Kevin Roeckl
- Jul 5
- 2 min
Happy 4th of July!
This original artwork "American Bears" was made with Prismacolor pencils on orange Canson paper. Here's the story behind "American...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Mar 1
- 5 min
Gwen & Kent portrait in progress - start to finish
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jan 19
- 2 min
"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,...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jan 19
- 2 min
"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’...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jan 19
- 1 min
"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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jan 19
- 1 min
"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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jan 15
- 1 min
"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.
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jan 15
- 1 min
"Gwen & Kent" portrait in progress 6
You’ve been watching me develop Gwen (handler)… Now I’m working on Kent.
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jan 15
- 1 min
"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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jan 15
- 1 min
"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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jan 12
- 1 min
"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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jan 10
- 1 min
"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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jan 10
- 1 min
"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...
4 views