Drawing Competition Outline Sheets
Original outline drawings for the themes Indian schools set most often, ready to colour or practise from, with name, class and school lines. Print on A4 or A3, with topic ideas and tips for each theme.
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Children of different states holding hands around the Constitution.
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PaperColour guide: top band saffron · middle white · bottom green · wheel navy blue (24 spokes)
Original line art made for MuftTools.in: free to print for school and home use. Choose A3 for competitions that give A3 sheets; the drawing scales up to fill the page.
Topic ideas and tips: Republic Day
Ideas to draw
- The Constitution as a big open book, with children from different states standing around it.
- The parade on Kartavya Path: marching contingents, a school band, colourful tableaux.
- Flag hoisting in your school ground, with students in rows and parents watching.
- Rights and duties in one picture: a child voting in a school election, another planting a tree.
- Unity in diversity: festivals, dresses and dances of different states in a circle.
Tips
- Colour the flag with saffron on top, white in the middle and green at the bottom, and a navy blue wheel with 24 spokes. Never write anything on the flag.
- Keep the flag's length to height at 3:2, for example 6 cm long and 4 cm high.
- Draw the big shapes first (people, arch, stage), then the small details.
- Keep the sky light so the flag and the people stand out.
Ideas to draw
- Kites over rooftops on the morning of 15 August.
- India's nature: a peacock, a tiger, lotus flowers and a banyan tree in one scene.
- A scene from the freedom struggle, such as people walking together on a long march.
- India then and now: a bullock cart on one side, a metro train on the other.
- Your school's flag hoisting with children saluting and sweets being shared.
Tips
- Plan the page in light pencil: one big main picture and a simple background.
- Warm colours (yellow, orange) make the sky look festive.
- For a peacock, draw the eye-spots on the feathers first, then the feather lines around them.
- The same flag rules apply: saffron on top, nothing written on it, never shown touching the ground.
Ideas to draw
- Children cleaning a park and putting litter into dustbins.
- Two bins, one for wet waste and one for dry waste, with a family sorting their rubbish.
- Washing hands with soap before eating.
- A clean village street with covered drains, trees and a toilet for every home.
- Before and after: a dirty street on the left, the same street clean on the right.
Tips
- A split "before and after" page tells the story at a glance.
- Show people doing something (sweeping, sorting, washing), not just a dustbin.
- Mark the bins with simple pictures, like a leaf and a bottle, instead of long words.
- Draw your own ideas; don't copy campaign logos.
Ideas to draw
- Two hands holding the Earth with a small plant growing from it.
- A family planting a tree and watering it.
- A big tree as a home: birds, a nest, a squirrel and a child reading in its shade.
- Cutting trees versus planting trees, as a split page.
- A green city: rooftop gardens, cycles and trees along every road.
Tips
- Use many shades of green: light for new leaves, darker for old ones.
- Add birds, butterflies and animals to show life around the trees.
- If a slogan is allowed, keep it short and write it in large, neat letters.
- Leave some white space; a crowded page is hard to read from a distance.
Ideas to draw
- A child closing a dripping tap.
- Rainwater from a roof flowing through a pipe into a tank.
- A village pond with lotus flowers and old stone steps, with people watering a garden.
- A big water drop with the Earth inside it.
- Mug and bucket versus a running shower, side by side.
Tips
- Three shades of blue give water depth: light on top, darker below.
- Show cause and effect: a tap left running on one side, dry cracked land on the other.
- One big water drop in the centre makes a strong poster.
- Use brown and yellow for dry land so the blue water stands out.
Ideas to draw
- A clean-energy city: solar panels, wind turbines, a metro line and trees.
- A modern village: solar pumps, drones over fields, a school and a health centre.
- Children building robots and watching a rocket launch.
- Fast trains and long bridges across rivers and hills.
- People in every kind of work: farmer, doctor, pilot, scientist, teacher.
Tips
- Viksit Bharat means your picture of a developed India by 2047: mix progress with clean air, water and trees.
