by Mindy Lighthipe | Feb 1, 2021 | 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 | Feb 4, 2020 | 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 | Aug 6, 2019 | 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 | Jun 3, 2019 | 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 | Feb 26, 2019 | 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...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Oct 29, 2017 | Drawing Tips, Graphite, How-To, Light on Form, Online Art Classes, Surface Contour, Uncategorized
CAST SHADOWS!!!! UGH!!!! I always work with one light source. It is very consistent and can be very rewarding once you get used to it. I find that once I got the “hang” of it, I am now able to make anything 3-dimensional at any time. Some people have a...
