The author of this initiation method, Henri Senarmont, is a painter and teaches in Paris the skills of drawing and painting. This book, the fifth one of his collection, is the result of years of experience with beginners of all ages, educational backgrounds and professions. It is an ideal method for the beginners, based on an ancient and proven principle: to learn by copying the great masters. Furthermore, it is a practical, simple, rapid, flexible, effective and creative method; it allows the reader to learn the technical aspects by practice, being able to create soon his or her own composition.