by Mindy Lighthipe | Animal Portraits, Art For Conservation, Conservation, Environmental Concerns, Light on Form, Uncategorized
Protecting Florida’s Black Bears: Art for Conservation I am deeply saddened by the decision of Florida Wildlife Commission to vote on allowing a bear hunt. This October, Florida’s black bears face a new threat — a scheduled bear hunt that could endanger not only...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Digital Photography, How-To, Light on Form
Does your art work create enough form? Are there light, medium and dark values within the drawings and color renderings you are working on? Often the answer is no. As artists we have so many things to think about simultaneously. Color, texture, perspective, surface...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Colored Pencil, Drawing Tips, How-To, Light on Form, Online Art Classes
Do you want your drawings and paintings to have more form? Are trying to make things 3 dimensional and for some reason they keep coming out flat? There can be many reasons this is happening. Understanding surface contour, how light hits the form, what the surface...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Botanical Art, Light on Form, Online Art Classes, Uncategorized, Watercolor Tips
Does it seem impossible to get predictable results in watercolor? Does it seem fussy and unforgivable? If you are thinking watercolor is difficult, you are not alone. I found this to be true for many years. I took several watercolor classes and never got the hang of...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Botanical Art, Light on Form, Online Art Classes, Photoshop
Do you find it difficult to render your subjects so they look alive and are about to come off the page? Do you understand how the light is hitting your subject? The best way to get your drawings to look 3-dimensional is to make sure you have the following: Highlights-...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Botanical Art, Light on Form, Online Art Classes
Learn how to DeMystify Watercolor! I used to be terrified of watercolor. I found it fussy and difficult to work with. It seemed unforgiving. I felt like if I made a mistake ….. it was over. My first experience was with a teacher who taught me to do what seemed...
