Best tabletop light for artists (drawing & recording)

High Color Fidelity (CRI):
For recording physical things, you want a lamp that accurately shows color. This way you get best accuracy + you can always color “correct” later with the most usable and reproducible options. This is important because what you’re doing needs to be reproducible! A CRI (Color Rendering Index) of 85+ is good; 90+ or 95+ is even better.
Neutral / Daylight Color Temperature:
A lamp around 5000 K is ideal — close to daylight — so your colors look correct. Otherwise, like your home lights, it starts getting warm/cold and you’ll have the same problems as point #1.
Even, Wide Light Spread:
Avoid very narrow spotlights for drawing; a wide beam helps reduce harsh shadows and gives more even illumination.
Flicker-Free & Dimmable:
Flickers are your enemy. It records wrong and it feels like booty on your eyes. A lot of cheap amazon/temu lights do this and you might not even see it until weeks later. Don’t cheap out on the thing you use all the time!
Flexible Positioning:
An adjustable arm or gooseneck is super helpful so you can direct the light where it’s needed (on paper, canvas, or your face when recording). My recommendation is get those arms/mounts that are 360 directional so that if your mount setup or angle changes, you’re never out of options

Canvas Drawing & Recording Lamp: This is literally patented for artists. It has a ring-light-like built-in light, 3 color temp settings (for matching ambient or daylight), and 6-axis positioning so you can angle your phone and light perfectly for overhead shots. Due note that table mounted lamps are know to be wobbly. I recommend you mounting it onto something near by.
Evershop Floor lamp: Excellent for pure art work. Very high CRI (95+), true daylight LEDs, dimmable. Good spread for drawing or painting so you don’t get harsh shadows.
UBeesize Table lamp: More compact, with an adjustable arm. Great for smaller desks or tight spaces, but still gives high-quality light. Kind of wobbly, so you need to have a strong table for this.
OttLite Ultimate 3‑in‑1 Craft Lamp: Very versatile — has a magnifier, a flexible neck, and super bright natural daylight LEDs. Perfect for detailed art work, like inking or tiny textures, and also good to use in recorded tutorials if you need clarity on what you’re doing.