Scout portrait in progress 12 - A decision to make
The two action figures in Scout’s triple portrait are finished, and now I have a decision to make: Should I finish the grass around the...
Kevin Roeckl
Oct 45 min read
Scout portrait in progress 11 - Finally, the underpainting
Scout’s head in the barn hunt pose was slow going because it was so important to get his expression just right. I had enough time and...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 301 min read
Scout portrait in progress 10 - The expression will make or break
The expression on Scout’s face will make-or-break the barn hunt pose, the third figure in a triple portrait of Scout. 1 Doing Scout’s...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 242 min read
Scout portrait in progress 9 - Using the paper color
In my previous post I described how I used the grey paper color, which I had masked off when I made the green and gold underpainting, to...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 192 min read
Scout portrait in progress 8 - White fur is easy on grey paper
I’m working on Scout's barn-hunt figure, the third depiction of Scout in this triple portrait. In these pics you can see why I masked off...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 172 min read
Scout portrait in progress 7 - All about barn hunt
I’m not going to add the colored pencil grass details around the Frisbee figure until I finish the barn-hunt figure. The backgrounds of...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 124 min read
Scout portrait in progress 6 - A different style!
Continuing Scout’s triple portrait. I’ve moved on to the second figure, an action pose - Scout running fast with his Frisbee. This one...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 84 min read
Scout portrait in progress 6 - The underpainting step-by-step
How I made the underpainting for Scout’s portrait. I decided to do the underpainting after I completed Scout’s head-study with colored...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 35 min read
Scout portrait in progress 5 - Why did I switch the order?
Almost finished with Scout’s head. I am not going to do any of his neck and shoulders until I complete the two action poses - Frisbee,...
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 312 min read
Scout portrait in progress 4 - Shiny black nose!
This is my favorite “in progress” pic so far, with Scout's shiny black nose popping out of the paper! There are lots of detailed shapes...
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 262 min read
Scout portrait in progress 3 - How I made an eye
How I made an eye... 1 I usually start an eyeball by creating the eye structures that are around it - eyebrow, corner of eye, eyelids,...
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 252 min read
Scout portrait in progress 2 - The first pencil strokes
The first day’s colored pencil work on Scout’s head study. Today I worked on his ear and started across the top of his head. Tomorrow I...
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 231 min read
Scout portrait in progress 1 - Designing a complex triple portrait
I'm starting a triple portrait of a Border collie, “Scout”. This album show how I go about designing a complex portrait with multiple...
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 216 min read
Daisy portrait in progress - start to finish
April 25 This is Daisy, a 2-year-old mixed breed rescue, owned by Kathy and Mark H. For Christmas 2024 Mark gifted Kathy with the promise...
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 114 min read
Daisy portrait finished!
Daisy is a two year old rescue from our local Humane Society. It’s unusual for me to work for a local client and be able to meet and...
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 112 min read
Daisy portrait in progress 3 - Using the paper color
The choice of paper color makes such a difference in colored pencil art. 1 In my last post I showed all the many pencil colors I’m using...
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 71 min read
Daisy portrait in progress 2 - Iris interruptus
I was going to finish both of Daisy’s eyes today but my yard guys showed up unexpectedly (2 hours early). I can’t concentrate when there...
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 42 min read
Daisy portrait in progress 1
I fell so far behind posting Wishes’ and Raven’s portraits that I didn’t get a chance to show you another one I finished in the meantime....
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 22 min read
Raven portrait in progress - start to finish
June 20 I’m starting a new portrait, of Raven. This is the 4th Border Collie portrait I’ve done for Cathy Nearman. Soon I’ll share more...
Kevin Roeckl
Jul 2814 min read
Captain Jack portrait in progress - start to finish
April 9 Starting a portrait of Captain Jack, a black and white Pomeranian, for Sindy B. This shows the detailed outlines I start with. ...
Kevin Roeckl
Jul 289 min read
