As i dove into lighting research i found that wall grazing is a technique where lights are positioned closely to a wall either from the floor or ceiling to force the beam of light to hit the wall at a narrow angle.
Wall grazing lighting.
This angle draws the eye to the texture of the wall by creating shadows.
With wall grazers your textured walls stone brick wood etc will be featured beautifully and add solid design to your interior space as well as bring attention to any featured walls on the exterior of your home.
The beam of light strikes the wall at a narrower angle producing shadowing that reveals and accentuates texture.
The play between light and shadow dramatizes the look of the wall resulting in an amazing new look.
The distinction between these two core lighting details is the fixture s distance from the wall surface.
Application type wall grazing grazing light is directional light in an acute angle.
Wall grazing lighting accentuates textured vertical surfaces by exaggerating their shadows.
Illuminating a wall can be done in one of two ways.
Wallwashing or wall grazing.
The lights are on the smaller side and you can place them as up or downlights each resulting in a different look and feel.
Grazing is similar to wall washing in practice but the lights are located closer to the wall.