diff --git a/teressa-copeland-homes/src/lib/pdf/prepare-document.ts b/teressa-copeland-homes/src/lib/pdf/prepare-document.ts
index 7a9058c..3dd3df8 100644
--- a/teressa-copeland-homes/src/lib/pdf/prepare-document.ts
+++ b/teressa-copeland-homes/src/lib/pdf/prepare-document.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { PDFDocument, StandardFonts, rgb } from '@cantoo/pdf-lib';
 import { readFile, writeFile, rename } from 'node:fs/promises';
 import type { SignatureFieldData } from '@/lib/db/schema';
+import { getFieldType } from '@/lib/db/schema';
 
 /**
  * Fills AcroForm text fields and draws signature rectangles on a PDF.
@@ -87,26 +88,79 @@ export async function preparePdf(
     }
   }
 
-  // Draw signature field placeholders (blue rectangle + "Sign Here" label)
+  // Draw field placeholders — rendering varies by field type
   for (const field of sigFields) {
     const page = pages[field.page - 1]; // page is 1-indexed
     if (!page) continue;
-    page.drawRectangle({
-      x: field.x,
-      y: field.y,
-      width: field.width,
-      height: field.height,
-      borderColor: rgb(0.15, 0.39, 0.92),
-      borderWidth: 1.5,
-      color: rgb(0.90, 0.94, 0.99),
-    });
-    page.drawText('Sign Here', {
-      x: field.x + 4,
-      y: field.y + 4,
-      size: 8,
-      font: helvetica,
-      color: rgb(0.15, 0.39, 0.92),
-    });
+    const fieldType = getFieldType(field);
+
+    if (fieldType === 'client-signature') {
+      // Blue "Sign Here" placeholder — client will sign at signing time
+      page.drawRectangle({
+        x: field.x, y: field.y, width: field.width, height: field.height,
+        borderColor: rgb(0.15, 0.39, 0.92), borderWidth: 1.5,
+        color: rgb(0.90, 0.94, 0.99),
+      });
+      page.drawText('Sign Here', {
+        x: field.x + 4, y: field.y + 4, size: 8, font: helvetica,
+        color: rgb(0.15, 0.39, 0.92),
+      });
+
+    } else if (fieldType === 'initials') {
+      // Purple "Initials" placeholder — client will initial at signing time
+      page.drawRectangle({
+        x: field.x, y: field.y, width: field.width, height: field.height,
+        borderColor: rgb(0.49, 0.23, 0.93), borderWidth: 1.5,
+        color: rgb(0.95, 0.92, 1.0),
+      });
+      page.drawText('Initials', {
+        x: field.x + 4, y: field.y + 4, size: 8, font: helvetica,
+        color: rgb(0.49, 0.23, 0.93),
+      });
+
+    } else if (fieldType === 'checkbox') {
+      // Checked box: light gray background + X crossing diagonals (embedded at prepare time)
+      page.drawRectangle({
+        x: field.x, y: field.y, width: field.width, height: field.height,
+        borderColor: rgb(0.1, 0.1, 0.1), borderWidth: 1.5,
+        color: rgb(0.95, 0.95, 0.95),
+      });
+      // X mark: two diagonals
+      page.drawLine({
+        start: { x: field.x + 2, y: field.y + 2 },
+        end: { x: field.x + field.width - 2, y: field.y + field.height - 2 },
+        thickness: 1.5, color: rgb(0.1, 0.1, 0.1),
+      });
+      page.drawLine({
+        start: { x: field.x + field.width - 2, y: field.y + 2 },
+        end: { x: field.x + 2, y: field.y + field.height - 2 },
+        thickness: 1.5, color: rgb(0.1, 0.1, 0.1),
+      });
+
+    } else if (fieldType === 'date') {
+      // Light placeholder rectangle — actual signing date stamped at POST time in route.ts
+      page.drawRectangle({
+        x: field.x, y: field.y, width: field.width, height: field.height,
+        borderColor: rgb(0.85, 0.47, 0.04), borderWidth: 1,
+        color: rgb(1.0, 0.97, 0.90),
+      });
+      page.drawText('Date', {
+        x: field.x + 4, y: field.y + 4, size: 8, font: helvetica,
+        color: rgb(0.85, 0.47, 0.04),
+      });
+
+    } else if (fieldType === 'text') {
+      // Light background rectangle — text content is provided via textFillData (separate pipeline)
+      // type='text' SignatureFieldData fields are visual position markers only
+      page.drawRectangle({
+        x: field.x, y: field.y, width: field.width, height: field.height,
+        borderColor: rgb(0.39, 0.45, 0.55), borderWidth: 1,
+        color: rgb(0.96, 0.97, 0.98),
+      });
+
+    } else if (fieldType === 'agent-signature') {
+      // Skip — agent signature handled by Phase 11; no placeholder drawn here
+    }
   }
 
   const modifiedBytes = await pdfDoc.save();