

Raven portrait in progress 4 - The importance of landmarks
1 Raven's forehead and around the eye-socket on the left side are finished. I’ve put in Raven’s center white stripe down his nose as a...
Kevin Roeckl
Jul 32 min read
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Two artist friends
Yesterday I had a debate on my Facebook page with Michael Joseph about whether copying a reference photo but changing things...
Kevin Roeckl
Jul 21 min read
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Raven portrait in progress 3 - The centerline
An artist should always improve upon their reference photo. Artists: Don't be a slave to what you see in your reference photo. I've...
Kevin Roeckl
Jul 13 min read
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Raven portrait in progress 2 - What color are these eyes, really?
1 Working on Raven’s eyes - so important in a portrait. It’s particularly important to get the colors and values accurate in this one,...
Kevin Roeckl
Jun 242 min read
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Raven portrait in progress 1 - Oh those big puppy ears!
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 of what...
Kevin Roeckl
Jun 231 min read
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