My Custom Christmas cards - 12 favorites
From 2000 to 2009 I created custom Christmas cards for clients from their own photos of their pets, with Photoshop. For the 12 days of...
Kevin Roeckl
Dec 23, 20223 min read
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How to paint realistic eyes
People are so fascinated with how realistic eyes can look in artwork, I thought I’d share what makes them look so shiny and...
Kevin Roeckl
Jul 21, 20212 min read
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Tanner portrait in progress - start to finish
June 2 Started a new portrait of Tanner, an orange cat, for loving owner Tammie Wolf. First I created a detailed sketch on a very special...
Kevin Roeckl
Jun 24, 20216 min read
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Tanner portrait finished!
Finished portrait of Tanner for Tammie Wolf. Tanner is a 3 year old rescue who loves to curl up and sleep with his big brother Doberman,...
Kevin Roeckl
Jun 19, 20211 min read
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Tanner portrait in progress 6
Now I’m adding the blue and white blanket over Tanner. Today’s work was to do the fold that is to the left of his face. It was slow going...
Kevin Roeckl
Jun 16, 20211 min read
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Tanner portrait in progress 5
If you’ve been following this portrait from the beginning, you know that my concept for this portrait is to do the bedding very loose and...
Kevin Roeckl
Jun 12, 20211 min read
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Tanner portrait in progress 4
Continuing on Tanner’s face. The eyes are in now. Finishing the eyes always brings a portrait to life more than anything else. Here’s a...
Kevin Roeckl
Jun 9, 20211 min read
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Tanner portrait in progress 3
Working on Tanner’s face. You can see how nice the golds and oranges look on that mauve-grey paper. Tanner really "pops" on that color....
Kevin Roeckl
Jun 7, 20211 min read
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Tanner portrait in progress 2
My concept for Tanner’s portrait is to do the bedding in big, loose, gestural strokes, and Tanner’s face in tight detail. I chose this...
Kevin Roeckl
Jun 4, 20212 min read
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Tanner portrait in progress 1
Started a new portrait of Tanner, an orange cat, for loving owner Tammie Wolf. First I created a detailed sketch on a very special sheet...
Kevin Roeckl
Jun 4, 20212 min read
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"Mini" portrait in progress - start to finish
April 20 Started a portrait of Mini, a beautiful black cat with gold eyes, for Emily Moren, DVM. Emily wants the portrait to include...
Kevin Roeckl
Jun 4, 20219 min read
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"Mini" portrait finished!
Today I finished the portrait of Mini, beloved cat of Emily Moren, DVM. She is surrounded by hellebores, the flower that was planted in...
Kevin Roeckl
May 28, 20212 min read
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"Mini" portrait in progress 5
Working on Mini’s eyes, the most critical part of the portrait. I started out this morning before I went in the studio, by reading the...
Kevin Roeckl
May 24, 20212 min read
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"Mini" portrait in progress 4
Now working on the black hellebore flowers. I'm adding colored pencil over the flat black watercolor wash I did in a previous step. The...
Kevin Roeckl
May 17, 20211 min read
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"Mini" portrait in progress 3
The plant foliage is finished. I may add a few more leaves and stems…I want to see how the balance looks when I get the black flowers...
Kevin Roeckl
May 14, 20211 min read
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"Mini" portrait in progress 2
All the outlines of Mini and the flowers have been drawn out in detail on a sheet of Canson “moonstone” paper, a beautiful art paper with...
Kevin Roeckl
May 12, 20213 min read
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"Mini" portrait in progress 1
Starting a portrait of Mini, a beautiful black cat with gold eyes, for Emily Moren, DVM. Emily wants the portrait to include hellebore, a...
Kevin Roeckl
Apr 21, 20212 min read
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