Light Bulb

The Light Bulb is a point light you can see: glass, a glowing filament and a screw base, with the light sitting right on the filament. Switching it on runs a warm-up: the filament goes from grey through dull red and orange to full colour, and switching it off cools it down more slowly, the way tungsten does.

How it works

The bulb draws its own glow: a soft light inside the glass, strongest where you look straight through it, and a halo around the bulb. Both follow the light's real output, so when the brightness or colour is animated, the bulb dims and tints with it. Only the metal base casts a shadow. It stands base down; turn the object upside down for a pendant.

Settings

• Shape: Classic, Globe, Edison (a tall teardrop with a vintage cage filament) or Tube. Each has a matching filament.
• Glass: Clear, Frosted or Tinted, with Glass tint for the colour.
• Colour: Temperature or Custom colour. In Temperature (K), 2700K is warm incandescent, 4000K neutral and 6500K daylight.
• Power switches it on or off; Warm-up (s) is the time to heat up.
• Flicker adds random dips; Halo sets the glow around the bulb.
• Intensity, Distance and Decay set how far the light reaches.

Use it for

Cafes, bars and cosy interiors, idea metaphors and vintage or industrial product scenes. For a flame instead of a filament, see the Candle.