Phoenix and Luxx portrait in progress 2
In the last post you saw the 9 gorgeous photos Leah Hamaluk sent for a portrait of her girls… A decision was made to use the shot of...
Kevin Roeckl
Feb 10, 20211 min read
Phoenix and Luxx portrait in progress 1
Leah Hamaluk has commissioned me to do a portrait of her Dobergirls Phoenix and Luxx, a mother and daughter. I begin a portrait by asking...
Kevin Roeckl
Feb 10, 20211 min read
"Gwen & Kent" portrait finished!
A big thank-you to photographer Gay Glazbrook for a great reference photo to work from. In the original photo there were five tall, thin,...
Kevin Roeckl
Jan 18, 20212 min read
"Gwen & Kent" portrait in progress 10
Putting in a few more flowers and leaves around Gwen. I have to work carefully around her outline and Kent’s head. Then I’ll go fast n’...
Kevin Roeckl
Jan 18, 20212 min read
"Gwen & Kent" portrait in progress 9
Laying in the background scene. Normally I start in the upper left and work down, so I’m not dragging my hand (right hand) through what...
Kevin Roeckl
Jan 18, 20211 min read
"Gwen & Kent" portrait in progress 8
Figures finished. Tomorrow I’ll start on the background scene. I always enjoy this stage, where the figures are finished and just...
Kevin Roeckl
Jan 18, 20211 min read
"Gwen & Kent" portrait in progress 7
In progress in the studio. You can now see that this is a portrait of Gwen gaiting Kent straight at you.
Kevin Roeckl
Jan 14, 20211 min read
"Gwen & Kent" portrait in progress 6
You’ve been watching me develop Gwen (handler)… Now I’m working on Kent.
Kevin Roeckl
Jan 14, 20211 min read
"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 14, 20211 min read
"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 14, 20211 min read
"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 11, 20211 min read
"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 9, 20211 min read
"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 9, 20211 min read
