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This looks set to change with the Pixelstick. It’s a photography form that has moved on leaps and bounds from its early days, although to date, the most sophisticated light-painting tools have been created at home by passionate light-painting photographers. There’s a growing number of photographers heading out in the dark, with a camera, tripod and light source in hand to explore the creative possibilities of light-painting photography. Tim Coleman takes a closer look in his Pixelstick review. The cord should be tight enough to hold the pipe together, but loose enough that you can easily detach the two halves of the stick.The Pixelstick looks set to expand the possibilities of light painting, making it even easier to be creative.

Finally, run the length of the bungee cord through the piping, and knot it at both ends.

Hold everything in place until the glue has dried hard.

Use the glue gun and add glue to the joining section on the battery pack, the pipe, and the copper bracket.

Take the copper bracket and hoop it around the pipe, and touch it to the battery pack to ensure it connects.

Test the lights, they should now work, and you should now have a light stick!.

Use the electrical tape to cover up the soldered wire, or if you have it, plastic that shrinks when heated to cover the join.

You need to solder this back together to re-complete the circuit. When you cut the wire, two wires will be revealed on each side of the wiring. Make sure the correct wire is soldered together or the lights won’t work. Solder the two pieces of wire back together again.Strip away some of the plastic coatings on the wire on the side with the battery pack, and the side attached to the piping.

Use the wire cutters to cut away the excess wire, leaving around 20cm to the battery pack.Putting the battery pack on, and finishing the stick. This makes it easier to carry around and gives you the option of using the stick at half its full length. You could repeat steps 4,5 and 6 if you wish, or continue to the next part. You’ll now have excess wire and fairy lights left over.Run the wire back down the length of tubing again, and then attach the wire to the tube using another tie strap.Use another tie strap to attach the fairy light wire to the other end of the tube.Then give a little slack to allow the tube to be detached at the connection point. Pull out the fairy lights to the length of the tube.Now Attach the end of the fairy light wire to the end of your tube use a tie strap.Attach the two pieces together using the connection piece.Take your length of plumbing tube and use the saw to cut it in half.Why the plumbing tube? That’s so you can break it down to a stick that’s half of its size in an easy way. It’s really just attaching some fairy lights to a stick. Now you have everything you need, take the following steps to put it all together. The battery pack needs to be glued onto the stick as well. Light painting swords – These are similar to kids’ toys, but are made specifically with photographers’ needs in mind.Indulge your inner child, and it also makes some great photos! Toy light stick – Head down to your local toy shop and pick up a light saber.They’re cheap, and can be used for light painting. Glow sticks – The glow sticks often seen at parties and festivals.LED light sticks – The creme of the crop are the LED light sticks made by pixelstick and magilight.It’s worth keeping the more expensive sticks in mind, as they will give you more options when compared to a stick like the one you’ll be shown how to make in this article. There are also those sticks that are more expensive. Indeed, some of these are already quite cheap and will give you the chance to practice some of the ideas presented in this article. There are light sticks out there you can buy.