To me the practical four tube fluorescents are the way to go ... with daylight bulbs to give you clear and bright colours!
Install more than you think you need ... better to over light the area, and be able to turn off a few if it is too bright. The better coverage, the less shadows. Plus it allows you more options for furniture placement (or when rearranging later).
When the lights were installed in the basement, I had no idea it would become a quilting room. When I started sewing there, I had a dark spot where my sewing machine was and added an extra fixture. Also when I rearranged things, I now have a shadowy area when cutting from one side of my cutting table, and will be adding another one there too.