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Each sheet stops the drawing about halfway: the guide shapes are down and the detail is not. The finished version sits small in the corner, so the child can see where it is going without copying it line for line.

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What is a finish the drawing worksheet?

A finish the drawing worksheet gives you a picture that was started and left incomplete. The basic shapes are already there, so the child adds the detail rather than facing a blank page. It is the middle step between tracing and drawing from scratch.

Animals

Finish the drawing worksheet: a teddy bear stopped at stage 3 of 9 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Bear Only the head shape and the two ears are done, with a dashed circle where the body goes. Finish the face, the body and the paws. Download PDF Finish the drawing worksheet: a bird stopped at stage 3 of 9 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Bird The head and beak are drawn and the wings have just begun. The rest, eyes, belly, feet and tail, is up to you. Download PDF Finish the drawing worksheet: a butterfly stopped at stage 4 of 10 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Butterfly Head, antennae and the top wings are half there. Finish the wings so both sides match, then draw the striped body. Download PDF Finish the drawing worksheet: a sitting kitten stopped at stage 3 of 8 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Cat The head and its pointed ears are done, the body is still a dashed oval. Draw the face, legs and the curled tail. Download PDF Finish the drawing worksheet: a long neck dinosaur stopped at stage 3 of 9 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Dinosaur A head and a belly line, far apart on the page. Join them with the long neck, then add legs, spikes and the tail. Download PDF Finish the drawing worksheet: a sitting puppy stopped at stage 4 of 10 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Dog The ears, muzzle and tongue are drawn on a dashed head. Finish the eyes, then build the sitting body below. Download PDF Finish the drawing worksheet: an elephant stopped at stage 3 of 8 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Elephant Head and body outlines are in, with no trunk and no ears yet. Those two parts are what make it an elephant. Download PDF Finish the drawing worksheet: a fish stopped at stage 3 of 9 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Fish The head curve and the body lines are drawn. Close the tail, add the fins, the eye and a mouth. Download PDF Finish the drawing worksheet: a sitting fox stopped at stage 4 of 10 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Fox The ears and the top of the head are done. Finish the pointed face, the sitting body and that enormous tail. Download PDF Finish the drawing worksheet: a pony standing side on stopped at stage 3 of 8 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Horse A small head with ears, eyes and nostrils, beside a tall empty oval. Turn the oval into a body with four legs, a mane and a tail. Download PDF Finish the drawing worksheet: a lion cub stopped at stage 3 of 8 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Lion The mane is drawn around an empty head. Draw the face inside it, then the sitting body and the tail with its tuft. Download PDF Finish the drawing worksheet: a panda stopped at stage 3 of 9 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Panda The head and round ears are there, the body is a dashed circle. Add the eye patches, the nose, the arms and the feet. Download PDF Finish the drawing worksheet: a penguin stopped at stage 2 of 7 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Penguin Stage two of seven: only the top of the head is drawn. A lot is left to do, which suits a confident drawer. Download PDF Finish the drawing worksheet: a rabbit stopped at stage 3 of 8 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Rabbit Two long ears and a head outline. Give the rabbit a face with cheeks, then a sitting body with big feet. Download PDF Finish the drawing worksheet: a shark stopped at stage 2 of 7 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Shark Only the nose is drawn, over two dashed ovals. Build the body, the fin, the gills and the tail from there. Download PDF Finish the drawing worksheet: a coiled snake stopped at stage 2 of 7 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Snake The head is outlined above a big dashed circle. Coil the body around inside that circle and finish with a pointed tail. Download PDF Finish the drawing worksheet: a spider on a thread stopped at stage 3 of 9 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Spider A small head and body sit on dashed guides. Hang it from a thread, then give it eight legs and a face. Download PDF Finish the drawing worksheet: a tiger cub stopped at stage 3 of 9 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Tiger Head, round ears and muzzle are started on a dashed body. Finish the face, the body and then all the stripes. Download PDF Finish the drawing worksheet: a turtle stopped at stage 3 of 8 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Turtle The head and the shell outline are started. Add the plates on the shell, the four legs and a little tail. Download PDF Finish the drawing worksheet: a sitting wolf stopped at stage 3 of 8 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Wolf The head is outlined and the front legs have just started. Finish the face and ears, then the body and the bushy tail. Download PDF

