Louie portrait in progress 5
Today I’m putting in the shapes of Louie’s chest. I start by doing the black/shadowed areas first, to help guide me on the other shapes....
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 9, 20212 min read
Louie portrait in progress 4
Two pictures... I scanned the artwork before I started work this morning, and again when I finished. Continuing work on Louie’s...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 8, 20211 min read
Louie portrait in progress 3
Putting Louie’s body in, working down from the neck. These four photos taken in the studio show the progression as I'm working. There is...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 8, 20211 min read
Louie portrait in progress 2
This picture shows what Louie’s portrait looked like when I started work in the studio this morning. When I quit work yesterday I had...
Kevin Roeckl
Sep 4, 20212 min read
Louie portrait in progress 1
I’ve started a new portrait for Dean Jalava. It’s been a long process to decide among the thousands of photos Dean has of Louie (Louie is...
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 30, 20212 min read
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...
Kevin Roeckl
Aug 25, 20212 min read
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
Happy 4th of July!
This original artwork "American Bears" was made with Prismacolor pencils on orange Canson paper. Here's the story behind "American...
Kevin Roeckl
Jul 5, 20212 min read
