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...
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by Mindy Lighthipe | May 4, 2014 | Art Destinations, Business Practices for Artists, Colored Pencil, Conservation, How-To, Photoshop, Reproduction, T-Shirt Designs, Uncategorized
When I start a project for a client I always start with the finished product size or sizes. It is necessary to know what the end use will be. I want my clients to get the most versatile design work that can multi-purpose across a number of platforms. At first I found...
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by Mindy Lighthipe | Apr 27, 2014 | Bird Art, Business Practices for Artists, E-Books, How-To, Paintings, Photoshop, Uncategorized
Business Practices for Artists for Reproduction & Copyrights Thank you, Thank you, Thank you to……..all of you who visited my blog for the last post about my Pelican Painting. I am so happy that you enthusiastically responded to the process on how I...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Apr 12, 2014 | Graphite, How-To, Light on Form, Uncategorized, Videos
Creating depth and volume in realistic nature paintings is near and dear to me. I often see people struggling with getting their art to look 3 dimensional on a 2 dimensional surface. When I worked at the New York Botanical Garden’s Illustration Certification...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Aug 7, 2013 | Digital Photography, How-To, Pinterest, Time Management, Uncategorized, Videos
I have been using photographs in my art for a long time. When I moved to Florida I had to down size my studio and find ways that I could minimize clutter. I had boxes and files full of images from National Geographic, Ranger Rick, Wild Bird Magazine and more. I...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Nov 8, 2012 | How-To, Photoshop, Uncategorized, Videos
Clean up those White Backgrounds! I recently had one of my readers ask me how I clean up the background on my botanical paintings in Photoshop Elements. I spent about 3 weeks composing my eBook, “Scan YOUR Art” and decided this time that I would try to...
