# Learning To Draw — by Walter Foster

> Digital art instruction app with step-by-step drawing lessons and realistic tools. (iPhone/iPad app by MEDL Mobile Enterprises, LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/learning-to-draw/id384300160 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [MEDL Mobile Enterprises, LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1179132337)
- Category: Education, Productivity
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 2.40/5 from 30 App Store ratings · 162 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 8.0 · 42 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2010-12-10
- Data updated: 2026-08-18
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/learning-to-draw/id384300160/reviews.md

## What is Learning To Draw?

Walter Foster has been the leading publisher of quality art instruction guides for more than 85 years. Their instructional volumes, guidebooks and art kits have trained artists of all ages and skill levels in pencil drawing, acrylic painting, watercolors, pastels, land-scape rendering, figure drawing and much more.



Walter Foster and the artists of MEDL Mobile have put their minds together to bring you the Walter Foster iPad app—the latest addition to a vast collection of art instruction guides.



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Welcome to the world of the Walter Foster iPad app. Learn to create stunning digital renderings of virtually anything with easy-to-follow, step-by-step art instruction guides.




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NEW CANVAS, SAME GREAT INSTRUCTION 
Artists of every age and skill level have been using Walter Foster’s world-class art instruction for almost a century, and the Walter Foster iPad app is the latest addition for the newest generation. This app comes standard with four drawing lessons to get you started, and comes equipped with a full kit of tools to render stunning masterpieces right on your iPad.




FAMILIAR & INTUITIVE
Each drawing tool is pre-adjusted to closely resemble its real-world counterpart, and you can modify aspects of each tool to suit your preference. You can pause at any point throughout your lesson, and pick up right where you left off. Create as many drawings as you want, or bring up a blank slate for freehand drawing.



FOSTER GROWTH
You can purchase new lessons right from within the app and share your finalized renderings via E-mail, Facebook, Twitter and many others. Augment your drawings with different paper style backgrounds to give them a unique feel, and even personalize your lessons by switching on voice instructions.




FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS:
• Pre-loaded with four step-by-step lessons

• Purchase new lessons in-app

• Text or voice instruction for every lesson

• Realistic drawing tools

• Drawing tools are adjustable in size, pressure and hardness

• Background paper style options

• Save any & every drawing

• Freehand drawing mode

• Save drawings to your Photos or share with friends


NEW LESSONS
Take your creativity to new heights with 5 fresh lesson packs:
• Cats & Kittens
• Dogs & Puppies
• Animals
• Cartooning
• Sketching Everyday Objects


We are proud to call Walter Foster a Shiny MEDL Object. You can see all of them at www.medlmobile.com.

## Key features

- Step-by-step drawing lessons
- Realistic and adjustable drawing tools
- Text or voice instruction options
- Background paper style options
- Freehand drawing mode
- In-app lesson purchases

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Learn to Draw Dragons - 10 Lessons | $3.99 | one-time |
| Learn to Draw Flowers - 5 Lessons | $2.99 | one-time |
| Learn to Draw Horses - 10 Lessons | $3.99 | one-time |
| Learn to Draw People - 11 Lessons | $3.99 | one-time |
| Disable Ads Upgrade | $0.99 | one-time |
| Learn to Draw Cartooning - 12 Lessons | $3.99 | one-time |
| Learn to Draw Animals - 10 Lessons | $3.99 | one-time |
| Learn to Draw Dogs & Puppies - 10 Lessons | $3.99 | one-time |
| Sketching Everyday Objects - 10 Lessons | $3.99 | one-time |
| Color Swatches | $1.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Learning To Draw?

Overall sentiment: neutral

**Pros**

- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Great for learning to draw
- 💡 Helpful step-by-step lessons
- 🎨 Good drawing tools

**Cons**

- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
- 🐛 Lessons/content not downloading
- 🔍 Limited free content
- 🚫 Lessons feel more like tracing

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes
- Purchased content not restoring
- Connectivity issues preventing lesson downloads

**Most requested features**

- More free lessons and content
- Ability to save and resume drawings
- Option to hide/remove guidelines
- More drawing tools and customization

## Recent user reviews (10 of 162)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/learning-to-draw/id384300160/reviews.md

### 2/5 — Decent app, but paying to color is crazy!!

*2025-07-24, version 2.0.3*

Thankfully I mainly needed this app to sketch my drawing, but the line work tools were extremely limited, and having the ability to access colours being blocked by a paywall is honestly very bad when there’s apps like Adobe Fresco that are free! Shoutout to Walter though, he’ll always have a special place in my heart ❤️

### 4/5 — Could’ve been the best drawing learning app

*2023-05-28*

Although this app was abandoned 4 years ago without recent updates, I write this review as a plea to the developers and people in charge to consider revamping this real drawing learning app. 

