How to Draw Hearts

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Draw Hearts

Whether it's Valentine's Day, or you're just in love, drawing a heart is a great way to express how you feel. Making it symmetrical can be a challenge. Here's two ways to make your expression of love, perfect.

Things You'll Need

  • Paper
  • Pencil
  • Scissors
  • Ruler
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Instructions

  1. Draw a Heart by Making a Stencil

    • 1

      Fold a sheet of paper in half. The paper can be whatever size you want your heart.

    • 2

      Take a pencil and start on the folded side of the paper. Draw half of the heart. It will look like the top portion of a question mark.

    • 3

      Cut along the line. When you open the paper, it will look like a heart and the sides will be symmetrical.

    • 4

      Lay the heart on a piece of paper and use it as a stencil. Draw around the edges.

    Draw a Heart With a Ruler

    • 5

      Draw a straight, vertical line with a ruler. It can be a short or as long as you want the drawing of the heart.

    • 6

      Draw half the heart starting and ending the line on the straight line.

    • 7

      Take a ruler and measure how far away the outer edge of the half drawn heart is from the center.

    • 8

      Take the ruler to other side. Measure it out and make a dot.

    • 9

      Continue to measure the distances on one side of the heart, and placing dots on the other side.

    • 10

      Connect the dots to make a symmetric heart.

    • 11

      Now you have drawn your perfect, symmetrical heart.

Tips & Warnings

  • With extra practice, you can draw hearts freehanded.

  • All hearts look different, so don't be discouraged if one heart looks wider, and another looks longer.

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  • Photo Credit Lindsey Mastis

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