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Pop Culture Series: Star Wars Portraits

✨ Bring the galaxy to your canvas. Are you a Star Wars junkie? In this 4+ hour live‑recorded Alla Prima demo, Kai Lun Qu guides you through painting both a “humanoid” and a “non‑humanoid” portrait, showing how to capture dynamic light, character, and mood in a single session.


You’ll learn how to:

  • 🔦 Paint the bright glow of a lightsaber and cast tinted light convincingly across your subject’s features

  • 🎨 Work alla prima in oils to maintain spontaneity, energy, and painterly freedom

  • 👁️ Handle both humanoid and non‑humanoid subjects while keeping form, structure, and color readable

  • 💬 Respond to live discussion and feedback to gain insight into professional decision-making


Perfect for intermediate-to-advanced artists who want to tackle complex lighting, character design, and expressive portraiture—all while having fun in a galaxy far, far away. 🕒 Runtime: 4+ hours


This course was filmed live and includes live discussion.

  • 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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