Which tube?

But which tubes are right for you?

This page gives you basic guidelines about which tubes are going to get you started in your light painting journey.

First, where do you want to shoot? Outdoors, in studio, or both? We selected tubes colors and accessories and organized them in different kits, to answer different needs. Here are a few:

Starter kit 

This is the bare minimum we would leave with for a night outdoors. Solid White, Holographic Sugar and Solid Warmish (in that order). These are the tubes that will get you covered outdoors from the blue hour to the late night stars. They are bright and work well in most circumstances. Tons of my images are made with these two tubes. This is exactly what the StarterKit is about. You'll see in this kit that we also include caps and a few feathers to insert on top of the tubes. The feathers are used to create images like this one

Eric's travel kits (minimal, medium or complete)

These kits include between 3 and 12 tubes depending on the kit you choose, accessories (caps and many feathers), as well as a selection of light painting squares. These kits offer more creative options, especially if you choose one that includes more tube colors.

Specialized: Aurora kit

The Aurora kit includes our favorite tube colors to complement the night sky spectacle of the northern or southern lights.

Holographic kits (1, 2 & 3)

Each of these kit includes four colorful tubes. They are especially well suited to create Black Canvas and studio work.

 

 

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