Creating crisp line drawings and detailed light paintings in long-exposure photography.

Acrylic rods, ideal for adding clean, crisp lines to your light painting work.

Colorful light painting created with an Acrylic Writer near an abandoned cabin on farmland, with bright scribbles outlining a subject and the cabin illuminated in vivid hues

Light painting artwork of rainbow ring figures created with the Acrylic Writer

Acrylic Writer light painting examples: rainbow light trails around figures indoors and beside a cabin at night

Acrylic Writer light painting tool sized 1/2 - 1/4 inch, producing sharp, detailed light trails for precise light painting photography

Acrylic Writer light painting tool sized 1/2 - 5/8 inch, creating fine and precise light trails ideal for detailed light painting photography

Acrylic Writer

Name: Acrylic Writer
Brand: Ants on a Melon, Inc.
SKU: ACC021
Price: 19.95 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.75 (8 reviews)

Crisp, clean lines for light painting photography.

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Crisp, clean lines for light painting photography.

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Create line drawings and detailed light paintings with the Acrylic Writer. Made from acrylic rods, it is ideal for adding crisp lines to your light painting photography.

Twists straight onto the front of your RGB Critter, no adapter needed. For use with the RGB Critter Light Engine (sold separately).

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Common questions

Which size should I pick?
Both are 1/2 inch long. The 1/4 inch width draws finer lines, the 5/8 inch width a bolder stroke.

Which kits include it?
The Beginner, Starter and Pro light painting kits, all with the 1/4 inch writer.

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Length: 1/2" - Width: 1/4" (1.27 x 0.64cm)

1/4" wideLength 1/2" (1.27 x 0.64 cm)

Length: 1/2" - Width: 5/8" (1.27 / 1.59cm)

5/8" wideLength 1/2" (1.27 x 1.59 cm)

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4.8 out of 5 · 8 reviews

Thomas M.

Verified buyer Mar 2023

Small, but highly effective

The writer was a great add to the tool box. At 2 inches it not only works great as a writer, but can create some really cool out line effects on subjects as well

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Acrylic Writer

Length: 1/2" - Width: 1/4" (1.27 x 0.64cm)

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Spirograph

This is perfect for Spirograph

Length: 1/2" - Width: 1/4" (1.27 x 0.64cm)

Confused on how this works

Subject being photographed looked like a ghost no matter what I did. I dont think I fully understood how this works. But….I now have two critter flashlights, 2 whips, and the rope. So I certainly LOVE this company. I think maybe a video would be helpful for the acrylic writer, at least for me.

Hi Shawna! Thanks so much for the kind words and for supporting AOAM! ❤️ The “ghost” effect is actually caused by the long-exposure photography technique, not the Acrylic Writer itself. We agree a beginner-friendly video would be helpful and will work on making that clearer. We hope you give it another try — the results can be amazing once you get the technique down! ✨

Length: 1/2" - Width: 1/4" (1.27 x 0.64cm)

little helper

again, nothing to comlain about, and a really useful tool

Hi Stefan, glad to hear you find the Acrylic Writer useful! Thanks for the kind words.

Length: 1/2" - Width: 1/4" (1.27 x 0.64cm)

Acrylic Writer

Length: 1/2" - Width: 1/4" (1.27 x 0.64cm)

Michael Fricke

Auch so ein tolles Tull bin begeistert

Small, but highly effective

The writer was a great add to the tool box. At 2 inches it not only works great as a writer, but can create some really cool out line effects on subjects as well

Drawing With Light Got Way Easier

When I purchased my Critter flashlight, I thought I could do it all until I saw the Acrylic Writer Lightpainting tool. The results are what you'd expect, AWESOME! Write your name, draw a logo, paint your world with light using the Acrylic Writer. Your creations are truly endless! I purchased the smaller 1/4 inch one and adding a 5/8 inch shorty to my tool belt for future projects. The coolest part is the compatibility with the Critters making it easier to screw on and off giving your workflow a boost for your creation process.

Cool Light Writer

I had been using bubble tubes for quite some time wrapped in garland. (Excellent tool by the way, not knocking it) With the 12" Acrylic writer, I achieve the same awesome results but now I have 30+ different colors at my disposal. The scratched model on it's own has an awesome effect with little streaks popping up. The size is perfect for smaller swirls and then of course, wrapped in iridescent garland, you get some pretty awesome stuff out there. The true magic here is a single tool with a myriad of colors at your disposal.

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