by Mindy Lighthipe | Jun 17, 2015 | Botanical Art, Conservation, Environmental Concerns, Insect Art, Invasive Species
Yesterday was my 3rd year teaching at Plant Camp for the University of Florida. What is Plant Camp? Plant Camp is all about teaching TEACHERS to teach children about INVASIVE Plants. 24 teachers from the State of Florida are picked every year to participate in Plant...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Apr 26, 2015 | ASBA-American Society of Botanical Artists, Botanical Art, Digital Photography, Drawing Tips, How-To, Light on Form, Online Art Classes, Scientific Illustration, Videos
The more I teach, the more I learn! Teaching online is a new and exciting experience for me. I am spending countless hours in my studio talking to an invisible classroom as I create the videos. When I am face to face with a group of people it is much easier to tell if...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Feb 27, 2015 | Botanical Art, Drawing Tips, Graphite, Scientific Illustration
The best drawing pencils for artists! When I was learning to draw I had to do repetitive exercises using different hardnesses of pencils. It was very similar to doing scales on the piano. Repetition is a good thing as it trains eye hand coordination. I was not given a...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Jun 22, 2014 | Botanical Art, Drawing Tips, How-To, Light on Form, Photography Tips, Scientific Illustration
I was reading a conversation in a Facebook Botanical Art Group that artists were having a rough time deciding how to light their subjects and which direction the light should come from. This topic has always been open for debate and it is one of the subjects I love to...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Mar 7, 2014 | Botanical Art
With the age of digital reproduction, why should you buy original art? Print on demand companies have popped up all over the internet and many with surprisingly high quality prints at affordable prices. Sometimes it is difficult to tell the reproduction from the...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Jan 21, 2014 | Botanical Art, Costa Rica
2014 is here and with it, the excitement of new beginnings. We all mutter to ourselves, “This year will be better than the previous one.” It is a simple resolution, but one we hold near and dear to our hearts. How many of us actually keep those New Year’s resolutions?...
