To bring attention to certain elements at night, such as a statue or a monument, lighting them up can be a very good idea. With bewitching outdoor wall washer lighting casted on the subject, an appealing effect can be achieved. Since conventional landscape sign lighting fixtures such as metal halide, halogen and high-pressure sodium lamps are energy consuming and are difficult to produce colored lights, replacing these to RGB LED is a wise choice. Moreover, LED lights have a wide range of beam angle and color options to light up the tower. Having the decent lighting design is a kind of respect to the memorial as well.
Here are few tips that help you achieve the best result for monument lighting. Firstly, we can have a look at how to light up the statue properly.
Lighting Requirement of Monument and Statue
1. Colors of the Monument Lights
LED emits almost all colors, however under what consideration should we decide the color? According to the Monument Lighting Scheme at UTSA, soft white and orange lights can be used for the general purpose. For the column representing athletic achievement, we can use blue & orange color to provide invigorating feelings.
If you would like produce astonishing color changing wall washer effect on the sculpture, you can apply RGB lights with DMX control, which is able to design you own color pattern. If you need much info about the lighting system, says how to manipulate the color sequence, please feel free to approach us by using our form.
2. Avoid Lighting Pollution of Lighting Around Monument
Light pollution has grown to be a big issue these days. Scientific researches show that excess light at night would interfere the function of human body such as prevent our body from producing melatonin, a hormone that schedules our body to sleep.
The general idea is to light up the region where we need it only. First of all, the lighting guide choosing LED lighting fixtures with less glare will help reduce pollution caused by direct light. If the light does not have quality lens and shielding, the light leakage will easily occur.
Besides, we should adopt the proper arrangement of the luminary. Before installation, we can inspect the surface of the monument tower to see whether it’s reflective or not. If the material is reflective, then we should not give the subject too much brightness. If possible, the color temperature should fall between 3000 to 3500K because this range of color is less sensitive to human eyes.
3. Waterproof Outdoor LED Lights
Especially for the outdoor LED lighting fixtures, you need to make sure they are durable enough to withstand the adverse weather conditions such as heavy rain, snow storm, strong wind, and extreme temperatures fluctuation of day and night time. Our LED lights for monument have IP66 waterproof ability which gives better protection when applying them to the memorial tower, even in London & Russia.
In addition, it is better to use the lighting fixtures that support 12V to 24V operation. It is less likely to induce electric shock.
After introducing the restriction, let’s explore the tips to provide the best lighting solution for monument.
Tips to Design the Monument Lighting
4. Emphasize on the Prominent Features of Statue
Select one or two most prominent characteristics of the statue that you would like to present to the crowd. Such as the torch of the Statue of Liberty, the statue of Arc de Triomphe, and the heads of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Choosing a narrow beam (25°) to light up the specific region can catch much attention.
5. Emphasize on the Contour and Create 3D Effect
To produce the best outcome such as color contrast, we can design the lighting arrangement according to the shape and size of the building. For instance, we can produce color gradient effect for the Washington Monument or Gateway Arch by using different combination of beam angle. We may utilize large beam angle for the base region while smaller angle for distal region. By connecting the RGB wall washer lights to the DMX-512 device, bewitching 3D color sequence can be produced.
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