TL;DR
Grazing light is a landscape-lighting technique that places a fixture within about a foot of a textured surface and aims the beam nearly parallel to it, so stone, brick, stucco, or bark throws long dramatic shadows that reveal its relief. It is the opposite of wall washing, which flattens texture by lighting from farther away.
What it means
Grazing light is a landscape-lighting technique that places a fixture within about a foot of a textured surface and aims the beam nearly parallel to it, so stone, brick, stucco, or bark throws long dramatic shadows that reveal its relief. It is the opposite of wall washing, which flattens texture by lighting from farther away. Designers use narrow-beam, low-wattage LED fixtures for the effect, and it doubles as a way to highlight masonry chimneys and specimen tree trunks without glare.
Where it sits in the glossary
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