Upload your subject, choose your approach.
Upload a clear portrait photo. We'll turn it into a structured drawing plan: values, shadow shapes, anchors, edges. So when you pick up the charcoal, you start with vision instead of guesswork.
A structural plan. Your photo broken into values, shadow shapes, anchors, and edges.
Not the drawing. The plan is your guide. Keep it open beside your easel as you draw.
Try every option. Different Approaches and papers reveal different things. Experiment.
Drop a portrait photo here
JPG, PNG, or HEIC · up to 20MB · clear, well-lit faces work best
Don’t have a portrait handy? Try a sample photo →
Photos are processed entirely in your browser. Nothing is uploaded to our servers.
You can change the approach later.
Studying the photo…
The drawing was already there. Now you can see it.
Tap a layer to see what it teaches.
Draw with the plan, one step at a time.
Use ← → to navigate steps · Esc to exit
After you drew
Look at what you made. Compare it to what you saw.
Seven questions that direct your attention to the places where beginners’ errors hide. Have your drawing where you can see it — beside the screen, or uploaded here — then work through the questions.
Upload a photo of your drawing (optional)
Useful if your drawing is in another room, or if you’re critiquing on a different device. If your drawing is right next to you, skip this. Either way, your drawing stays in your browser.
Not a graded test. Honest self-assessment — even rough — directs your next practice session.