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.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Paper
• Pencil
• Scissors
• Ruler

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.

Resources

• How to Make a Valentine’s Day Heart Wreath