For years I watched others a few others try to make drawing teching apps, and most didn’t come near teaching the way this app does from the book lessons. Even now, no app is on this level of teaching making a drawing from shapes, using proper tools, and shading, and so on. The complaints and bad reviews are just people frustrated with the app not being updated anymore. I don’t know what happened or if the licenses are still good but this app could be a moneymaker and no doubt should have been. 

Walter Foster has long made some of the best books on teaching how to actually learn to draw. I own some of the books these lessons are based on. There are a ton of books on drawing but not many are made to actually teach the skill by people qualified to teach it. But Walter Foster books are. They look older and don’t have eye catching huge flashy titles like “Draw 50 monsters.” (Those books don’t teach, it’s just someone who copied parts of the design over into steps. That’s not how you learn drawing. Drawing is shapes, and training the eye to draw them, usually from big to smaller details, just way Walter Foster does in these lessons.)

### 1/5 — really hard to learn

*2021-04-22, version 2.0.3*

It’s hard to learn with this app. Plus when I was catching my Dragon and the app glitched and it didn’t save it

### 2/5 — Terrible.  Not good beginners ,  for learning basics

*2020-05-19, version 2.0.3*

Doesn’t teach drawing basics or any technique.  It only shows a picture and how to copy it. Not good for learning basics

### 1/5 — My PAID FOR lessons don’t download after buying a new iPad.

*2019-12-06, version 2.0.3*

I’ve bought most of the IAP’s in the past but, since changing my iPad and choosing ‘restore purchases’ the downloads just sit there  doing nothing.

### 1/5 — Waste of time

*2019-05-15, version 2.0.3*

Don’t waste your time

### 2/5 — No longer fully supported?

*2019-04-04, version 2.0.2*

I enjoyed the first drawing tutorial, which is free, but I have quite a bit of drawing experience and experience with digital art software. The big problem is that none of the other “books” of lessons will download. I tried to go to walterfoster.com, which is listed in the app, but it appears the website no longer exists — it doesn’t load and does not appear in search engines. You can do one free drawing of a Dingo and that’s it.

### 5/5 — I love it!!!❤️

*2019-01-08, version 2.0.2*

It’s best with the Apple Pencil or stylus.❤️

### 3/5 — There is a glitch

*2018-02-13, version 2.0.2*

There is a glitch 60 percent of the time when u lift your pencils to colour or draw it will Erase the whole drawing and the back button won’t let u go back to where u where and u have to start over. The app needs more colours the colours are just to basic for some of the drawings love spending my time on this app. Please fix the app as it is my favourite one willing to spend more money on it for more drawing if this glitch is fixed.

### 3/5 — Not for me

*2017-12-23, version 2.0.2*

No Apple pen support so you’re drawing with a finger.If you want to get color swatch you pay to even start. Each little pack of outlines will cost you. IMO not worth downloading.

## Frequently asked questions about Learning To Draw

### What does the Learning To Draw app do?

This app provides step-by-step art instruction guides to help users learn how to create digital drawings. It offers realistic drawing tools, adjustable settings, and options for text or voice instructions to guide users through lessons.

### What are the key features of this drawing app?

Key features include pre-loaded step-by-step lessons, the ability to purchase new lessons in-app, realistic and adjustable drawing tools, background paper style options, freehand drawing mode, and the ability to save and share drawings.

### How much does the Learning To Draw app cost?

The app comes with four drawing lessons pre-loaded and is free to download. Additional lesson packs can be purchased within the app to expand your learning options.

### What devices is the Walter Foster iPad app compatible with?

The application is specifically designed for the iPad, as indicated in its description. Users will need an iPad device to access and use its features for digital art instruction.

### Who is the target audience for this app?

The app is designed for artists of every age and skill level who are interested in learning to draw digitally. It caters to beginners looking for structured guidance and more experienced artists wanting to explore digital mediums.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.0.3 — 2019-04-18

We've made some updates to keep the app current and resolve some issues reported.
Also, you can now use native sharing to save to your camera roll, share on Facebook or right through iMessage.
Check it out!  There are more good things in store soon!

### 2.0.2 — 2016-10-26

We've made some improvements for iOS 10 and lesson pack downloading.  Thank you for your continued support of Walter Foster.

### 2.0.1 — 2014-07-14

Minor enhancements

### 2.0.0 — 2014-04-18

- Fixed issues with downloading content
- Now featuring landscape support
- New color tool

### 1.4.1 — 2013-04-04

- Now disables ads with the purchase of any lesson pack.

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