- Show people using the new things, not only buildings and machines.
- A rising sun or a bright sky gives the page a hopeful mood.
- Draw your own symbols. Don't copy government logos or emblems.
Ideas to draw
- Diwali: a rangoli with diyas, lanterns and marigold garlands.
- Holi: friends with water pistols, colours and sweets.
- Eid: lanterns, a crescent moon, a family sharing sweets and gifts.
- Christmas: a decorated tree, a star and gifts.
- Harvest festivals: kites for Makar Sankranti, a pongal pot, an Onam flower carpet.
Tips
- Festivals are about light: leave a white or yellow glow around every diya and lamp.
- For a rangoli, trace circles with a bangle or bowl, then add petals around them.
- Show people celebrating together; it makes the picture warm.
- Decorations look best when you repeat a few colours across the page.
Ideas to draw
- The school gate in the morning with children arriving.
- Your classroom: the teacher, the board, friends at their desks.
- Playtime: swings, a slide, football and skipping.
- Morning assembly in rows.
- The library or science lab you like most.
Tips
- Use a ruler for the building's straight lines.
- People further away are drawn smaller and higher up the page.
- Add one thing that is special about your own school: a big tree, a mural or a garden.
- Colour uniforms the same for everyone so the picture looks neat.
Ideas to draw
- A balanced thali: roti, rice, dal, vegetables, salad and curd.
- A basket of fruit and vegetables.
- Healthy versus junk food, as a split page.
- A kitchen garden with tomatoes, chillies and leafy greens.
- A packed school lunch box and a water bottle.
Tips
- A healthy plate has many colours; show that variety.
- Add a glass of water or milk.
- Draw food large and close up so the details show.
- Use a light background so the food looks fresh.
For every competition
- Check the rules first: paper size (A4 or A3), colours allowed and the time limit.
- Fill the whole page. Sketch lightly in pencil, colour from light to dark, then outline at the end.
- Practise the drawing once at home and time yourself.
- Write your name only where the rules say, usually on the back or in the name box.
Printable outline sheets for school drawing competitions
Every school year has its drawing days: Republic Day in January, Independence Day in August, Swachh Bharat around 2 October, and environment, water and Viksit Bharat themes whenever a department or the school announces a competition. Teachers need colouring sheets for the younger classes, and children want something to practise from before the big day.
This page has 29 original outline drawings across nine themes, made for MuftTools.in. There are no cartoon characters, logos or emblems, and no text inside the drawings. Each sheet prints on A4 or A3 with optional name, class, school and roll number lines, a page border and a heading of your choice, such as "Inter-house Drawing Competition" or your school's name. Each theme also has a short list of ideas to draw and tips to make the drawing stand out.
How to print a sheet
- Choose a theme. Republic Day, Independence Day, Swachh Bharat, save trees and environment, save water, Viksit Bharat, festivals, my school or healthy food.
- Pick a sheet. Each theme has three or four drawings. The preview shows the page as it will print.
- Set the options. Choose A4 or A3. Keep the name lines for a class activity, or turn them off for a clean colouring page. Add a heading if you like.
- Download or print. "Download PDF" gives the selected sheet. "All sheets of this theme" gives one PDF with every drawing in the theme, which is handy for photocopying a set for a class. PNG and direct printing are there too.
The themes and what's in them
| Theme | Sheets | Drawings |
|---|---|---|
| Republic Day | 3 | Children around the Constitution, a school band march past, the tricolour with balloons and flowers |
| Independence Day | 3 | Kites on rooftops; a peacock, tiger, lotus pond and banyan tree; the tricolour on a hill |
| Swachh Bharat | 3 | Cleaning a park, washing hands with soap, sorting waste into two bins |
| Save trees and environment | 3 | Hands holding the Earth, planting a tree, a big tree full of life |
| Save water | 3 | Closing a dripping tap, rainwater harvesting, a village pond and stepwell |
| Viksit Bharat | 4 | A clean-energy city, a modern village, young scientists, a fast train over a river |
| Festivals | 4 | Diwali, Holi, Eid and Christmas scenes |
| My school | 3 | Arriving at school, the classroom, the playground |
| Healthy food | 3 | A balanced thali, a fruit and vegetable basket, children eating fruit |
Drawing the national flag the right way
Republic Day and Independence Day drawings almost always include the tricolour, and judges notice when it is drawn wrongly. The Ministry of Home Affairs' FAQs on the National Flag summarise the Flag Code of India, 2002. For a drawing, the points that matter are:
- The flag is a rectangle with length and height in the ratio 3:2.
