Draw the flag of United States 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
United States
What you are drawing
The flag of the United States is a rectangular canton in the upper hoist corner over a striped field in red, white and blue, with 50 stars and 13 stripes. It flies at a ratio of 10:19. 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 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 50 stars and 13 stripes 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 10:19. The canvas is already the right shape, so fill it edge to edge rather than leaving a border.
Stuck? Open a memory hint
Red on top, red on the bottom, seven red and six white. The canton covers seven of those stripes.
Show me the flag of United States
Opening this before you draw is allowed. It just will not help your score.
Flags people confuse with the United States
If something felt off while you were drawing, you may have been remembering Liberia or Malaysia. 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 United States flag guide.
