Draw an Owl From Memory

The owl is on screen for a couple of seconds, then it is gone and the canvas is empty. You draw it back from memory - the body, the two ear tufts, the big round eyes, the beak between them, and the feet. Your line is scored against the target and laid over it afterwards, so you can see which parts you kept and which ones drifted.

An owl is two problems. The ear tufts are not shapes added to the head - they are corners of the outline itself, so the whole silhouette has to remember them while you draw it. Then the eyes: they are much bigger than they feel, and nearly everyone draws them too small and too far apart, which is the single change that makes a drawing stop reading as an owl.

This is a practice round: played and scored for real, and it changes nothing in your game - no coins, no best score, no unlocks - so you can take it as often as you like, whether or not you have reached Animals in the Shape Challenge.

Questions people ask

What happens after the shape disappears?: You draw on a blank canvas with no guide underneath, in one attempt. The outline comes back afterwards, laid over your drawing so you can see the difference.
How is my score worked out?: Shape match, coverage, smoothness and scale, combined into one score shown with a star rating and a tip. Shape match counts for the most, at 70%.
Can I play with other people?: Two ways. 2 Players passes one device back and forth, alternating who draws first each round. Multiplayer opens a live room for 2–8 players over 5, 10 or 15 rounds, joined with a six-character code.
How many shapes are there?: 276 shapes across 12 categories, from geometry and letters to animals, food and fantasy.

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