The first and only publication over the past 40 years thet received an official approval and recommendations by the Repin st. Petersburg Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture. Laconic, well-illustrated textbook with tables, photographs of anatomical casts, charts, drawings by old masters, this manual explains the system of academic drawing and illustrates each stage of work. 20 years of teaching experience by professor Vladimir Mogilevtsev set forth in the light of traditions of calssical Russian school, and on practical assignments, step by step, conveys the essence - the fundamentals of drawing - in a simple and understandable form. This makes it possible not only to undestand and explore contemporary academic requirements to classical drawing, but also sets the right directions for self-study.