lighting colours and blacklights

[grim reaper]

do any of you know what colour lights to have for a small graveyard ???
also are blacklight bulbs as good as the blacklight flouresent tubes ??

[Frighteners Entertainment]

do any of you know what colour lights to have for a small graveyard ??? I like blue, represents moon light very well
also are blacklight bulbs as good as the blacklight flouresent tubes ??
No, not as good

[Otaku]

Here's a nice tutorial on graveyard lighting. I used a similar layout last year and really liked the results.
http://www.skullandbone.com/tutorial_01.htm

[grim reaper]

i cant find a set of 3 blue outdoor spotlights anywhere can you use blue rope light ??

[Zombie-F]

Grim, you can use regular blue floodlights from the hardware store. Just get some stake-in-the-ground floodlight holders and you're good to go.

[grim reaper]

ok thanks

[Frighteners Entertainment]

You could also use a 5 gal. paint bucket and an outdoor spot light fixture.
Mount your light from a tree, no wires to trip over.

[mrklaw]

if you want to have a black light spotlight, then try using a compact fluorescent bulb. I built a directional black light by installing a light socket into a stainless steel mixing bowl and then putting a black light compact fluorescent bulb into the light socket. The bulb that I have is one of the kind that looks like a ring.

Here's another model
http://www.blacklight.com/backroom/backroom.nsf/allitems/4AADF31852EBFB0486256F43007E9B03/$file/FTBPESL13T-BLB.gif

[Bone Dancer]

I would also suggest that you experiment with the uv light (black light) to see what common materials are flouresent. I can remember useing laundry soap to paint on skin for the effect. Just check around the house

[NecroBones]

I also want to investigate inline dimmer controls. I used a 50W green lamp on the big night (not the night before, as per the first few pictures), as can be seen in my pictures here:

http://halloween.necrobones.com/2005.html

Unfortunately, the colored "indoor" 50W bulbs seem to be really scarce. I haven't seen any since. The 100W "outdoor" floodlights I fear would be too bright for my uses unless I can control the dimming carefully.

Anyone have good luck with inline dimmers?

[landrvr1]

I used just 1 standard blue fog bought at Home Depot for my graveyard, and was more than pleased. You can check out some pics in this link:

http://www.hauntforum.com/showthread.php?t=1286

It gave just the right amount of light.

MAN I gotta get going on creating some new stuff! Haha.

[Bram Bones]

landrvr1,
Those are amazing shots. Some of the best I've seen.
Same goes for the display. I forgot how terrific it was.

[SpectreTTM]

Hey landrvr1

Great Picts. How did you do the Skulls in the attic?
Are they just Bucky Skulls with a Green light in the middle or something More extravagant?

Either way Great picts.

[landrvr1]

Hey landrvr1

Great Picts. How did you do the Skulls in the attic?
Are they just Bucky Skulls with a Green light in the middle or something More extravagant?

Either way Great picts.

Those skulls are actually just cheap Target plastic skulls. I sprayed them with glow-in-the-dark paint from Home Depot, put a blacklight tube on the window sill in front, and that was it. Bought a cheap top hat for one, and a 'grandma' wig for the other.

At first I had planned to 'animate' them, but I ran out of time. The fact that they just sit there was kinda creepy. This year I'll make a mechanism that will allow them to float slowly up to the window (one at a time), and then float back.

[Eyes_in_the_dark]

WOW Landrvr1 that is one nice set-up and I love the lighting effects, I can only hope my display will look half as good as yours! :eek:

I also love the looks of your house, it just begs to be dressed-up for Halloween.

[SpectreTTM]

Those skulls are actually just cheap Target plastic skulls. I sprayed them with glow-in-the-dark paint from Home Depot, put a blacklight tube on the window sill in front, and that was it. Bought a cheap top hat for one, and a 'grandma' wig for the other.

At first I had planned to 'animate' them, but I ran out of time. The fact that they just sit there was kinda creepy. This year I'll make a mechanism that will allow them to float slowly up to the window (one at a time), and then float back.


Thanks landrvr

I Love the effect. I'm sure my neighbors will too ;-)

Bhawa hahahhahaha