Buildings

Finish the drawing worksheet: a house stopped at stage 3 of 8 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner House Walls and a triangle roof, and nothing else. Add the windows, the door and a chimney, or design your own house. Download PDF

Fantasy

Finish the drawing worksheet: a little dragon stopped at stage 4 of 10 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Dragon The face and horns are finished and the body has just started. Add the belly, legs, wings and pointed tail. Download PDF Finish the drawing worksheet: a skeleton stopped at stage 4 of 10 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Skeleton A skull and a ribcage with a backbone. Add the arms, the pelvis and the legs, bone by bone. Download PDF Finish the drawing worksheet: a unicorn stopped at stage 3 of 8 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Unicorn The face is complete: horn, ears, eyes and muzzle. Draw the body, legs, mane and tail to finish it. Download PDF

Food

Finish the drawing worksheet: a birthday cake with three candles stopped at stage 3 of 8 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Cake The plate and the sides of the cake are in place. Close the top, add the candles and decorate it. Download PDF Finish the drawing worksheet: a strawberry stopped at stage 3 of 9 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Strawberry The berry shape and one leaf are drawn. Add the rest of the leaves, the stalk and the seeds. Download PDF

Lettering

Finish the drawing worksheet: the word HI in bubble letters stopped at stage 2 of 6 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Bubble letters The puffy outlines of H and I are drawn over the thin guides. Rub out the guides, add the shadow and colour them in. Download PDF

Nature

Finish the drawing worksheet: a brain stopped at stage 2 of 6 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Brain The bumpy outline is there but the inside is empty. Fill it with folds and add the stem underneath. Download PDF Finish the drawing worksheet: a flower with six petals stopped at stage 3 of 8 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Flower A centre and the first petal outline sit on a flat guide oval. Finish the ring of petals, then the stem and leaves. Download PDF Finish the drawing worksheet: the sun stopped at stage 3 of 8 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Sun A circle with two rays, one at the top and one at the bottom. Fill in the other six rays and draw the face. Download PDF Finish the drawing worksheet: a tree stopped at stage 3 of 9 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Tree A trunk and the first leafy bump. Finish the cloudy top, the roots and a knothole in the bark. Download PDF

Vehicles

Finish the drawing worksheet: an airplane stopped at stage 3 of 8 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Airplane Stopped at stage three of eight: the body and nose are in, the tail fin has just started. Add the wings, engine and windows. Download PDF Finish the drawing worksheet: a sailboat stopped at stage 3 of 8 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Boat A hull and a mast, nothing more. Give it a sail, a flag and some waves; the small picture in the corner shows one way. Download PDF Finish the drawing worksheet: a car seen from the side stopped at stage 4 of 10 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Car Stage four of ten: the body outline and the window are drawn. The wheels are barely started and the door and lights are still missing. Download PDF Finish the drawing worksheet: a pickup truck stopped at stage 3 of 9 in a large box, the finished version small in the top right corner Truck The cab is drawn and the bed is still a dashed box. Finish the bed, then the wheels, the windows and the lights. Download PDF

The started drawing is not cut at random. Each sheet uses the stage about 40 percent of the way through that subject, so a drawing with eight stages stops at stage three and one with ten stops at stage four. At that point the guide shapes are down and the first details are in red, but most of the work is still to do.

The finished drawing sits small in the top right corner. It is there to answer questions such as where the tail goes, not to be copied line by line, and some children like to fold it out of sight once they start. The large box takes up most of the page, so there is room to add a background as well.

Sheets where very little is drawn yet make the biggest jump: the penguin and the shark show only part of the head. The unicorn, the skeleton and the house leave less to invent and suit younger children.

This format sits between tracing and drawing from scratch. Before it, try the trace and draw sheets; after it, give the child an empty page and one of the ideas on things to draw.

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