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Choose
Pick one state in Practice mode
Open the state picker, type a name, and choose it. Start with Colorado, Wyoming, or Kansas if you want a simple overall box; choose Texas or Florida if a familiar feature helps you remember.
All 50 states
Draw US States From Memory
Sketch a state border without the map, reveal the reference outline, then redraw the same state with its proportions and signature bends in mind.
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Draw the outer shape without looking it up.
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New here? Follow these four steps
- Find the hidden area.Read the nearby place names. The pale cover hides the answer; its edge is not the state border.
- Draw one simple loop.Press in the target area (inside the pale cover when it is on) and move around the state from memory. Large width, height, and bends matter more than tiny wiggles.
- Check the endpoints.Nearby interrupted lines join automatically. A faint dashed line shows how the final endpoint will connect to the start.
- Reveal, then retry.Press Reveal & score, find the largest Missed or Extra patch, and change that one area on your next attempt.
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Beginner walkthrough
How to draw a US state from memory
State borders often mix straight survey lines with rivers and coastlines. Build the big box and corners first; save small river bends for a later attempt.
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Plan
Mark corners before river wiggles
Decide whether the state is wide, tall, or balanced. Place the most important corners mentally, then connect them with broad edges. One correct corner can control the whole outline.
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Draw
Complete the main land area
Move around the state in one direction and return near the start. If a hand movement stops, continue close to the endpoint. Use a distant new stroke only for a separate island or peninsula.
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Compare
Correct the biggest side first
After Reveal, find the largest Missed or Extra patch. If an entire side is wrong, fix that before adding a river bend. Retry the same state so the result can compare your attempts.
Special cases
How to draw states with separate land areas
Each distant stroke becomes another filled part. Draw the largest part first, then add the smaller pieces in roughly the correct direction and spacing.
Hawaii: one stroke per island
- Draw the largest remembered island first.
- Add the chain in the correct general direction.
- Keep spacing believable; tiny details are less important.
Michigan: draw both peninsulas
- Draw the larger Lower Peninsula as one loop.
- Lift your hand and draw the Upper Peninsula.
- Use the gap and relative width as location clues.
Alaska: mainland before islands
- Set the mainland’s wide proportion first.
- Add the long southwestern reach.
- Use extra strokes only for significant outlying parts.