Quick basics in light painting

For those who like experimenting with different photgraphic techniques, painting with
light will surely stir your creativity! This is a system that allows the photographer to set
their camera on a very long exposure and use a flashlight or LED light to “paint” images
on the scene.

There are many professional photographers who use this approach to create truly unique
images, but some commercial photographers have also used it effectively too. The
approach can be done through human effort, or it can be something as simple as a
flashlight tied to a string and suspended from a ceiling.  Any light source can be explored
for maximum creativity to create the most unique images.

Found this nice  basic light painting photo on thephotoargus.com.
Must've taken a bit practice

     When setting up, make sure you have a stable tripod with the camera firmly secured to it. Get someone to help you get the settings right.  If they can stand in front of the camera with the light on you can easily get the focus, aperture and other camera settings set up.  Aperture works well on f/5.4 on relative close "objects".  Choose how long you want the shutter to be open depending on how much you want to do.  Make sure there's no other light source that might interfere in your image, like the image above have light shining over the wall breaking the

image a bit down.  

Do test shots! Very important! 

Do know that it might take quite a few photos before you get the right one.

But most importantly, have fun while you keep on experimenting!