How to 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.
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Instructions
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Draw a Heart by Making a Stencil
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Fold a sheet of paper in half. The paper can be whatever size you want your heart.
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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.
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Cut along the line. When you open the paper, it will look like a heart and the sides will be symmetrical.
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Lay the heart on a piece of paper and use it as a stencil. Draw around the edges.
Draw a Heart With a Ruler
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Draw a straight, vertical line with a ruler. It can be a short or as long as you want the drawing of the heart.
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Draw half the heart starting and ending the line on the straight line.
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Take a ruler and measure how far away the outer edge of the half drawn heart is from the center.
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Take the ruler to other side. Measure it out and make a dot.
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Continue to measure the distances on one side of the heart, and placing dots on the other side.
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Connect the dots to make a symmetric heart.
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Now you have drawn your perfect, symmetrical heart.
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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.
Resources
- Photo Credit Lindsey Mastis
