by Mindy Lighthipe | Sep 15, 2014 | Gouache
I just got done done doing a 6 week commission for a client. It is a very detailed 60″ x 40″ painting of a male Wild Turkey in full strut. It has tons of detail and as you can imagine it took lots of time! I will post more details on this later. After a...
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 | Oct 25, 2011 | Uncategorized
Pen & Ink for Reproduction Most botanical artists overlook the value of learning pen & ink techniques because they love color and don't feel that it is useful in terms of making a living. The fact is that pen & ink is a very valuable skill even if you...
by Mindy Lighthipe | Aug 22, 2010 | Pen & Ink
Pen & Ink Reproduction- Botanical Art & Natural Science Illustration Tips I just spent the last 2 weeks at the New York Botanical Garden teaching Pen & Ink. Pen & Ink is mostly used in the botanical art and natural science illustration for...