You Can Draw

I brought the following handout to my drawing students. It's from the 19th Century Academie de Beaux Artes. Charles Bargue was a terrible artist but could simplify things amazingly well. He would make these diagrams to help the students understand how to approach form through line. Some of my more saavy/easily bored students amused themselves by reworking the diagram. Please consider this an assignment. You can print out the original form. Scan and send in your version by June 1st. The best (most absurd) version wins a twenty dollar bill autographed by your royal highness. Get drawing kiddies. (send to strangepics2hobo@yahoo.com)