Raven portrait in progress 9 - a symmetrical fade-out
In a previous post I showed how I created a center-line with white chalk pencil (easy to erase later) up the center of Raven’s muzzle, so...
Kevin Roeckl
Jul 161 min read
Raven portrait in progress 8 - Raven has a wrinkly tongue!
Every dog is an individual, even down to the characteristics of their tongue. I noticed in Raven’s reference photo that his tongue has...
Kevin Roeckl
Jul 121 min read
Raven portrait in progress 7 - Seeing with the heart
Raven's pink tongue is finished. Every time I share “in progress” pics with Cathy, she tells me a bit more about Raven. When I first...
Kevin Roeckl
Jul 111 min read
Raven portrait in progress 6 - A difficult passage
This was a difficult passage: Raven’s nose and the muzzle around the nose. It required careful attention to the reference photo because...
Kevin Roeckl
Jul 101 min read
Raven portrait in progress 5 - The importance of multiple reference photos
Raven has such a beautifully symmetrical face, and I have been portraying him symmetrical – with a lot of attention on getting that...
Kevin Roeckl
Jul 92 min read
