The present study represents an attempt to clarify the developmental changes in the drawing behavior of children by analyzing and comparing their perceptions, intents, and drawings of a cylinder. Children aged 3, 4, and 5, respectively were given the same three tasks. First, they were told to choose a photograph of a cylinder which they perceived most like a cylinder from a set of cards. Secondly, they had to choose the best drawn cylinder card they intended to draw. Finally, they had to make a drawing of it using pastel. The following is a summary of the results of the above study. The 5-year-olds displayed a better correspondence between photo choice task and drawing choice task than the 3-and 4-year-olds. The 4-and 5-year-olds also displayed a correspondence between drawing choice task and drawing task than the 3 -year-olds. The above results proved that the correspondence among perception of a cylinder, drawing intent, and actual representation increased with age.