by Mindy Lighthipe | Aug 4, 2015 | ASBA-American Society of Botanical Artists, Botanical Art, Business Practices for Artists, Online Art Classes, Pen & Ink, Scientific Illustration
“How the heck do you break into the market?”…… this is a question I received from a student in my online Drawing the Beauty of Plants Class. The first thing I believe you need to figure out is exactly what you are looking to “break into” within the...
by Mindy Lighthipe | May 14, 2015 | How-To, Insect Art, Pen & Ink, Scientific Illustration
As a Botanical and Natural Science artist, I am always looking for faster ways produce my art. Refining techniques and building skills help when billing a client as well as on the eyesight! I have been playing around with a paper called Stipple Paper by Aquabee. It is...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Nov 5, 2014 | Pen & Ink, Videos
I have been teaching Pen & Ink at the University of Florida to my Intro to Scientific Illustration Class. The feedback I usually receive before I teach Pen & Ink Techniques is the following: Difficult medium to work in. Mistakes are not correctable. Not sure...
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by Mindy Lighthipe | Aug 20, 2014 | Bird Art, Pen & Ink, Watercolor Tips
Never stop learning! People are often surprised to see me in a classroom situation as the student, rather than the teacher. When I taught at the New York Botanical Gardens I had the good fortune of taking a class for every class I taught. This was great because I...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Aug 27, 2012 | Botanical Art, How-To, Pen & Ink
Creating Greeting Cards the Old Fashioned Way There are so many different ways to make a greeting card that I wanted to address those readers/artists that have minimal computer skills. Greeting cards can easily be made by hand using your art work reproduced by a...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Dec 12, 2010 | Pen & Ink, Workshops
I recently had the wonderful experience of learning how to do a traditional form of printmaking with Patricia Wynne at Studio 16. The method is called intaglio and it involves using solvents, acid, a zinc or copper plate and a tool to scratch into the plate that will...
