Kevin Roeckl
Dec 29, 20219 min read
Chloe portrait in progress - start to finish
November 11 Starting a portrait of red Doberman Chloe leaping into the Trinity River. It is a birthday gift from Doug Paul to his wife...
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Kevin Roeckl
Dec 1, 20211 min read
Chloe portrait in progress 8
All the pencil colors I’m going to use for Chloe, a red Doberman. Some of the brighter oranges will be for places where the bright...
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Kevin Roeckl
Nov 26, 20211 min read
Chloe portrait in progress 5
I’ve finished the rocks and cliffs. That took me a couple days longer than I expected it would. As I worked my way along the waterline I...
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Kevin Roeckl
Nov 17, 20211 min read
Chloe portrait in progress 3
Now you can see why I did the underpainting. This is a close-up of the upper left corner of the painting, where there is a forested...
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Kevin Roeckl
Nov 15, 20212 min read
Chloe portrait in progress 2
I masked off the figure of Chloe to add the base color of the river with a smooth watercolor wash. That gives me a nice green base on...
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Kevin Roeckl
Nov 12, 20211 min read
Chloe portrait in progress 1
Starting a portrait of red Doberman Chloe leaping into the Trinity River, a birthday gift from Doug Paul to his wife Cherie. You probably...
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Kevin Roeckl
Sep 20, 20212 min read
Louie portrait in progress 10
I finished the blanket today. I took this photo in the studio as I was getting down to the last part of the blanket, the lower left of...
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Kevin Roeckl
Jul 21, 20212 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...
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