Draw the flag of New Zealand 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
New Zealand
What you are drawing
The flag of New Zealand is a Union Jack in the canton over a plain field in blue, white and red, with four red stars. It flies at a ratio of 1:2. On the PlayVexle difficulty scale it rates ★★★★☆ — one of the harder flags to recall accurately, mostly because of the detail in the middle.
How to score well on this one
- Block in the largest area first — on this flag that is blue — 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 union jack and four red stars 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
New Zealand: four Red stars. Australia: more, and white.
Show me the flag of New Zealand
Opening this before you draw is allowed. It just will not help your score.
Flags people confuse with New Zealand
If something felt off while you were drawing, you may have been remembering Australia, United Kingdom or Tuvalu. 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 New Zealand flag guide.
