The theoretical and methodical questions of graphic deed are examined in the offered book. A book contains the complete volume of basic educational tasks on a picture, tasks| located in the strict sequence of complication examines bases of composition, prospect, proportion, laws of chiaroscuro and plastic anatomy, gives an idea about a form, volume and construction. The special attention an author spares to methodology structurally-structural image of objects, and also to the structurally-anatomic analysis of difficult living form, based on conformities to law of their structure. The basic principles of educational picture from nature, presented in a book, assist forming and development of by volume of-spatial presentations and perfection of graphic skills for the interested readers.A textbook is intended for students artistic and architectural institutions of higher learning and faculties, and also for professional educational establishments of students of artistic profile and recommended as theoretical, methodical and practical guidance for teachers and teachers of artistic schools and schools.