First Line Drawing Competition Certificate, Portrait

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A portrait award certificate for drawing contest winners: a frame drawn by a yellow pencil, a record of prize, category and theme, signatures and a QR code.

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A4 and US Letter, composed for each
Your logo, colours and wording
A QR code on every copy that proves it is real
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Updated 7 November 2026 · Designed by the Hyperstack studio

What is on it

A complete record, not just a name

You write once

The same for everyone. Keep the template’s words or change them.

Title: Certificate of Achievement
Statement: A line of thanks or achievement, written for this topic
Judged on: Originality of idea, Composition, Line and shading and Use of the theme
Details: prize, category, theme and medium
Signatures: Chair of the Jury and Competition Director

Filled in for each person

Hyperstack fills these from your list when you send.

Recipient name
Program or award name
Issue date
Credential ID
QR code to the verification page

Specifications

Sizes, fonts and colours

Sizes

A4: 210 × 297 mm · 8.27 × 11.69 in
US Letter: 8.5 × 11 in · 216 × 279 mm

Fonts

Young Serif: Title
Figtree: Text, Labels
Allura: Recipient name
Mrs Saint Delafield: Signatures

Google Fonts, free for commercial use.

Colours

Paper#faf7f0
Ink#2d3037
Accent#f2b51c
Second accent#ebc99a
Muted text#62666e

Change any colour in the studio.

Design notes

This upright version re-arranges the same idea for a tall page. One graphite line, drawn by the yellow pencil lying across the foot, is the frame. The title and the winner's name in script on a pencil stroke fill the upper part; below them, a six-cell record gives prize, category, theme, medium, the date of issue and the credential ID. The judging criteria, two signatures and a QR code for checking close the page, and the portrait shape fits a display board or a portfolio sleeve.

About

Drawing Competition Award Certificate, First Line Portrait

Children and teenagers enter drawing contests through their school, a local art society, a museum or a council arts festival, usually in age bands such as under 8, 9 to 12 and 13 to 16. The organisers set a theme, collect the entries, and a jury of art teachers or working artists picks first, second and third places, often with commended prizes as well. The award certificate is the piece a family keeps, so it should name the prize, the category and the theme of the drawing.

Wording on the template“Chosen by the jury for first prize: a drawing full of imagination, drawn with a confident line, careful shading and a composition that holds the eye.”

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Words that go with it

The email and the post, written for you

Email to send with it

Subject: Congratulations, name: your drawing competition award is ready

Dear name,

The judges have looked at every entry, and yours stood out. Congratulations on your award in this year's drawing competition. The jury enjoyed the ideas in your drawing and the care you took over every line.

Your certificate is ready. Open it to see it, download a copy to print for your wall or portfolio, and share it with family and friends. A digital badge comes with it, so you can add it to your profile.

Thank you for taking part, and keep drawing.

Hyperstack fills in each person’s name and link when it sends.

Post for the recipient to share

Proud to share that my drawing won first prize in the junior category of our city's drawing competition. The theme was My Dream City, and I spent weeks on the shading and the details of the buildings. Thank you to my art teacher for all the encouragement and to the jury for choosing my entry. #DrawingCompetition #ArtAward

Recipients share it with one click from their credential page, with the badge attached.

Printing

Printing it well

Print at actual size

Choose “Actual size” or 100% in the print dialog, not “Fit to page”, so the margins and the QR code keep their size.

Use card, not paper

A matte or silk card of 200–300 gsm (about 80–110 lb cover) feels like an award and does not curl in a frame.

Frame it

A4 fits a standard 21 × 29.7 cm frame; US Letter fits an 8.5 × 11 in frame, or an 11 × 14 in frame with a mat. Hang it upright, as designed.

Mind the edges

Most home printers leave a thin white border. For a design that runs to the edge, use a print shop or your printer’s borderless setting.

Certificate or badge?

Send both. They do different jobs.

Certificate

A full record: name, statement, skills, dates and signatures
Printed and framed, or kept as a PDF
Opens to a page anyone can verify

Digital badge

A small image people put on LinkedIn and in email signatures
Carries the verified details inside it (Open Badges 2.0)
One click shows who earned it and who issued it

See the matching digital badge →

How to send it

From template to everyone’s inbox

01
Make it yours
Open the template, add your logo and change any colour or word.
02
Add your people
Upload a spreadsheet, or connect your LMS, HR tool or form.
03
Send it
Each person gets an email and their own credential page, in one go.
04
They share it
Recipients add it to LinkedIn; anyone can verify it from the QR code.