Drawing. Basics of Academic Drawing

The proposed book discusses theoretical and methodological issues of visual literacy. The book contains a complete set of basic educational tasks for drawing, arranged in a strict sequence of increasing complexity; covers the fundamentals of composition, perspective, proportions, laws of light and shadow, and plastic anatomy, providing an understanding of form, volume, and construction. The author pays special attention to the methodology of constructive-structural depiction of objects, as well as the constructive-anatomical analysis of complex living forms based on the patterns of their structure. The main principles of drawing from life presented in the book contribute to the formation and development of volumetric-spatial representations and the improvement of graphic skills among interested readers.
The textbook is intended for students of art and architectural universities and faculties, as well as for students of vocational educational institutions of artistic profile, and is recommended as a theoretical, methodological, and practical guide for teachers and instructors of art schools and colleges.