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Pet Portrait Series: Shaggy Dog

🐾 Let the fur fly—but keep the structure grounded. In this 1+ hour demo, Kai Lun Qu shows you how to capture a lively, shaggy dog without getting lost in every strand of fur. 

You’ll learn how to:

  • 🎨 Simplify complex fur into clear, readable value patterns

  • 💡 Use bold, economical brushwork to suggest texture without overworking

  • 🧠 Maintain structure, form, and personality under all that fluff

  • 🔍 Balance fine detail with painterly expression to bring the dog to life

Ideal for artists who want to paint pet portraits with confidence, clarity, and a touch of heart. 🕒 Runtime: 1+ hour

  • 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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