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wikiHow to Draw a Heart

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Heart Icon

  1. 1
    Start the outline sketch with two consecutive circles.
  2. 2
    Add a downward triangle on the outline sketch.
  3. 3
    Begin drawing the actual line on the left cheek of the heart.
  4. 4
    Draw the right cheek.
  5. 5
    Erase the outline sketches.
  6. 6
    Color the draft.
  7. 7
    Add the light and shade.
  8. 8
    Add a background.

Heart and Arrow

  1. 1
    Outline sketch with a circle.
  2. 2
    Draw another smaller circle overlapping the previous circle.
  3. 3
    Draw the downward triangle with a little perspective to it.
  4. 4
    Draw the first cheek.
  5. 5
    Add the second cheek.
  6. 6
  7. 7
    Draw two curved lines right by the middle of the arrow.
  8. 8
    Start drawing the actual lines of the arrow’s wooden stick.
  9. 9
    Draw the actual lines of the main arrowhead.
  10. 10
    Add the actual lines on the arrow’s tail.
  11. 11
    Color the draft with its basic colors.
  12. 12
    Add the highlights and shadows, including the background.

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  • How do I draw a heart that spells out the word "love"?
    wikiHow Contributor
    Draw the heart, then draw the word love in the middle space. Trying to write the drawing will be much harder and takes a lot of skill and practice but you can cheat by drawing a heart guideline, then sizing the letters to fit within that heart, then erase the guideline.
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Things You'll Need

  • Paper (any type)
  • Pencil
  • Pencil sharpener
  • Eraser
  • Colored pencils, crayons, markers or watercolors of your choice

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Categories: Drawing Shapes and Forms

In other languages:

Español: dibujar un corazón, Português: Desenhar um Coração, Italiano: Disegnare un Cuore, Français: dessiner un cœur, Nederlands: Een hart tekenen, Deutsch: Ein Herz zeichnen, Русский: нарисовать сердце, 中文: 画心形, Čeština: Jak nakreslit srdce, Bahasa Indonesia: Menggambar Bentuk Cinta

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