by Mindy Lighthipe | Dec 4, 2014 | Drawing Tips, Graphite, How-To, Videos
There are so many drawing pencils on the market and it is often difficult to know which type to buy. If you are looking for a pencil that has the ability to give you the sharpest point I highly recommend a Mechanical Pencil Holder that fits 2 mm size leads. You will...
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by Mindy Lighthipe | Oct 25, 2014 | Drawing Tips, Surface Contour
Good drawing skills are essential if you want to depict nature realistically. I can not stress this enough. Too often artists solely work from photographs. Unless they have a good foundation of drawing skills the finished work of art falls short. Adding paint never...
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 | Jun 23, 2013 | Animal Portraits, Drawing Tips, Photography Tips, Workshops
Drawing from Other People’s Photographs- Is it Taboo? I am currently taking an online course with Val Webb on drawing Dogs & Cats. For this assignment we were given several photographs to work from. I am uneasy drawing from photographs that are strictly...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Oct 29, 2012 | Drawing Tips, Field Sketching, How-To, Sketchbooks, Uncategorized, Workshops
Do you hate your sketchbook? I just spent the last 5 days teaching a workshop with my good friend and “Sketckbook Queen”, Patricia Wynne. There were 11 of us that traveled to locations in my hometown of Gainesville, Florida to draw and sketch. We went to...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Jul 31, 2012 | Animal Portraits, Conservation, Drawing Tips, Uncategorized, Workshops
We want YOU to join us for a 5 day Artistic Adventure in Gainesville, Florida! October 22 – 26, 2012 Cost: $750 Join Award Winning Artists, Mindy Lighthipe and Patricia Wynne for 5 days in the heart of North Central...
