A Drawing Of A Heart

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There are plenty of designs you can choose from in drawing hearts. They are commonly used as icons on projects, designs on scrapbooks or themes on events. Here are two simple ways to draw a heart. Let's begin!

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

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Outline sketch with a circle.
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Draw another smaller circle overlapping the previous circle.
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Draw the downward triangle with a little perspective to it.
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Draw the first cheek.
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Add the second cheek.
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Erase the outline sketch and make a new one for the arrow. Always draw the arrow in a slanted way. It looks beautiful that way than the plain straight horizontal or vertical. It should show that both the cheeks were caught by the love arrow.
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Draw two curved lines right by the middle of the arrow.
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Start drawing the actual lines of the arrow's wooden stick.
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Draw the actual lines of the main arrowhead.
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Add the actual lines on the arrow's tail.
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Color the draft with its basic colors.
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Add the highlights and shadows, including the background.

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How do I make a perfect heart?

To make a perfectly-proportioned heart, you can use the two circles and triangle method, but use a ruler or other straight edge to draw a line down from between the circles before drawing your triangle. This will help you keep the point centered. You can also use tools to help you draw the circles if you struggle with drawing nice circles.
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How do I draw a heart that spells out the word "love"?

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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Do I color it different colors?

Yes, use your inspiration to color it whatever way you want!
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How do I do the shading?

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Determine a light source. Draw an arrow or a point to represent it somewhere on the page close to the heart. Shade it like you would a sphere, morphing the shading to accompany the different shape. The lighter areas are closest to the light source, and the shadow is the farthest away.
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How can I draw a flying heart?

Just add some wings by following the guidelines in wikiHow to Draw Wings.
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How can I draw a broken heart?

You can draw a regular heart and then fill it with cracks to symbolize the brokenness.
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Can I add more color?

Of course, you can add any color you want. You are the artist so you can use your own artistic license.
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How do I draw a real human heart?
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Do the circles need to be perfect?

No! You can add your own unique touch to it. Every heart doesn't have to be perfect!

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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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To draw a simple heart icon, draw 2 circles of the same size next to each other. Then, draw a "V" underneath the circles that touches the outer edge of each circle. Darken the outer heart shape by tracing along all of the outside lines, drawing one side of the heart at a time. Erase the extra marks inside of the shape, and fill the heart with color. For more tips, including how to draw a heart with an arrow, read on!

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