Draw a recognizable portrait in 7 days— even if you can't draw a straight line right now.

A guided 30-exercise workbook for adult beginners. One concept per day. 30 minutes of practice. A $15 pencil kit. No talent required.

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Jana Dingle

@canvasofjana

Stick figures → 14 portraits in 7 weeks. Age 25. $15 toolkit. Now I teach the method.

stuck.log

Sound familiar?

You want to draw faces. But something isn't clicking.

Most beginners hit the same wall. It's not your hands — it's how your brain is processing what you see.

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You've watched 50+ YouTube tutorials and still can't draw a nose that looks real

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Every face you draw looks like a cartoon, no matter how hard you try

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You bought expensive pencils and courses but never finished any of them

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You don't know what to practice first, second, or third — so you practice nothing

The problem isn't you. It's that nobody gave you a sequence. You need to learn to see before you can learn to draw — and most tutorials skip that step entirely.

my-work.gallery

Proof it works

From stick figures to this. In 7 weeks.

Every portrait drawn with a $15 pencil kit. One Saturday session at a time.

Before & after

Week 1 vs Week 7 — same person, same pencil, different perception.

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7

days

to your first portrait

30

exercises

guided step-by-step

$15

total

supply cost

30

min/day

of focused practice

method.md

The method

How you go from zero to portraits

It's not about talent. It's about training your eyes to see what's actually there instead of what your brain assumes.

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Learn to see edges

Stop drawing symbols. Start tracing the actual contours you see. This single shift is what separates beginners from people who draw realistic portraits.

02

Master negative space

Instead of drawing the nose, draw the space around it. Your brain can't interfere with what it doesn't recognize as a 'thing'.

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Build perception daily

30 minutes of guided exercises that rewire how your eyes talk to your hand. By day 4, you'll see faces differently. By day 7, you'll draw them.

workbook-contents.json

What's inside

Zero to Portraits in 7 Days

Day 1-2

Perception reset

Unlearn symbolic drawing. Start seeing edges, not labels.

Day 3

Negative space

Draw the spaces between things. Your logical brain can't interfere.

Day 4

Proportions

Relationships and angles. No measuring tools. Just your eyes.

Day 5

Light & shadow

Value mapping. Turn flat shapes into 3D form with a pencil.

Day 6

Full portrait study

Put all skills together. Draw from reference with guided steps.

Day 7

Your portrait

Draw someone you love. Use everything you've learned. Frame it.

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proof.md

Real results

People who started exactly where you are

5.0

★★★★★

4 reviews

★★★★★

"I drew my grandmother's portrait and she cried. Week 5. Never held a pencil before this."

Maria S.

Complete beginner, age 52

5 weeks

★★★★★

"I'm an engineer. I needed steps, not inspiration. This gave me step 1, step 2, step 3. I executed."

Alex R.

Software engineer, age 31

7 days

★★★★★

"Spent $200 on Prismacolors before this. Turns out I needed a $2 mechanical pencil and the right method."

Sam T.

First-time drawer, age 28

3 weeks

★★★★★

"The Saturday batching idea changed everything. I stopped feeling guilty about not drawing daily."

Priya K.

Working mom, age 34

6 weeks

about-jana.md

Who made this

Hi, I'm Jana.

45 days ago, I couldn't draw a stick figure. I was 25, working full-time, and drowning in YouTube tutorial overwhelm. Then I found one book — Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards — and committed to 6-hour Saturday sessions.

By week 7, I'd completed 14 portraits with a $15 toolkit. Strangers thought I'd been drawing for years. I built this workbook because I remember what it feels like to want to draw and not know where to start.

I teach because I remember Day 1 exactly. Not because I'm the best — because I remember being the worst.

pricing.sh

$ checkout --workbook

Everything you need to draw your first portrait

30 guided exercises (7-day workbook)$47

Supply checklist with exact links$9

Proportions cheat sheet (printable)$12

"What to draw first" decision tree$7

Total value: $75

One-time payment

$47$29

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🛡 30-day money-back guarantee

Complete all 7 days. If you don't see real improvement, email me and I'll refund every cent. No questions, no hoops.

faq.md

Frequently asked

I can't even draw a stick figure. Is this really for me?

Yes — that's exactly who this is for. The workbook starts at absolute zero. You don't need to know how to draw. You need to learn how to see. That's what Day 1 teaches.

What supplies do I need?

A mechanical pencil, 2B/4B/6B graphite pencils, a plastic eraser, and any notebook. About $15 total. No fancy supplies required.

How much time per day?

About 30 minutes of focused practice. Or batch it into Saturday sessions — that's how I learned, 6 hours every Saturday morning.

I'm 45. Am I too old to start?

Drawing is a perceptual skill, not a physical one. It doesn't decline with age. Some of the best results come from people in their 50s and 60s who have more patience and focus.

What if it doesn't work for me?

If you complete all 7 days and don't see real improvement in your drawing, you get your money back. No questions, no hoops. I only want you to pay if this works.