by Mindy Lighthipe | Aug 17, 2020 | Botanical Art, How-To, Watercolor Tips
Major Screw Up in Your Watercolor Painting? What do you do when you are in the middle of a watercolor painting and a blob of paint lands where you really don’t want it? Has this ever happened to you? It has to me, more times than I care to admit. Since I...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Apr 25, 2020 | How-To, Videos, Watercolor Tips
How would you like to learn how to reconstitute your watercolors and save money? Do you feel anxious thinking you don’t have enough watercolors? If are like me, you have tons of watercolor and it is all dried up inside the tube. Look at this box of paint! Most...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Mar 18, 2020 | How-To, Online Art Classes, Watercolor Tips
I recently had an artist ask me why color mixing is so difficult to master. At first I didn’t know how to answer the question. I have always loved color and it has never given me much trouble. To critique my own art, I would say my color can be too bright and bold. I...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Sep 4, 2019 | Online Art Classes, Videos, Watercolor Tips
I love the Chisel BRUSH for watercolor!!!! My favorite was the Loew Cornel’s Comfort Grip chisel brush and to my dismay….they discontinued it. I searched the internet to find a suitable substitute and found some. Here is a video I did to help you to know...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Aug 17, 2019 | Colored Pencil, Online Art Classes, Watercolor Tips
Is color theory something that seems vague, not giving you enough information to create successful color mixing? How would you like to reliably create recipes for continued success in your paintings? I have to admit that color mixing was semi-easy for me. I have...
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...
