that beams light directly down on a certain area.
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14. Incandescent bulb- is an electric light with a wire filament heated until it glows.
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15. Fluorescent bulb- is a glass tube which radiates light when phosphor on its inside surface is made to fluoresce by ultraviolet radiation from mercury vapor.
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16. Creative lighting #1- it helps see light as the primary force of imagery.
1. Natural lighting- is a technique that is used to bring natural light into a room using windows or skylight using a minimal amount of artificial light.
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