Kevin Roeckl
- a day ago
- 1 min
Louie portrait in progress 12
The slats of the lattice behind Louie are similar and repetitious, but they are not all the same. To keep track of which one I’m working...
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Kevin Roeckl
- 4 days ago
- 2 min
Louie portrait in progress 11
Coming into the home stretch on Louie’s portrait. I’m working on the wooden lattice behind Louie. In this photo is a tool you don’t...
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Kevin Roeckl
- 5 days ago
- 2 min
Louie portrait in progress 10
I finished the blanket today. I took this photo in the studio as I was getting down to the last part of the blanket, the lower left of...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Sep 17
- 1 min
Louie portrait in progress 9
Filling in the squares of the blanket. It’s not going as quickly as I thought it would... I hadn’t really focused on the fact that every...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Sep 16
- 1 min
Louie portrait in progress 8
I’m putting in the blanket colors. Notice I have yellows and oranges and browns on my “active pencils” sheet of paper and in the swatches...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Sep 14
- 1 min
Louie portrait in progress 7
Louie is finished and I’ve drawn the outlines of his blanket. You may remember that this will capture the golden morning light of Dean...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Sep 10
- 3 min
Louie portrait in progress 6
Sometimes these “in progress” posts are photos I take with my phone while working. Other times I scan the artwork to make a jpg. The...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Sep 9
- 2 min
Louie portrait in progress 5
Today I’m putting in the shapes of Louie’s chest. I start by doing the black/shadowed areas first, to help guide me on the other shapes....
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Kevin Roeckl
- Sep 8
- 1 min
Louie portrait in progress 4
Two pictures... I scanned the artwork before I started work this morning, and again when I finished. Continuing work on Louie’s...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Sep 8
- 1 min
Louie portrait in progress 3
Putting Louie’s body in, working down from the neck. These four photos taken in the studio show the progression as I'm working. There is...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Sep 4
- 2 min
Louie portrait in progress 2
This picture shows what Louie’s portrait looked like when I started work in the studio this morning. When I quit work yesterday I had...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Aug 30
- 2 min
Louie portrait in progress 1
I’ve started a new portrait for Dean Jalava. It’s been a long process to decide among the thousands of photos Dean has of Louie (Louie is...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Aug 25
- 2 min
Moto and Candy portrait finished!
I finished the double head-study portrait of Moto and Candy for James Barron. GCHB. Marienburg's Arm Candy GCH. Caryola's Major Dickason...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Aug 21
- 2 min
Moto and Candy portrait in progress 13
What do you see in all the complex shapes on Moto’s shoulder and chest in this reference photo? How do you capture the form and...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Aug 18
- 1 min
Moto and Candy portrait in progress 12
Working in the studio with the reference photos on the monitor. I put Candy and Moto together (from two separate photos) and create the...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Aug 18
- 1 min
Moto and Candy portrait in progress 11
Today’s progress. Moto’s neck down to his collar. Chain collars are not the most fun thing to do. But it went pretty quickly.
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Kevin Roeckl
- Aug 17
- 1 min
Doberman Puppies Coloring book
Last week I was contacted and asked for permission to use 3 pages from my Doberman Puppies Coloring Book for AKC’s “Meet the Breeds”...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Aug 16
- 1 min
Moto and Candy portrait in progress 10
Now all of the “red” areas of Moto’s head (red and rust Doberman) are finished, and I have worked my way down and around the left side of...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Aug 14
- 1 min
Moto and Candy portrait in progress 9
Today I’ve got Moto’s reference photos on the monitor. Working on Moto’s left eye. The photo at the bottom is the main photo I'm using....
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Kevin Roeckl
- Aug 10
- 1 min
Moto and Candy portrait in progress 8
Now I’m starting on Moto. I didn’t finish Candy’s body because their shoulders are overlapping, so I want to do both of their chests at...
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