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Live Ep. 20: My Experiences In The Bargue Program (4pm Oslo)
🕑 Added 2021-05-07 10:09:21 +0000 UTC(UPDATE): I decided to clean up the footage from this livestream and fix the perspective on the drawing cam footage. This is then a better more streamlined version of the 2nd livestream from this lesson. Hope you enjoy.
In this episode I am going to be sharing some of my personal experiences from when I went through the Bargue program as a student. I also want to feature your stories as well. Type your into the live comments and I will share them as they come in.
I thought this would be a good way to extend the demo time from this month's Atelier Tier lesson while also sharing information relevant to the experience.
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts about the experience so far!
Comments
Kelly Green
Hi Stephen! I was at first excited to learn of the Atelier tier, then I didn't start. I see these Bargue plate drawings EVERYWHERE and was thinking that's lovely but why in the world would someone want to torture themselves with this?!? I watched the May 3 lesson about a week late and for some reason, I was compelled to do my first Bargue drawing. Now I'm obsessed. I walk into my studio to do something else and end up sitting with my drawing. I can't explain it but it's great! So thank you!
Stephen Bauman Artwork
1. double check the things that you thought were true: values, angles, edges. 2. Try to have the light hitting the artwork at a 45 degree angle from the camera lens. Other than that just do your best.
Louise Notley (lulunot1)
Hey Stephen. Just finished up this stream and I'm going into the last few hours of final rendering of my Psyche. I have two questions. 1) what would you say to focus on when you think you're done, but you're going to give it a few more hours? I turned my board to the wall and will wait a couple days to come back to it with fresh eyes, but right now I don't really know what I will do! 2) is there any specific camera instructions you have for photographing our work so that you're looking at comparible photographs, or is it not really something to worry about?
Stefan
Had to laugh when watching at around 47:40 - "If you want to make stuff that looks like stuff..."
Stephen Bauman Artwork
Whew- I will definitely need to extend the deadline for submissions for the crit video.
Stephen Bauman Artwork
Torso starts in June.
Stephen Bauman Artwork
Glad to hear it, Loiuse. And thanks for letting me know your YT screen name as well. See you there next time.
Louise Notley (lulunot1)
Stephen you're an amazing teacher, all I can say. I've been re-reading the Bargue Drawing Course as I listen to your video again, and work on my drawing. I realized hey, I've read all the stuff he is saying before, it's all here, and while I did learn things teaching myself from the course book over the past few years (slowly), it did not quite sink in and stay there as it did after watching you demo, and listening to you teach it. What was missing before is the emphasis on not moving forward out of the block in stage, until all parts of the drawing had good proportion. I was winging it before, and accepting too many approximations along the way, such that my drawings were not as well finished in the end as even my block in looks on this drawing today. So many great bits of wisdom in your approach, and you explain so well. Thank you!
Kamlika Chandla
Belvedere could be the 3 month summer project if it’s 75 hours.
Kamlika Chandla
Stephen hit the gym 💪🏼😍
Kamlika Chandla
This is lovely. I’ll work along on the Belvedere torso. Is that scheduled for June or July though?
George Thomas
Brilliant way to extend the demo.
Kate Simpson
Something you said came alive for me as I pushed myself. You said something like “the more of a resemblance there is between the source image and your drawing, the more the errors will jump out at you.”
Charles Leonard
While in the midst of my 2nd drawing class (the other one being 35 years earlier), I took a Saturday morning intro to Bargue and site-size at my local art center. Struggled with the site-size exercise but loved the idea of Bargue's simplification. Except for the principles, concepts, processes, techniques, experience, patience/restraint, I really thought I had this drawing thing down after that workshop. :o)
Kat Aquarelle
To be honest this is my first Bargue drawing. Actually drawing right now with a timer. I feel like sight size is not a technique that I would want to pursue. I am happy that you teach the comparative measurement with underlying structure of the subject in mind. No hate on sight size. It probably takes a ton of patience and perseverance. I am sure that it would drive me crazy, although I have never tried it.
Kelley Hails
Sounds amazing... I won't be able to join live (Portrait Society conference is a conflict) but cant wait to watch the re-run! My experience of my first Bargue drawing- loved it. Great way to start, I really started to understand more the unification principles in action. It wasn't too overwhelming- just right for a source image. I barely finished in 9 hours; I felt like I could keep going and going. It was probably one of the first drawings that I could really do what you recommend... working on all parts of the drawing at once to keep it at the same level of finish throughout, and I really liked that process. Thanks, Stephen!
