A Malayan tiger's face, striped from edge to edgeOutline the head and ears; fill it with stripes, no two alike. The national animal is the Malayan tiger.
A Bornean orangutan's face between wide cheek padsOutline a broad face framed by two cheek pads; fill the coat with shaggy reddish strokes. Grown males develop the pads.
A Borneo elephant with wrinkled skinOutline a rounded elephant; fill it with wrinkle lines. Also called the Borneo pygmy elephant, of northeastern Borneo.
A clouded leopard's coat, seen closeOutline the cat's back and shoulder; fill them with large cloud-shaped blotches. Found in Peninsular Malaysia.
A giant pitcher of Nepenthes rajahOutline an urn with a lid tipped back; fill it with veins. This pitcher plant grows only on two mountains in Sabah.
A hibiscus, the national flower, face onOutline five wide petals around one long center stalk; fill each petal with fine lines. Usually red.
A Malayan tapir from the side, white in the middleOutline a barrel body with a short bendy snout; leave the middle white and fill the rest. Native to the Malay Peninsula.
A Malayan tiger's face, striped from edge to edgeOutline the head and ears; fill it with stripes, no two alike. The national animal is the Malayan tiger.
A proboscis monkey in profileOutline the face around its unusually large nose; fill the coat with short dashes. It lives only on Borneo.
A rafflesia flat on the forest floorOutline five thick petals around a round hole; fill them with dots. No stem or leaves. Found in Sabah and Sarawak.
A Rajah Brooke's birdwing, wings spreadOutline long black wings; fill each forewing with seven green tooth shapes. It is the national butterfly.
A rhinoceros hornbill's head and upturned casqueOutline a huge bill with a horn curling up on top; color both orange and red. It is the national bird.
A rubber tree with its tapping cut and cupOutline a trunk; cut a slanted groove in the bark and hang a small cup below it. Rubber was planted in Malaya by 1898.
A slow loris with large round eyesOutline a round head and two big circles for eyes; fill the fur with soft dashes. Native to West Malaysia.
A sun bear showing its chest patchOutline a stocky black bear; leave a patch on the chest and color it orange or cream. One kind is the Malayan sun bear.
A Sunda pangolin curled into its scalesOutline a curled body and tail; fill them with rows of overlapping scales, like roof tiles. Native to Malaysia.
A tualang tree hung with wild honeycombsOutline a tall bare trunk with its crown at the very top; hang half-circles of comb under the branches.
Places and buildings 16
The 272 steps at Batu Caves, in bands of colorOutline a steep stair up a limestone hill; fill it in stripes. The steps were repainted in colors in 2018.
The 1910 front of Kuala Lumpur railway stationOutline a long front; crown it with small domed pavilions and fill the walls with rows of openings.
A longhouse of Borneo, raised off the groundOutline one very long roof on stilts; divide it into family rooms in a row behind one shared gallery.
A Malay house on stiltsOutline a wooden house raised on posts with stairs at the front; fill the gabled roof with rows of short strokes.
A row of shophouses over a five-foot wayOutline narrow fronts side by side; run one roofed walkway along the ground floor and fill the shutters with slats.
The gate of A Famosa in MalaccaOutline a small gatehouse with one arch; fill it with stone blocks. It survives from a Portuguese fort of about 1512.
The Kuala Lumpur Tower, a pod on a shaftOutline a thin shaft with a round pod near the top and a mast above; fill the pod with rings. 421 meters to its tip.
The Langkawi Sky Bridge above the treetopsOutline a curved footbridge hung by cables from a mast; fill the valley with treetops. 125 meters long, opened in 2005.
The limestone pinnacles of MuluOutline a crowd of sharp rock spikes rising out of forest; fill them with upright cracks. In a national park in Sarawak.
Mount Kinabalu and its rocky topOutline a broad mountain with a broken row of peaks; fill it with slanted lines. Malaysia's highest, 4,095 meters.
The Penang Bridge crossing the straitOutline a long deck on piers with cable towers at the middle; fill the water with wave lines. 13.5 kilometers long.
The Penang Hill Railway car on its slopeOutline a slanted track up a hill and one car on it; fill the hill with treetops. It is a cable railway.
The red Stadthuys and its clock towerOutline a blocky hall and the clock tower beside it; color both red. The name is old Dutch for city hall; begun in 1650.
The Sultan Abdul Samad Building and its clock towerOutline a long front with three towers; top each with an onion dome and fill the brick with lines. Finished in 1897.
Tea fields of the Cameron HighlandsOutline rolling hills; fill them with rows of small bumps that follow each slope. The plateau is known for tea.
The twin towers of Kuala Lumpur and their skybridgeOutline two tall towers; join them with a two-level bridge and fill them with bands of windows. 88 storeys each.
Food 16
A bowl of cendolOutline a bowl heaped with shaved ice; fill it with short green squiggles for the worm-like jelly strands.
A bunch of rambutansOutline ovals in a cluster; cover each with short curved hairs. The name comes from rambut, the Malay word for hair.
A curry puff with a crimped edgeOutline a half-moon; twist a rope pattern along its curved edge. It is a small turnover with a curry filling.
A durian with its thorny rindOutline an oval; fill it with rows of short thorns. The rind is covered in thorns, and some call it the king of fruits.
