Proper lighting

There are several manufacturers that make full-spectrum lights, either lamps or replacement bulbs. Most home improvement stores (Lowe's, Home Depot, Menard's, etc.) should carry them. They're a bit more expensive than standard fluorescent lamps. I just use a standard desk lamp with a fluorescent bulb placed right above what I'm working on. I also have a halogen desk lamp (BRIGHT!!) that I use.

I love my ring light with magnfier.  It is fluorescent, and is positionable.  I think the later feature is important whatever the source of the light. I always position the light when painting so I can see the reflection of the light in the paint.

Since I never can be sure what the color temperature of the light will be where the model will be displayed, I don't worry much about color temp when painting.

Personally I swear by incandescent ,but that's just me

Never knew that-thanks for the info-that will help as I make my choice

As far as I know, proper lighting only comes into play at the painting stage, and I don't know which is the best (or if there even is one), at simulating natural sunlight.  But even here, it likely only depends on how you use your paints - straight out of the bottle, or do you utilize some mixing to achieve that 'proper' hue?

Incandescent tend to give off light in the red to yellow range, while fluorescent in the green to blue range.  When this occurs and you are trying to arrive at a paint colour through mixing, you will tend to compensate in the opposite direction to make up for the artificial light.  

Going by the above chart, you'd want a led bulb in the 4,800 range to mimic direct sunlight.

regards,

Jack