Kevin Roeckl
- Aug 11, 2022
- 1 min
Portrait of Daisy Bleu
I’ve been laid up with an injury since April, unable to work, so I am sharing some of my earlier portraits with you. This is Daisy Bleu,...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jul 18, 2022
- 2 min
Portrait of Jake
In March I had a serious injury and I haven’t been able to work for several months. See my July 16 post So I thought I would start...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Oct 19, 2021
- 9 min
Moto and Candy portrait in progress - start to finish
July 28 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....
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Kevin Roeckl
- Aug 25, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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 16, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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, 2021
- 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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Kevin Roeckl
- Aug 9, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Aug 7, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Aug 6, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Aug 6, 2021
- 1 min
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.
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Kevin Roeckl
- Aug 3, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Aug 3, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Aug 1, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jun 24, 2021
- 6 min
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...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jun 19, 2021
- 1 min
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,...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jun 16, 2021
- 1 min
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...
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