by Mindy Lighthipe | Apr 1, 2015 | Drawing Tips, Graphite, Online Art Classes, Uncategorized
I never thought much of doing landscape or plein air painting as I don’t really like to draw or paint outside. I like to go on hikes, collect things, take photos, and grow stuff in my back yard. Lugging all my drawing supplies even at a minimum is not really...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Mar 11, 2015 | Drawing Tips, Graphite, How-To
To Spray or Not to Spray….. this is the question. You have just worked hours on a graphite drawing and cleaned up all the smudges around the drawing, HOW DO YOU KEEP IT CLEAN? This is a very tricky question, but I will give you some options. If you are going to Spray...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Mar 9, 2015 | Drawing Tips, Graphite, How-To, Online Art Classes
I really love graphite. Here is a drawing I recently did. I am currently teaching an online Foundation Drawing class. One of the pencil techniques I am teaching is how to lay down an even value of graphite and subtract and add tonal values. For me this technique is...
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 | Feb 3, 2015 | Drawing Tips, How-To, Time Management
In preparing for teaching my online drawing class I am thinking about ways I could help my students. The internet is allowing me to teach people from the USA, Australia, Europe, South America and Istanbul! When I teach in a physical classroom, I get to know my...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Jan 14, 2015 | Drawing Tips, How-To, Videos, Workshops
I am thrilled to announce that after at least 2+ years I have finally developed and designed an online drawing class. I did a lot of research and took several online art classes to see what worked, and what didn’t. To my surprise I found I really liked distance...
