A drawing device includes a sensor arranged in a superimposed relationship with a display device and having an indicator operation detection area sized to detect indictor operations in the image display area of the display device; a memory that stores drawing information; and a control circuit that renders a drawing in the image display area of the display device based on the drawing information stored in the memory. The control circuit causes a test drawing area and a parameter setting area to be displayed superimposed on the drawing image that is displayed in response to a detection, by the sensor, of an indication operation by the indicator, the test drawing area enabling a drawing operation to be performed using the indicator, the parameter setting area enabling changes to parameters of the drawing information generated by the drawing operation in the test drawing area using the indicator. The control circuit causes the test drawing area to be displayed transparently with a portion of the drawing appearing through the test drawing area.