When you combine images in one picture, having a camera with live-view modus helps the procedure, otherwise you have to try out as long as the overlap of both fired images is creating a perfect match. Move the stick slow and even to get a clear and less squeezed typography. In step one I moved the stick with the typo image "off the wall" from the ground (1) - next to a straight wall makes it easier to make sure it looks kinda flat. When you create a fade to black on top of a color like in the blue part of the "off the wall" image, the LEDs of the stick will create a nice softedge fade which creates deepness, the sharp ending of a color like the pink finish sharp-edged. Also good to know - if you use a pixelstick without milkglass filters, the brightness of each single LED will create much more of a 3D effect when you twirl the stick. You can create different looks of a stick with milkglass filters, colorfilters and by the setting of your picture (borderless with black background or fullframe picture touching the edges of the image).
Bright fine concrete floors can create a beautyfull reflection, as well as water/ rain does.ħ. The surrounding might pick up the light too. Ducktape or chalk is a good helper to leave marks on the floor.Ħ.
Again, think about speed, body-movement and clear in- and outpoints which you can repeat in the darkness. A good animation takes much more time than a single lightpainting shot. You can use a pixelstick for single pictures, but also for generating stopmotion animations. typography can be very powerfull for lightpainting and it leaves you creative freedom of what you want to say.ĥ. Have a clear concept idea in mind before you start. The speed of yourself walking threw the picture directly affects the proportions of the pixelstick generated image.Ĥ. Depending on your movements and walkingpaths, you can create completly different results from the same picture.ģ. You can use this for leaving a complete image in the picture-setting or you just use it as an abstract pattern generator. It also allows ongoing repetition of a file or just a single playback. The pixelstick works like a scanner, blasting out one line of a picture after the other. It´s also a good help to take a snapshot with your mobile device from the thumbnail-overview of the SD-card, so you will know exactly which picture is selected on the stick later on.Ģ.
Name your files propperly so you know later on which picture shows up in the darkness. This might take a while before you can start with the real action. Be aware that a pixelstick includes computer work upfront. The Pixelstick comes with a padded carrying case and for $325.1. You may load and use your own images or use one of the preloaded options.
With this creative device you can capture light-graffiti or 8-bit scenes anywhere and use it with time-lapse for moving images of the light patterns.
#Pixelstick light painting full#
The Pixelstick is a lightweight aluminum rod that contains 200 full color LED lights and a rotating sleeve on the handle that allows you to paint with smooth strokes. Then just start the long exposure, turn on the Pixelstick and wave it in front of your camera to produce the effect.
#Pixelstick light painting download#
Simply download an image onto an SD card and plug it into the Pixelstick's mounted controller and adjust the brightness, orientation and speed settings (as desired). With programmable LEDs, you can easily light paint any design you like from words to shapes and even patterns. The Pixelstick transforms the darkness of the night by adding a rainbow of bright LED color to your light painting photography. If you are a night owl and love the art of light painting then the Pixelstick should certainly be on your holiday wish list.