//Also available on Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.it, and Amazon.co.uk. // The Fundamentals of Drawing (1st edition published in Russian 2007, awarded with Silver and Gold Medals by the Academy in 2011) is the first and only teaching aid on academic drawing in 30 years officially approved and recommended by the Russian Academy of Arts. Readers will enjoy this well-illustrated book loaded with tables, images with anatomical casts, sketches and drawings by old masters that shows a classical system for academic drawing while illustrating the stages of work. // Great reference. // Classic "old masters" approach, time-tested methods. // Teaches basics for a strong foundation for future art. // Instructional text, drawing, paintings and reproductions from old masters. // The English version of this book (PDF file) is available for free to all customers buying an original hard copy in Russian. // About Author: V. A. Mogilevtsev is a leading professor at the Department of Drawing (Painting Faculty) of the Repin Art Institute (Russian Academy of Arts), where he"s been teaching senior students since 1995. In 2011, Professor Mogilevtsev was awarded with Gold and Silver Medals by the Academy for his teaching achievements and for the teaching aids Fundamentals of Drawing and Academic Drawings & Sketches (ISBN: 978-5904957018).In 2012 another teaching aid by Prof. V.A. Mogilevtsev is released, "Fundamentals of Painting" (ISBN-10: 5904957025), also in Russian.