Bargue drawing copy
Jul 27th, 2009 Posted in 19th Century, Drawing Matters | no comment »Here’s a drawing copy of a Bargue plate I completed via the sight-size approach. Essentially it requires drawing what you see from a specific distance. The vertical plumb is very important and the mirror became my best friend in trying to spot all the drawing mistakes for correction. The black mirror came in handy when trying to get all the values exact in my copy. This approach shares many similarities with the usual block-in/envelope approach where everything is done by eye first and measuring is a way to correct rather than construct a drawing.
back, male torso (Bargue Plate 56)
The left column features a schematic to aid you in approaching the “block-in” for the Bargue copy while the one next to it is the finished drawing. The drawing on the right column is my finished drawing.
