Side Profile Woman Oil Painting by Kai Lun Qu

Glowing Rim Lighting Effects

💡 Master the art of rim lighting with painterly precision.
In this 1.5-hour session, Kai teaches you how to use bold value patterns to capture dramatic lighting and sculpt convincing form—all while keeping your brushwork fresh and expressive.

You’ll learn how to:
🌗 Design with light: placing highlights and shadows with intent
🎨 Create clarity with simplified value structures
🌀 Balance abstraction and realism in your backgrounds
🗣️ Engage with live discussion from Kai’s Alla Prima Mentorship session

This lesson is a deep dive into shape, structure, and controlled spontaneity—hallmarks of Kai’s signature approach.
🕒 Runtime: 1.5 hours
🔒 Available exclusively to Pro Artists Club members
  • Kai Lun Qu

    Instructor
  • Advanced

    Difficulty
Meet your instructor

Kai Lun Qu

Kai Lun Qu is know for his alla prima paintings filled with expression and painterly strokes that evoke deep emotions. His unique blend of traditional style with a contemporary twist is a result of two extremes: a formal training in China’s most prestigious art academy, China Central Academy of Fine Arts and intense studies with renown contemporary painters like Daniel Keys, Tim Rees and Michelle Dunaway in the United States. 
In 2018, He was featured in Southwest Art Magazine, 21 under 31: Young Artists to Watch. 

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