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Quick question: when you copy the drawing by putting the box around it, are you walking back 20 feet to make your marks, or is that done only with the casts?
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The Bargue copies are taped to a drawing board that generally sits on the student's lap; the drawing is done in this intimate way, but it helps to use the same tricks to "fool the eye" into seeing what's really there, such as backing away from your drawing, or using a mirror, or better, a black mirror. I must fidget, because I was always more comfortable standing, with the drawing board on an easel. The 20-feet back "viewing position" is used for the sight-size cast studies.
My favorite tool is a black mirror. I made mine, bought an 11" x 14" picture frame, painted black acrylic paint on the paper that came with the frame, reassembled, and there you have a black mirror. For your sight-size work, when you hold it up over your eyes you can look up and view both your drawing and your subject. For those who haven't used one, the black mirror simplifies what you're viewing, more so than a regular mirror. I found this incredibly useful.
More of these thoughts will come as they percolate up...