4. STRUCTURE
Being able to draw provides the confidence and perception to create a convincing representation of a subject. The skill creeps up on you through practise and ingrains as a habit making the act so much more instinctive.
The other skill you acquire is simply the patience to look at something. You break it down, conceptualise it, and put it back together in some kind of creative form; you might even leave bits out or reinvent the thing all together.
It becomes tricky when balancing the need to master the drawing mechanics with the instinctive, creative urge to simply expressive yourself. In painting – and especially portraiture – the outline you use to guide your path can become the shackles that restrict the free movement of your arm and your imagination. You could try portraiture without an
