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Pet Portrait Series: Back-lit Dog

🐕 Paint your pup in a glow of golden light. In this 3+ hour demo, Jared Brady shows you how to turn a stunning back-lit dog portrait into a painter’s masterclass in structure, edgework, and warm-cool balance.

You’ll learn how to:
📸 Break down the planes of a strong reference photo
💨 Capture the “blowing” effect of back-lit fur with confidence
✂️ Use smart edge placement to convey that iconic shaggy texture
🌅 Balance warm and cool tones to create a majestic glow

Perfect for animal lovers and portrait painters alike—this demo blends technical skill with heartfelt storytelling.
🕒 Runtime: 3+ hours

  • Jared Brady

    Instructor

  • Advanced

    Difficulty
Meet your instructor

Jared Brady

Jared Brady is a representational artist working mainly in oils. He continues to explore new visual concepts and subject matter and is excited by the countless possibilities of art. “There is beauty everywhere I look. The same visual concepts that excite me in a grand vista can also be found in a simple still life.”
A current theme Jared is exploring is forest landscapes.  “Something about the forest has always transfixed me. The abstraction, flow, and complexity has always drawn me to it. I find that when a subject seems too difficult or out of reach, I gain so much when I push myself to take it on.”

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