Bargue FineArt Lithography

Bargue FineArt Lithography Exceptional Bargue plates printed in lithography, in original size, for the first time since 1887. You will discover the fundamentals of classical drawing.

For the students of academies, classical workshops, and art schools, we are republishing Charles Bargue Drawing Course. Bargue plates original size has not been out of print since its publication in the 1880s. High resolution Bargue plates are printed in lithography to learn to draw realistically.

09/06/2026

Learning to draw isn’t always as pretty as Pinterest makes it look.

Sometimes your hand thinks it’s Picasso when you were aiming for Ingres.

Sometimes your eraser does more work than your pencil.

And sometimes that little voice says: “Is copying these plates even worth it?”

Guess what?
If you recognize yourself in even one of these moments…
you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be.

Because real learning isn’t a straight line —
it’s a messy path of smudges, doubts… and quiet progress.

Now tell me in the comments:
Which one of these drawing struggles is the most you? 👇

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20/05/2026

POV: you’re the only one in the group who finally cheated the code of classical drawing. 👁️✨

The moment you stop working from blurry scans and low-quality references… everything changes.

For the first time, you actually SEE:
• proportions clearly
• subtle value transitions
• precise edges
• the structure behind the drawing

That’s why the original Bargue Plates were so powerful in the 19th century — and why they still work today.

These weren’t random images.
They were carefully designed teaching tools created to train the artist’s eye step by step.

And the truth is simple:

You cannot train your observation correctly from poor-quality references.

A blurry image teaches blurry observation.
A precise lithograph teaches precise seeing.

📜 High-quality Bargue Encore Plates are one of the fastest and most reliable ways to build strong drawing fundamentals:
• observation
• proportions
• patience
• visual accuracy
• confidence

This is not about copying.
It’s about learning HOW to see.

✨ Train like the masters.
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16/05/2026

More than a century later, the Bargue Drawing Course remains one of the most powerful foundations for learning classical drawing.

Bargue Plate I-53 was designed to train the artist’s eye through observation, precision, and patience — the same skills taught in the great academic ateliers of the 19th century.

These studies were never meant to be simple copying exercises.

They were created to develop visual understanding and artistic discipline.

✨ Today, artists around the world still use them to build strong drawing fundamentals.

📜 Train like the masters with the best Bargue reproductions today → link in bio.

15/05/2026

Just a gentle reminder — with love 😅

But while some people struggle to make sense of blurry reproductions,
others quietly build solid drawing skills
by working from models that were actually designed to teach.

This isn’t about talent.
It’s not about effort either.

It’s about priorities.

Comfort is nice.
But what you really want is progress.

So tell me 👇
What’s one small thing you could change today
to get closer to the drawing level you actually want?

13/05/2026

Learning to draw isn’t always as pretty as Pinterest makes it look.

Sometimes your hand thinks it’s Picasso when you were aiming for Ingres.

Sometimes your eraser does more work than your pencil.

And sometimes that little voice says: “Is copying these plates even worth it?”

Guess what?
If you recognize yourself in even one of these moments…
you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be.

Because real learning isn’t a straight line —
it’s a messy path of smudges, doubts… and quiet progress.

Now tell me in the comments:
Which one of these drawing struggles is the most you? 👇
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12/05/2026

I don’t know if it’s just me…

But I feel like I’ve got something in my eye since this morning 👀

Talent doesn’t exist. 😲

Did you see it too?

People often think that those who draw well were born with a special gift.

But the truth is, drawing has never been about talent.
It’s about learning, method, and practice.

The 19th-century masters didn’t become masters by magic:
they started by copying the Bargue plates printed as they were intended for. They copy line after line, value after value, until they built strong foundations.

Only strong foundation and practice, can give you what’s called “talent”. Because once you understand the foundations, drawing becomes easy 💪

And you can do the same, because BargueEncore plates are made for you.

BargueEncore plates, faithful reprints of the original Charles Bargue drawing course.The same plates that trained generations of artists in the 19th century.

Why are they so special? Because Bargue did more than just make copies.He solved many drawing problems for you. He simplified complex forms, showed clear steps, and helped students train their eyes to see shapes and proportions with accuracy.

Printed again in lithography, at full original size, our plates keep every line and subtle shade exactly as Bargue designed them, no cheap scans or low-quality photocopies.

If you want to build strong skills and truly understand how to see and draw, start where the masters started.

🍾 So…. are you ready?

📚 Study with the best.

✏️ Draw with the best.

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Get your free Bargue plate today 🔝and share with anyone who might need to learn with Bargue.

12/05/2026

Everyone shows you the final drawing.

The clean lines. The perfect proportions. The “wow” result.

But almost no one shows you what it really takes to get there.

The slow progress.
The endless adjustments.
The moments of doubt where you erase, start again… and erase again.

It’s not talent. It’s not magic.

It’s training your eye.
It’s learning to truly see.

And it’s choosing the right tools to guide you — just like the Bargue plates have done for artists since the 19th century.

Start your own journey.

The only Bargue plate supply of faithful Bargue prints.

Download your free Bargue plate today and see how much you can grow from the very first line. ✍️

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Lithographic Bargue plates hold the secrets of the masters….ready to be studied today.We’re bringing back the best drawi...
16/04/2026

Lithographic Bargue plates hold the secrets of the masters…
.ready to be studied today.

We’re bringing back the best drawing lessons from the 19th century — fully alive and ready to train your eyes.

Our lithographic press keeps every tiny detail safe for centuries, faithfully reproducing Bargue’s original plates.

❌No cheap scans

❌No blurry photocopies

❌No missing information

✅ Just the real thing, just like Bargue made it.

So grab your pencil, study with the finest Bargue plates you can get today, and revive your drawing skills the right way.

Some things should never go extinct ✨

03/03/2026

What most artists don’t know about the Charles Bargue Drawing Course… #

These plates were not just academic exercises.

Jean-Léon Gérôme, then director of the painting and drawing studio at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, asked his best student, Charles Bargue, to create them.

But here’s the part rarely mentioned:

Gérôme had married the daughter of the publisher Goupil — giving him direct access to one of the most powerful art publishing houses of the 19th century.

The Bargue Course wasn’t just intelligently designed.

It was strategically positioned to spread.

In this video, you’re watching our lithographic press printing a new plate — soon available for presale.

After 10 days of testing and adjustments, we’re ready to release the Phocion plate, faithfully printed using a process true to the 19th-century originals.

If you truly want to understand the fundamentals of drawing — proportion, accuracy, value control, and discipline — the Bargue Encore plates are the most rigorous foundation you can work from.

And if you believe classical training still matters, share this video with other Bargue lovers.

Have you ever worked from an original-quality Bargue plate — or only bad reproductions?

Let me know in the comments.


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10/02/2026

Learning to draw isn’t always as pretty as Pinterest makes it look.

Sometimes your hand thinks it’s Picasso when you were aiming for Ingres.

Sometimes your eraser does more work than your pencil.

And sometimes that little voice says: “Is copying these plates even worth it?”

Guess what?
If you recognize yourself in even one of these moments…
you’re exactly where you’re supposed to be.

Because real learning isn’t a straight line —
it’s a messy path of smudges, doubts… and quiet progress.

Now tell me in the comments:
Which one of these drawing struggles is the most you? 👇

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️



Your art journey starts with daily drawing, pencil drawing or charcoal drawing. Bargue plates are made for struggling artist to keep drawing because every artist was a beginner.

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