- Saffron is the top band, white the middle and green the bottom. Showing the flag with saffron at the bottom is not allowed.
- The Ashoka Chakra in the white band is navy blue with 24 equally spaced spokes.
- There should be no lettering on the flag, and nothing (such as flowers) placed on or above the top of the flagpole.
- The flag should not touch the ground or be used as decoration, bunting or clothing below the waist.
The two tricolour sheets here follow these rules and print a small colour guide at the bottom. Paper flags and printed flag drawings shouldn't be thrown on the ground afterwards either; the same FAQs ask people to dispose of paper flags in private, with respect.
Tips for a winning drawing
- Read the rules first. Check the paper size, the colours allowed (crayons, pencil colours, poster or water colours), the time limit and whether a slogan is allowed.
- Tell one clear story. Judges look at a drawing for a few seconds. One big main idea, like a child closing a tap or a family planting a tree, works better than many small ones.
- Fill the page. Sketch lightly in pencil, make the main subject large, then add the background.
- Colour from light to dark. Lay light colours first and darker shades on top. Leave white for highlights like the glow of a diya.
- Finish with outlines. A black sketch pen outline at the end makes the drawing sharp from a distance.
- Practise once at home with a timer. Competitions have a fixed time, and planning it (sketch, colour, outline) matters as much as the drawing.
- Keep it original. Many competitions disqualify copied or traced work. Use these sheets for practice and ideas, then draw your own version.
For teachers and parents
For a colouring activity in pre-primary and primary classes, print "All sheets of this theme" once and photocopy a set; the name and class lines help when collecting sheets. For older students, show the topic ideas list and let them plan their own composition. The A3 option prints the same drawing larger, and a print shop can print A3 if your printer can't.
The drawings were created for this site and are free to print for school and home use. There's no sign-up, no watermark, and the sheets are made in your browser.
Drawing sheets by theme
Frequently asked questions
What are common drawing competition topics in Indian schools?
The most common themes are Republic Day, Independence Day, Swachh Bharat, save trees and the environment, save water, Viksit Bharat, festivals, my school and healthy food. Each theme here has 3 or 4 printable outline sheets and a list of ideas you can draw.
Can I use these sheets in the competition itself?
That depends on the rules. Many competitions want a drawing made on the spot, from your own imagination. Use these sheets for colouring practice, for younger classes' colouring events, or as ideas, and follow what the organisers allow.
Should I print on A4 or A3?
Use whatever the competition gives or asks for. Younger children often get A4, and many school and district contests use A3 drawing sheets for older students. The outline scales to fill either size.
How do I draw the national flag correctly?
Keep the length to height ratio at 3:2. Colour saffron on top, white in the middle and green at the bottom, with a navy blue wheel of 24 spokes in the centre. Don't write anything on the flag, and don't show it touching the ground.
What can I draw for Viksit Bharat?
Show your idea of a developed India by 2047: solar panels and wind turbines, a metro or fast train, a modern village with clean water and a school, children doing science, and lots of trees. Show people using these things, not only buildings.
Are these drawings free to print?
Yes. They are original drawings made for MuftTools.in and free to print for school and home use, with no sign-up or watermark.
Can I add my school or competition name?
Yes. Type it in the Heading box and it prints at the top of the sheet above the name, class and school lines. Hindi and other Indian languages print correctly.