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 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...
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...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Nov 2, 2014 | Graphite, How-To, Surface Contour, Uncategorized
I recently posted a video of an artichoke which demonstrates how I do an armature drawing to show the surface contour. One of my enthusiastic blog readers sent me a drawing that she did of a pumpkin and was having trouble understanding how she could improve the...
