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...
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 21, 20212 min read
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...
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 18, 20211 min read
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.
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 17, 20211 min read
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...
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 16, 20211 min read
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....
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 14, 20211 min read
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...
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 10, 20211 min read
Moto and Candy portrait in progress 7
ART STUDIO MISHAPS! Damn, I dropped my pencil while working on Candy today. Did you think my life is all just fun-and-games? LOL It...
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 9, 20211 min read
Moto and Candy portrait in progress 6
Working on Candy’s neck today in the studio. Reference photos of her neck and throat on the monitor. The main photo I'm using (the big...
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 7, 20211 min read
Moto and Candy portrait in progress 5
The progression of how I worked on Candy’s face today. Six steps. Read the captions to see what I was doing. This represents one day’s...
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 5, 20211 min read
Moto and Candy portrait in progress 4
Candy’s other eye finished. This is how the entire double portrait looks at this point. Candy is starting to come to life.
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 5, 20211 min read
Moto and Candy portrait in progress 3
The first eye finished. Eyes are so important in a portrait that I spend a lot of time on each one getting it perfect. After I finished...
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 3, 20211 min read
Moto and Candy portrait in progress 2
Working on the portrait of Candy and Moto in the studio today. I have reference photos of Candy in front of me on the monitor while I...
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 2, 20211 min read
Moto and Candy portrait in progress 1
As always, I start with the ears. This will be a double head-study of Candy (black girl) and Moto (red boy) for James Barron. Prismacolor...
Kevin Roeckl
Jul 31, 20211 min read
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
Ted and Lovi portrait
I was going through my archives pulling out examples of my "Little Jewel" portraits for a page on my website, and I came across this...
Kevin Roeckl
Jun 29, 20211 min read
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
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
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
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 11, 20211 min read
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
