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Kevin Roeckl

Nov 18, 20231 min

Lacy portrait in progress 10

I’ve added ripples on the upper part of the water…the reflection of the island and clouds. Now I’m starting on the second Lacy.... Double...

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Lacy portrait in progress 9 - The windows to the soul...

Kevin Roeckl

Nov 16, 20231 min

Lacy portrait in progress 9 - The windows to the soul...

Lacy’s head is finished. Betty described Lacy as happy all the time. Loved people, animals, everything. She was very calm. She was a dog...

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Lacy portrait in progress 8 - More than just grey

Kevin Roeckl

Nov 14, 20231 min

Lacy portrait in progress 8 - More than just grey

It was a little trickier than I thought to do the “single-color” head study. I planned it as being in shades of grey, for which I’d use 5...

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Lacy portrait in progress 7 - Lacy in the sky

Kevin Roeckl

Nov 11, 20231 min

Lacy portrait in progress 7 - Lacy in the sky

Now I’m starting on Lacy’s head in the beautiful sky. This shows part of the whole portrait, which is a double portrait with Lacy...

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Lacy portrait in progress 6 - Important clouds

Kevin Roeckl

Nov 9, 20231 min

Lacy portrait in progress 6 - Important clouds

The clouds are finished. They are a very important part of this piece. An important part of what makes the colors and the scene. A...

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Lacy portrait in progress 5 - What a difference colored pencil makes!

Kevin Roeckl

Nov 3, 20231 min

Lacy portrait in progress 5 - What a difference colored pencil makes!

After the underpainting was done and all the ripples pressed out of the paper, I'm now working with colored pencil for the rest of the...

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Lacy portrait in progress 4 - A challenge on grey

Kevin Roeckl

Nov 1, 20232 min

Lacy portrait in progress 4 - A challenge on grey

I’ve finished the underpainting on Lacy’s portrait. The Canson paper I chose for this artwork is called “Pearl”, a soft warm grey. My...

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Lacy portrait in progress 3 - A hard decision

Kevin Roeckl

Oct 28, 20232 min

Lacy portrait in progress 3 - A hard decision

Now that layout decisions have been made, I decided what color Canson paper I’m going to work on, and pulled the sheet of Canson out of...

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Lacy portrait in progress 2 - More layouts...

Kevin Roeckl

Oct 19, 20232 min

Lacy portrait in progress 2 - More layouts...

In my previous post I shared 8 rough layouts that I had created for Betty K. She chose her favorite, but that wasn't the final layout....

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Lacy portrait in progress 1 - Layouts: which is your favorite?

Kevin Roeckl

Oct 19, 20232 min

Lacy portrait in progress 1 - Layouts: which is your favorite?

I’m starting a new portrait of Lacy for Betty K. Here are 8 possible rough-draft layouts. Which is your favorite one? Lacy loved the...

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Baxter portrait in progress - start to finish

Kevin Roeckl

Oct 14, 20236 min

Baxter portrait in progress - start to finish

September 1 I started a new portrait of Baxter, who is 12 years old. Some interesting facts about Baxter: ❤️ His dad Brian has a...

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Odie portrait in progress - start to finish

Kevin Roeckl

Sep 28, 202311 min

Odie portrait in progress - start to finish

July 8 My next portrait is Odin (“Odie man”) for Robin B. As Robin was gathering photos and sending them to me, she kept saying, “His...

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Kevin Roeckl

Sep 24, 20231 min

Baxter portrait finished!

I finished the portrait of Baxter for Brian C. and Frank A. While I was working on it Frank sent this cute story about Baxter: “I thought...

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Baxter portrait in progress 9 - Final decisions

Kevin Roeckl

Sep 21, 20231 min

Baxter portrait in progress 9 - Final decisions

Frank and Brian requested an 11 x 14 inch portrait. I always work on larger paper, and trim at the end. Usually I offer clients the...

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Baxter portrait in progress 8 - Too many spots

Kevin Roeckl

Sep 21, 20231 min

Baxter portrait in progress 8 - Too many spots

I finished Baxter’s white paws today. In the reference photo I was using I saw what looked like two brown spots on the top of Baxter’s...

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Baxter portrait in progress 7 - Colored pencils prevent illness

Kevin Roeckl

Sep 19, 20231 min

Baxter portrait in progress 7 - Colored pencils prevent illness

Working on Baxter’s white paws. The white paper covering the artwork is to protect the artwork while I’m working. Prismacolor pencil is...

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Baxter portrait in progress 6 - Pink-grey looks white?

Kevin Roeckl

Sep 18, 20231 min

Baxter portrait in progress 6 - Pink-grey looks white?

Baxter’s golden coat finished. Tomorrow I’ll do his white front paws. It’s funny, this is on “moonstone” paper, which is a pinkish grey —...

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Baxter portrait in progress 5 - Even more colors...

Kevin Roeckl

Sep 15, 20231 min

Baxter portrait in progress 5 - Even more colors...

Yesterday I shared a closeup of Baxter’s head with just a few of the many pencil colors I’m using to capture Baxter’s coat color. Here...

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Baxter portrait in progress 4 - So many interesting colors!

Kevin Roeckl

Sep 14, 20231 min

Baxter portrait in progress 4 - So many interesting colors!

Baxter has all kinds of interesting colors in his coat. Prismacolor pencil on “moonstone” Canson paper.

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Baxter portrait in progress 3 - Not flat any more

Kevin Roeckl

Sep 12, 20231 min

Baxter portrait in progress 3 - Not flat any more

Now you can see the difference colored pencil makes on the underpainting. It makes a flat image 3-dimensional. Baxter’s head done with...

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