A ketupat in its woven pouchOutline a diamond; fill it with a basket weave of crossing strips. The rice cooks inside a pouch of young palm leaves.
A mangosteen cut acrossOutline a circle with a thick purplish rind; fill the middle with white segments. Native to the Malay Peninsula.
Ais kacang, a little mountain of shaved iceOutline a bowl with a tall cone of ice; stripe it with syrup and dot red beans around it.
Apam balik, a pancake folded in halfOutline a half-circle with a thick fold; fill the open edge with a speckle of peanut. The name means turnover pancake.
Kek lapis Sarawak, sliced to show its patternOutline a square slice; fill it with thin stripes and checks in at least two colors. A layer cake from Sarawak.
Lemang cooking in bamboo tubesOutline bamboo tubes leaning in a row over a fire; fill each with rings at its joints. Sticky rice cooks inside.
Nasi lemak on a banana leaf with its sidesOutline a mound of rice; ring it with egg, cucumber, anchovies, peanuts and sambal. The rice is cooked in coconut milk.
Onde-onde rolled in grated coconutOutline small balls on a leaf; cover each with tiny dashes of coconut. They are green, with palm sugar inside.
Roti canai folded on a plateOutline a round flatbread; fill it with a loose spiral of folds and set a small bowl beside it.
Roti jala, a pancake like a netOutline a folded roll; fill it with a lace of looping lines. The name means net bread.
Satay skewers over charcoalOutline a row of sticks, each threaded with small pieces; fill the grill with glowing dots. Peanut sauce on the side.
Teh tarik poured between two mugsOutline two mugs held far apart and a long ribbon of tea between them; top it with foam. It means pulled tea.
Crafts, games and symbols 16
A band of songket, gold on dark clothOutline a wide strip; fill it with rows of small diamonds. Songket is hand-woven with gold or silver threads.
A batik butterfly among leavesOutline one butterfly and scatter leaves around it; fill the wings with dots. Butterflies are a common batik theme.
A batik repeat of one flower and one leafOutline a flower and a leaf; repeat them across a square. Leaves and flowers are Malaysian batik's favorite motifs.
A canting, the pen for hot waxOutline a short handle with a tiny cup and spout at its end; trail a wavy line of wax from the spout.
A congkak board with its two rows of holesOutline a long boat shape; set seven cups along each side and a bigger one at each end, then dot in the seeds.
A fifty-cent coin with a moon kite on itOutline a circle; draw a small moon kite inside and ring the edge with dots. The coins of 1989 show the kite.
A gasing, the spinning top, and its cordOutline a round top on a short peg with a coiled cord beside it; fill the top with rings. Tops are spun in contests.
A kompang, a frame drum held in one handOutline a shallow round drum gripped at the rim; fill the skin with ripples spreading from a tap.
A labu sayong water jarOutline a gourd with a round belly and a tall narrow neck; fill the belly with bands of small marks. Black or brown.
A length of batik drying on a lineOutline a long cloth hung over a line; fill it with flowers. Malaysian batik is usually lightly colored.
A rebana ubi, the largest Malay drumOutline a wide drumhead on a deep body; fill the body with bands. It is played in Kelantan and Terengganu.
A sape, the boat lute of BorneoOutline a long body like a narrow boat with a short neck; fill it with curling scrolls. Carved from one block of wood.
A sepak takraw ball woven from rattanOutline a circle; fill it with bands that weave over and under. The ball is kicked over a net, as in volleyball.
A wau bulan, the moon kiteOutline a wide wing over a crescent tailpiece; fill both with flowers and vines. It is flown in Kelantan.
The crescent and fourteen-point star of the flagOutline a crescent with a star beside it; give the star fourteen points. Both are yellow on a blue field.
The Malaysian flag, stripes and star countedRule 14 red and white stripes; add a blue corner with a yellow crescent and a 14-point star. Twice as long as tall.
How it works
Malaysia doodle art packs a page with things from the country: a tiger, a hornbill, twin towers, stilt houses, satay, durian, a moon kite.
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How to fill a doodle art page
Doodle art joins small drawings edge to edge until no paper shows. Start with three large outlines, such as the twin towers, a hibiscus and a plate of nasi lemak. Fit smaller ones into the gaps: a rambutan, a spinning top, a kite. Then give each outline its own pattern, stripes for the tiger and a weave for the ketupat, and go over the lines in ink.
Color it with the flag's four
For a page that reads as Malaysia at a glance, keep the color to red, white, blue and yellow, the colors of the flag. Leave most of the doodles as black line and color only a few.
Questions and answers
What is on the Malaysian flag?
Fourteen horizontal stripes, red and white by turns, and a blue rectangle in the upper corner beside the pole. In the blue are a yellow crescent and a yellow star with fourteen points.
What is the national flower of Malaysia?
The hibiscus, declared the national flower in 1960. The flower is typically red with five petals, so it is one of the simplest outlines on the list.
What is a wau bulan?
A Malaysian moon kite, traditionally flown in the state of Kelantan. Its lower section is shaped like a crescent moon, which gives the kite its name, and it normally carries floral patterns.
What are easy things from Malaysia to draw?
A sun bear with its chest patch, a bunch of rambutans, satay skewers, a house on stilts or a spinning top. Each is one outline and one pattern. Easy, under More filters, holds 25.