Vangu: Learn to Draw
Jesse Deng Education iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Vangu: Learn to Draw is a free Education app for iPhone and iPad by Jesse Deng. Rated 4.5/5 from 42 ratings. Requires iOS 13.0. Updated September 8, 2026.
- Rating
- 4.5
- 42 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 98 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Sep 8
- 2026 · v1.1.7
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About Vangu: Learn to Draw
Learn to draw anything — starting with any photo from your camera roll. Pick a photo. Pick a style. In moments, you get a 9-step sketch tutorial laid out panel by panel, just like the structured exercises real artists use. Follow along on paper, on a tablet, or anywhere you can hold a pencil. HOW IT WORKS 1. Upload any photo — a portrait, a pet, a flower, a building, a landscape. 2. Choose your medium — pencil, black ink, or ink & watercolor. 3. Get 9 progressive panels showing exactly how the drawing is built up, from the first light construction lines to the final rendered piece. 4. Swipe panel by panel and sketch each step at your own pace. BUILT ON REAL ARTIST TECHNIQUES Every tutorial follows the same construction methods professional artists teach — the Loomis head method for portraits, gesture-first figure construction, silhouette-before-detail for animals, perspective grids for architecture. You're not tracing. You're learning the thinking behind the drawing. THREE STYLES, ONE PRACTICE • Pencil Sketch — graphite fundamentals, shading, proportion • Black Ink — confident line work, cross-hatching, high contrast • Ink & Watercolor — loose gestural lines with color washes DRAW ANY SUBJECT Portraits. Figures. Animals. Landscapes. Still life. Architecture. Bring your own reference photo or start with the curated examples inside the app. GET FEEDBACK ON YOUR WORK Snap a photo of your finished sketch and get a focused critique — what's working, what to tighten next time, and the one fix that will level you up the fastest. PERFECT FOR • Complete beginners who've always wanted to draw • Hobbyists looking for structured daily practice • Artists learning a new medium • Anyone who learns best by doing Every new user gets free credits to try it out. No subscription required to start. Designed for phone and tablet. Dark mode supported. Screen stays awake while you sketch. Uses Apple's EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Ratings & reviews
4.5
42 ratings
What’s new
Version 1.1.7 · Updated September 8, 2026
Improved subscription and credit-pack screens, with clearer pricing and credit allowances. Reliability improvements and bug fixes.
App privacy
The developer, Jesse Deng, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Used to Track You
The following data may be used to track you across apps and websites owned by other companies:
- Identifiers: Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Contact Info: Email Address
- User Content: Photos or Videos
- Identifiers: User ID, Device ID
Used for: App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Identifiers: Device ID
- Usage Data: Product Interaction, Other Usage Data
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data
Used for: Third-Party Advertising, Analytics
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