Draw the flag of Canada from memory
No reference image — just the name and a blank canvas. Reveal when you are done and see how close you were.
Draw the flag of
Canada
What you are drawing
The flag of Canada is three vertical bands with a double-width centre in red and white, with maple leaf. It flies at a ratio of 1:2. On the PlayVexle difficulty scale it rates ★★☆☆☆ — a flag most people can reproduce closely on the first attempt.
How to score well on this one
- Block in the largest area first — on this flag that is red — then work down to the smaller shapes. Layout is 20% of the score and it is judged on where the blocks sit, not how neat the edges are.
- The maple leaf counts for the final 10%. Roughly the right size in roughly the right place scores nearly as well as a perfect one — do not start there.
- Draw it at 1:2. The canvas is already the right shape, so fill it edge to edge rather than leaving a border.
Stuck? Open a memory hint
Canadian pale: red, double-width white, red. The leaf has eleven points, not nine or thirteen.
Show me the flag of Canada
Opening this before you draw is allowed. It just will not help your score.
Flags people confuse with Canada
If something felt off while you were drawing, you may have been remembering Peru or Lebanon. Each pair is taken apart side by side on the similar flags pages.
Want the construction order, the exact colour codes and what the design means? That is on the Canada flag guide.
