"Gwen & Kent" portrait in progress 5
Finished Gwen’s suit, and now starting on Kent. It was kind of interesting doing a pale-grey suit on pale-grey paper. The suit, as you...
Kevin Roeckl
Jan 15, 20211 min read
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"Gwen & Kent" portrait in progress 4
Now putting in Gwen’s gray suit…. On the monitor I’ve blocked out the background of where the photo was taken so I can get a clear sense...
Kevin Roeckl
Jan 15, 20211 min read
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"Gwen & Kent" portrait in progress 3
In this portrait, Gwen’s skin tones are very close to the paper color in value. In art terms, “value” = lightness/darkness. Except for a...
Kevin Roeckl
Jan 12, 20211 min read
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"Gwen & Kent" portrait in progress 2
Here are the Prismacolor pencil colors I'm using for Gwen's face. In the upper right you can see I've made swatches of those colors on a...
Kevin Roeckl
Jan 10, 20211 min read
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"Gwen & Kent" portrait in progress 1
I’m starting on a portrait of a Doberman show dog and professional handler Gwen DeMilta. It was commissioned as a surprise gift for Gwen...
Kevin Roeckl
Jan 10, 20211 min read
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