This publication is a textbook compiled by the staff of the teaching department of drawing of the St. Petersburg State Academic Institute of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture named after I.E. Repin. The book details the fundamental issues of practice and methods of teaching educational drawing. This edition contains illustrations of student drawings (176 pictures in total). The book is intended for teachers-artists, as well as students of higher art educational institutions. It will be useful for a wide range of readers interested in fine art.