Kevin Roeckl
- Jun 7, 2021
- 1 min
Tanner portrait in progress 3
Working on Tanner’s face. You can see how nice the golds and oranges look on that mauve-grey paper. Tanner really "pops" on that color....
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jun 4, 2021
- 2 min
Tanner portrait in progress 2
My concept for Tanner’s portrait is to do the bedding in big, loose, gestural strokes, and Tanner’s face in tight detail. I chose this...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jun 4, 2021
- 2 min
Tanner portrait in progress 1
Started a new portrait of Tanner, an orange cat, for loving owner Tammie Wolf. First I created a detailed sketch on a very special sheet...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Apr 10, 2021
- 10 min
Storm portrait in progress - start to finish
March 10 Often my portrait clients are surprised how much is involved before I even touch a pencil to paper in the studio. This album...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Apr 9, 2021
- 2 min
Storm portrait finished
Finished the portrait of Storm (Conant’s Blizzard CD) for Cathy Nearman in Hawaii. March 8 - The portrait arrived and Cathy sent this pic...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Apr 5, 2021
- 1 min
Storm portrait in progress 7
Two days ago: this is how the portrait looked when I finished work in the studio for the day. All that’s left to do is Storm’s chest and...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Apr 3, 2021
- 1 min
Storm portrait in progress 6
This is how Storm's portrait looked when I finished work in the studio for the day. Just love that pink tongue! The first bit of pink...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Mar 29, 2021
- 1 min
Storm portrait in progress 5
The shadowed side of Storm’s muzzle shows how I put in the strokes of fur on the grey paper. Zoom in if you are on a small screen. If you...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Mar 26, 2021
- 1 min
Storm portrait in progress 4
Cathy really wants to capture Storm’s sweet personality in this portrait. What makes a kind eye? What puts kindness in an eye? I was...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Mar 26, 2021
- 2 min
Storm portrait in progress 3
THE EYE OF THE STORM: The challenge of Storm’s right eye. I paused my work in the studio for 3 days to address Storm's unusual right eye...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Mar 23, 2021
- 1 min
Storm portrait in progress 2
As usual, I start with the ears. Since I'm right-handed, I almost always start in the upper left and work down, so I don’t drag my hand...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Mar 19, 2021
- 4 min
Storm portrait in progress 1
Often my portrait clients are surprised how much is involved before I even touch a pencil to paper in the studio. This album describes...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Mar 1, 2021
- 8 min
Carly portrait in progress - start to finish
January 6 I’ve started a Head Study of Carly, beloved Service Dog of Phyllis Zaretzky. After discussing the photos Phyllis has, we...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Feb 3, 2021
- 2 min
Carly portrait - Custom Notecards
The final steps of a portrait... When the portrait is finished and the client approves it, the job is not finished by any means. I mount...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jan 31, 2021
- 1 min
Carly portrait finished!
When I sent pictures of the finished portrait to Phyllis for her final approval, she wrote: “Kevin, you did such a fantastic job...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jan 31, 2021
- 1 min
Carly portrait in progress 6
I continued filling in the rest of Carly's face, then moved on to her tongue.... Her pink tongue involves a different set of pencil...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jan 27, 2021
- 1 min
Carly portrait in progress 5
Outlining the edge of Carly’s dark nose so I can do the left side of her pale peach muzzle up to the nose edge. I will work to that edge...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jan 22, 2021
- 5 min
Carly portrait in progress 4
I want you to know what I thought about when I worked on Carly’s eyes. When Phyllis first contacted me in 2019 to get on my waiting list...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jan 22, 2021
- 1 min
Carly portrait in progress 3
My monitor in front of me as I’m working. The main picture is the one I’m working from, but I have other reference photos of Carly’s eyes...
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Kevin Roeckl
- Jan 22, 2021
- 1 min
Carly portrait in progress 2
Carly’s ears. It’s fun to do another breed besides Dobermans. Colored pencils are perfect for doing hair. Phyllis chose “Felt Grey” for...
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