The effects of light distribution, color temperature, and Illuminance on the drawings’ quality of fine arts and Design students

Abstract

This study was performed to analyze the light from a psychological point of view and explore how different types of light affect the emotions and performance of students of the College of Fine Arts and Design (CFAD) when illuminance and color temperature were changed. With deep interest in the feature of lighting environments, that effectively increase positive moods and the quality of drawings produced by students. The techniques used for evaluation were field survey, and simulation lighting measurement tool (light meter). The experimental conditions consist of two types of artificial light and daylight. Participants rated their emotions of the lighting environment and draw to test their performance on each condition. The findings showed that students who participated felt more relaxed and more pleasant and performed better in fluorescent artificial light and all artificial lights with natural light conditions. A DIALux evo simulation was used for the comparison study. Finally, some guidelines were highlighted to provide a suitable lighting environment for higher-quality drawings by fine arts and design students.

Keywords

• psychology of light
• daylight
• color temperature
• illuminance distribution
• dialux evo