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When I approached my first Bargue drawing I thought it would be a breeze to do. Now I look at the Bargue drawings from a different vantage point from a point of relative understanding. Unless a individual draws each and every drawing to absolute perfection, copy machine errors not included, one has no understanding of the value in the plates. After just copying five in progression of difficulty but to perfection one barely begins to understand the value of the other plates.
Each has the right to give ones opinion from what ever vantage point one stands but unless one has experienced these drawings as I describe they have no clue but only a opinion. It would be a sad fact to way someones future based only on opinions. As we all know a foundation built on a rock will stand the test of time but a foundation built on sand, it is simple to figure out.
Narvin has a point about whether there were written instructions with the plates. How one uses the drawings is another good point but whether Bargue intended them to be used this way or that way is a long winded story. I think the best way to find out is to look at the results. The students, the work, speaks loud and clear.
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