How to Draw an Australia Flag

Step 1: The flag pole

On the left draw a tall thin pole from near the bottom to near the top. Add a ball.

Step 2: The waving flag

Start on the pole below the ball. Wave the top edge out to the right, come down, and wave back.

Tip Keep the right edge straight up and down.

Step 3: The corner box

Start on the top edge at the middle. Draw straight down to halfway, then wave back to the pole.

Tip The box fills one quarter of the flag.

Step 4: The wide cross

Draw a wide cross through the middle of the corner box, from top to bottom and side to side.

Tip Draw 4 corner lines, one in each corner, and leave the middle open.

Step 5: Slanted bands

From each corner of the box draw 2 lines towards the middle, stopping at the cross.

Tip Aim every band at the middle of the cross.

Step 6: The big star

Under the corner box draw a big star with 7 points, one point straight up.

Tip Count as you go: 1 on top, 3 down each side.

Step 7: Four stars

On the right draw 4 smaller stars with 7 points: one high, one low, one left, one right.

Tip They make a kite shape called the Southern Cross.

Step 8: One tiny star

Below the right star, draw 1 tiny star with 5 points.

Step 9: Ground line

Draw a long flat ground line under the pole, from the left side to the right side.

Step 10: Yellow ball, grey pole

Colour the ball on top of the pole yellow and the pole grey.

Step 11: Red cross

Colour the wide cross red. Leave the slanted bands white.

Step 12: Blue corner

In the corner box, colour the 8 little triangles blue.

Tip Each corner of the box has 2 triangles, one each side of the white band.

Step 13: Blue flag

Colour the rest of the flag blue around the 6 stars, leaving them white. Your Australian flag is waving!