--- title: 3 Ways To Use Rosco Image Spot® For Intricate Gobo Projections description: Explore three projects that used Rosco Image Spot fixtures to create highly detailed gobo projections in their extraordinary lighting designs. image: https://spectrum.rosco.com/hubfs/Brandfolder%20Assets/Brandfolder/Rosco%20blog%203%20Ways%20IS%20new%20feature_OG%20copy%202.jpg --- ![](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Rosco/Images/page-top-bg.jpeg) [![NewSpectrumlogo](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/NewSpectrumlogo.png?width=320&height=150&name=NewSpectrumlogo.png)](https://spectrum.rosco.com) - [Home](https://spectrum.rosco.com/) - [About Spectrum](https://spectrum.rosco.com/rosco-spectrum-featured-products-3?hsLang=en) - [Featured Products](https://spectrum.rosco.com/rosco-spectrum-featured-products?hsLang=en) - [Rosco.com](https://us.rosco.com/en) Home About Spectrum Featured Products Rosco.com ![](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hubfs/Brandfolder%20Assets/Brandfolder/Rosco%20blog%203%20Ways%20IS%20new%20feature_OG%20copy%202.jpg) # 3 Ways To Use Rosco Image Spot® For Intricate Gobo Projections Oftentimes, it's the fine details in a lighting design that can enhance or ruin the experience of the lit environment. When these design details need to be created by gobo projections, lighting designers know they can rely on [Rosco Image Spot fixtures](https://www.rosco.com/products/brand/image-spot) to achieve their desired visual effect. Whether their projects require subtle, high precision, or razor-sharp image projections – Image Spots are the perfect gobo projector solution. Read below to learn how three designers used Image Spots to create intricate gobo projections that elevated their lighting designs and brought their visions to life. ## **Balancing Warmth, Intensity & Image Resolution** Brightness and power are not the only factors to consider when integrating gobo projections into a lighting design. For lighting schemes that require subtle image projections, choosing the right color temperature at the proper intensity – without sacrificing the sharpness of the image – becomes a crucial element in a project’s success. This was one of the aspects that was carefully considered when lighting the Metz Cathedral in France. Designers at [Quartiers Lumieres](https://www.quartierslumieres.com/) and [Nouvelle Étiquette](http://www.nouvelle-etiquette.fr/) needed to incorporate illuminated text that described the cathedral’s spiritual and artistic heritage in a way that fitted with architectural details and warm lighting of the gothic space. [![Image Spot gobo projectors create illuminated text on the wall next to a stained glass window inside the Metz Cathedral in France.](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/REV%20blog-stained-glass-Nouvelle-etiquette_03_W8A7952-Romain-Gamba-copy-2%20copy.jpg?width=1200&height=523&name=REV%20blog-stained-glass-Nouvelle-etiquette_03_W8A7952-Romain-Gamba-copy-2%20copy.jpg)](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hubfs/REV%20blog-stained-glass-Nouvelle-etiquette_03_W8A7952-Romain-Gamba-copy-2%20copy.jpg?hsLang=en) “The key to the success of this installation was to control the intensity of the projections while preserving the legibility of the texts,” designers explained. The designers met this requirement by using numerous [Rosco Image Spot 3000K projectors](https://www.rosco.com/product/image-spot) and [Custom Glass Gobos](https://www.rosco.com/product/custom-glass-gobos) to project warm poetic text onto the walls, floor, and columns that highlighted the beauty and architecture of the historic building. | ### Learn More About This Project: ### [Gobo Projections Create A Luminous, Spiritual Journey Inside Metz Cathedral](https://spectrum.rosco.com/index.php/2022/04/gobo-projections-create-a-luminous-spiritual-journey-inside-metz-cathedral?hsLang=en) | | --- | ## **Matching Gobo Projections To A Painted Surface** Projecting brilliant gobo images onto a building façade can be a challenge, especially when those projections need to accurately match painted images on the wall. Artist and Experiential Designer [Craig Winslow](http://www.craigwinslow.com/) is well acquainted with this difficulty. His [Light Capsules](https://craigwinslow.com/work/lightcapsules/)project seeks to revive old hand-painted “ghost signs” with light in communities around the world. [![Three Rosco Image Spots projected Custom Gobos to bring old, hand-painted "ghost signs" back to life on a building façade in Winnipeg, Canada.](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Winnipeg-IS-tryptich-copy.jpg?width=1200&height=800&name=Winnipeg-IS-tryptich-copy.jpg)](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Winnipeg-IS-tryptich-copy.jpg?hsLang=en) Craig commented: "When thinking of how I could make my *Light Capsules* installations permanent, I wanted to find a robust solution that was simple and reliable."  Craig used three[Image Spot fixtures](https://www.rosco.com/product/image-spot) with [Custom Glass Gobos](https://www.rosco.com/product/custom-glass-gobos) inside to illuminate a three-layer ad on the historic Stobart Building in Winnipeg, Canada. The fixtures were programmed to project the gobo images sequentially to highlight each of the ads separately, and they produced highly visible gobo projections that perfectly matched each painted layer of the text.  | ### Learn More About This Project: ### [Bringing Faded “Ghost Signs” Back Into The Spotlight](https://spectrum.rosco.com/bringing-faded-ghost-signs-back-into-the-spotlight?hsLang=en) | | --- | ## **Projecting Sharp Gobo Images Onto Uneven Surfaces** Most gobo imagery is projected onto flat even surfaces because projecting onto textured and angular surfaces can make the images appear distorted and compromise the fine details in the artwork. Designers at [StudioLouter](http://www.studiolouter.nl/en/), [OPERA-Amsterdam](https://opera-amsterdam.nl/) and [Lichtpunt](http://www.lichtpunt.nl/) faced this challenge when creating their lighting design for the *Tastbaar Verleden* (Tangible Past) exhibition inside the [De Bastei Museum](https://www.debastei.nl/nl) in Nijmegen, Netherlands. They wanted to project gobo images onto the uneven surfaces of the site's archaeological remains to engage visitors with the town’s ancient history. [![Rosco Image Spot gobo projectors are able to create razor-sharp gobo projections on the uneven surfaces of the archaeological remains inside De Bastei Museum in Nijmegen, Netherlands.](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/De-Bastei-6b-2.jpg?width=1200&height=811&name=De-Bastei-6b-2.jpg)](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/De-Bastei-6b-2.jpg?hsLang=en) Leon van Warmerdam, President and Lighting Consultant at Lichtpunt, explained that they needed a projector that would deliver “a razor-sharp projection – of even the smallest details in the graphic artwork and text – with a convincing light output, in a small, dustproof, track-mountable housing, and a shielded gobo compartment.” They integrated 20 [Rosco Image Spot LED fixtures](https://www.rosco.com/product/image-spot) and [Custom Glass Gobos](https://www.rosco.com/product/custom-glass-gobos) into the design that ensured bright and crisp image projections on the rough surfaces of the historic walls and floors throughout the space. | ### Learn More About This Project: ### [Creating Brilliant, Sharp Projections On Uneven Surfaces](https://spectrum.rosco.com/index.php/2018/11/creating-brilliant-sharp-projections-on-uneven-surfaces?hsLang=en) | | --- |   | [![1_Rosco_Image_Spot_3_4_Black-300x216](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/1_Rosco_Image_Spot_3_4_Black-300x216.jpg?width=300&height=216&name=1_Rosco_Image_Spot_3_4_Black-300x216.jpg)](https://www.rosco.com/products/brand/image-spot) [Rosco Image Spot LED Projector](https://www.rosco.com/products/brand/image-spot) | Finely detailed gobo projections have the power to make any lighting design extraordinary - and the powerful output, crystal clear optics, and compact design of Rosco's Image Spot projectors will ensure the success of the most complex installations. Rosco Image Spot projectors are available in three different models: - Image Spot Mini - Image Spot - Image Spot HO Each model is IP65-rated and available in 5500K and 3000K color temperatures. To learn more about the features and benefits of these versatile fixtures,[please explore the Image Spot product page on the Rosco website](https://www.rosco.com/products/brand/image-spot).   | | --- | --- | |   REQUEST AN IMAGE SPOT DEMO   | | --- |       Tatiana Massano October 10, 2024 [Questions?](mailto:spectrum@rosco.com) [Architecture](https://spectrum.rosco.com/tag/architecture) ![](https://spectrum.rosco.com/hubfs/Tatiana-Massano2-160x160.jpg) ## About Tatiana Massano Content Marketing Specialist: Based in the Madrid office, Tatiana is ideally positioned to share inspiring stories of how customers use Rosco products to accomplish their ideas in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. ### Related post [A Ballet Of Happy Gobo Shadows](https://spectrum.rosco.com/index.php/2017/08/ballet-of-happy-gobo-shadows?hsLang=en) [Projected Motifs Bring Ancient Islamic Empires To Life](https://spectrum.rosco.com/index.php/2017/05/gobos-bring-ancient-empires-to-life?hsLang=en) [Re-creating Passageways Of The Past With Gobo Projections](https://spectrum.rosco.com/index.php/2021/04/re-creating-passageways-of-the-past-with-gobo-projections?hsLang=en) [Elevating Poolside Ambience With Gobo Projections](https://spectrum.rosco.com/elevating-poolside-ambience-with-gobo-projections?hsLang=en) ### Receive Email Alerts About New Spectrum Blog Posts! ### Categories [Architecture](https://spectrum.rosco.com/tag/architecture) [Dance](https://spectrum.rosco.com/tag/dance) [Entertainment Lighting](https://spectrum.rosco.com/tag/entertainment-lighting) [Film, Television and Broadcast](https://spectrum.rosco.com/tag/film-television-and-broadcast) [Photography](https://spectrum.rosco.com/tag/photography) [Rosco - The Company](https://spectrum.rosco.com/tag/rosco-the-company) [Scenic and Staging](https://spectrum.rosco.com/tag/scenic-and-staging) © 2022 Rosco Spectrum - [Home](https://spectrum.rosco.com/) - [About Spectrum](https://spectrum.rosco.com/rosco-spectrum-featured-products-3?hsLang=en) - [Featured Products](https://spectrum.rosco.com/rosco-spectrum-featured-products?hsLang=en) - [Rosco.com](https://us.rosco.com/en) - ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Tatiana Massano", "url" : "https://spectrum.rosco.com/author/tmassano" }, "dateModified" : "2024-10-10T15:08:07.353Z", "datePublished" : "2024-10-10T15:08:07.000Z", "headline" : "3 Ways To Use Rosco Image Spot® For Intricate Gobo Projections", "image" : [ "https://spectrum.rosco.com/hubfs/Brandfolder%20Assets/Brandfolder/Rosco%20blog%203%20Ways%20IS%20new%20feature_OG%20copy%202.jpg" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://spectrum.rosco.com/the-devil-is-in-the-details-3-ways-to-use-image-spot-for-intricate-gobo-projections", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://spectrum.rosco.com/hubfs/ROSCO_WAL_H_RGB.png" }, "name" : "Rosco Laboratories" } } ```