Lighting system for art works
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1. A lighting system for illuminating an object comprising:
- a first and second row of light sources, each row having at least one light source that generates light, and each row positioned outside the line of sight of an object, with each light source in the first and second row of light sources being directed towards a viewing side of the object; and
a first set of optics positioned between the first row of light sources and the object; and
a second set of optics positioned between the second row of light sources and the viewing side of the object and having different optical properties than the first set of optics;
wherein the first set of optics scatters the light generated by the first row of light sources and directs it towards a first portion of the viewing side of the object, and the second set of optics scatters the light generated by the second row of light sources and directs it towards a second portion of the viewing side of the object that is farther away from the first and second rows of light sources than that of the first portion of the object, such that the first and second rows of light sources are capable of illuminating the viewing side of the object substantially uniformly.
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Abstract
A lighting system and process for lighting objects particularly art works such as paintings and sculptures, comprising a diffusing film that scatters the light such that the object is illuminated substantially uniformly. The preferred embodiment employs one row of such lighting sources for small objects, and two or more rows for larger objects. The inner row is directed towards the top portion of the object and the outer row is directed towards the bottom portion of the object. The rows need not be placed next to each other. For 3-dimensional objects, one row may be below the object and the other row above to eliminate shadows.
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1. A lighting system for illuminating an object comprising:
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a first and second row of light sources, each row having at least one light source that generates light, and each row positioned outside the line of sight of an object, with each light source in the first and second row of light sources being directed towards a viewing side of the object; and a first set of optics positioned between the first row of light sources and the object; and a second set of optics positioned between the second row of light sources and the viewing side of the object and having different optical properties than the first set of optics; wherein the first set of optics scatters the light generated by the first row of light sources and directs it towards a first portion of the viewing side of the object, and the second set of optics scatters the light generated by the second row of light sources and directs it towards a second portion of the viewing side of the object that is farther away from the first and second rows of light sources than that of the first portion of the object, such that the first and second rows of light sources are capable of illuminating the viewing side of the object substantially uniformly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A process for illuminating an object comprising the steps of:
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generating light by a first row of light sources having a plurality of light sources; generating light by a second row of light sources having a plurality of light sources; projecting the light from the first row of light sources through a first set of optics towards a first portion of the viewing side of the object; and projecting the light from the second row of light sources through a second set of optics towards a second portion of the viewing side of the object that is farther away from the first and second rows of light sources than that of the first portion of the viewing side of the object; wherein the first set of optics has different optical properties than that of the second set of optics; wherein the first and second rows of light sources are positioned outside the line of sight of the viewing side of the object; and wherein the light that passes through the first and second set of optics is scattered such that the first and second portions of the viewing side of the object are illuminated substantially uniformly. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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