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Teach with light

  • Instructors: your students get 10% off everything.
  • Schools and clubs: 15% off everything when you buy 5 or more lights.
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Featured in David Gilliver's A Step-by-Step Guide to Light Painting

Light painting portrait by Russell Klimas: a woman in a red chair wrapped in colored light trails
Light painting by Stephen Knight: a woman standing between two rainbow light-painted wings
Light painting portrait by Stephen Knight: a woman seated on the floor inside rainbow light ribbons
Light painting by Russell Klimas: a woman in white lying among looping RGB Critter light trails

Light paintings by Russell Klimas and Stephen Knight

Workshop instructors

10%off everything

  • Your own code to hand out at every session
  • Works on lights, kits and accessories
  • See how many of your students ordered
Apply as an instructor
Schools, clubs & studios

15%off everything, 5 or more lights

  • For classrooms, camera clubs and makerspaces
  • Pay by card, or ask for an invoice with a purchase order
  • Same lifetime support as every order
Apply as a school or club

Kits for your class

Your program discount works on every kit, and each one comes with the RGB Critter BT light.

Everything included in the Light Painting Photography Kit for Beginners, organized to scale: RGB Critter BT Light Engine, 23 inch Light Painting Tube, RGB Critter Tube Adapter Long, Modular Saber Tube Adapter with its reflector plug, Light Painting Blade Holder, Mini Blade Set of three acrylic blades, black Fiber Optic Duster, Acrylic Writer, 2500mAh 18650 battery and USB-C charging cable.

Light Painting Photography Kit for Beginners

10 tools in the box, light included

Kit deal$319.60
$199.95

Kit saves $119.65

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Everything included in the Light Painting Starter Kit, organized to scale: RGB Critter BT Light Engine, 23 and 11 inch Light Painting Tubes, an 11 inch Honeycomb Light Painting Tube, Critter Tube Adapter, two Modular Saber Tube Adapters, Modular Saber Tube Connector, Tripod Mount Adapter, Blade Holder, Mini Blade Set, Crown Jewel and Solar Flare blades, black Fiber Optic Duster, Acrylic Writer, Orb, Illuminator, Small Tube Holder, battery, USB-C cable, travel case and pull-string bag.

Light Painting Starter Kit

22 tools in the box, light included

Kit deal$582.00
$421.95

Kit saves $160.05

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Everything included in the Light Painting Pro Kit, organized to scale: 49 tools. Two RGB Critter BT Light Engines, six Light Painting Tubes (36, 23 and 11 inch plain, plus 11 inch Butterfly, Honeycomb and Dots Combo), ten blades, four Fiber Optic Dusters, tube adapters, connectors and end cap, Sparkler and Small Tube Holders, DIY Connector, Tripod Mount and LPB Adapters, Acrylic Writer, Orb, Illuminator, two batteries, two USB-C cables, two travel cases and a pull-string bag.

Light Painting Pro Kit

49 tools in the box, light included

Kit deal$1,280.75
$971.95

Kit saves $308.80

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Or make your own
Design your class kit

Build your own in the Kit Builder, or tell us your class size and we'll put one together.

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Share your class, earn store credit

Up to $150 in credit per workshop each month, paid within 3 working days of acceptance

$50
5 to 10 class photos

Your best shots only: students in action and the light paintings they made.

$50
A short class video

Your students painting with the lights, 1080p or better.

$75
A how-to video

Teach one technique from your class on camera.

Anything we accept, we can use on our site, in ads and on social, always with credit to you and your workshop. Everyone you can see in a shot signs a release, and anyone under 18 needs a parent to sign. Get the two forms

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A real person reads every one. We reply within two business days.

Codes are single use per customer and don't combine with other codes or apply to sale items, gift cards or warranty.

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International Shipping Restriction

This lithium-ion battery cannot be shipped internationally and cannot be added to your cart.

You can purchase the required battery locally with these specifications:

  • 18650
  • Lithium-ion
  • 3.6V nominal
  • Unprotected
  • Flat top
  • 18.3mm diameter × 65.0mm length

Do not purchase protected, button top, 3.2V, or 1.5V cells.

Ants on a Melon is not responsible for batteries purchased from third-party sellers. Please verify specifications and use only high-quality lithium-ion cells from reputable brands.

LIFETIME WARRANTY
Every item in your order, for life.
Our gear comes with a 2-year warranty. This upgrade extends every item in your order to lifetime.
WHAT YOU ALREADY GET
2 years on everything in your order, free. Batteries have their own 60-day warranty.
WHAT THIS ADDS
If anything in this order fails from a defect, we repair or replace it for as long as you own it.
NO HASSLE CLAIMS
Email us photos or a short video. Most repairs are back out in 2 to 3 working days.
NOT COVERED
Drops, a cracked housing, loss, theft, broken fiber strands and normal battery wear.
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Every international order is guaranteed to arrive. Need help? Email support@antsonamelon.com