How the gesture of stroke impacts the portrait drawing

This course will show you in practical and very useful exercises different ways of building a portrait drawing. The varieties of the strokes that give the expression of the model. The fundamental knowledge of the characteristics of the light will open you the door to the 3-dimensional creation. No matter the texture you use through this principle you will be able to make it look 3-dimensional. You will learn about the different kinds of pencils and how to use them. Why is important to adopt the right habit during drawing. How to transfer the reference photo and the materials used. The characteristics of the light and how it embraces the form. How to create and grade the shading. The three building elements and the 10 varieties of them in portrait drawing. How to apply the principle of light on them. Why the reference photo is good or bad.