How to Draw a Heart (Easy Guide in 5 Steps)

A heart is an easy shape to use in just about any craft. It shows up in cards and class projects, on valentine pages and in little drawings in the margins of notebooks. In this tutorial, you will learn how to draw a heart in five easy steps by starting with two circles and simplifying them into one clean outline.

Using the circle method is great for young children or for anyone just learning to draw a heart because it gives good guidance for both of the rounded sides. Simply follow the images shown below, drawing lightly so that the guidelines can easily be erased later.

Once the circles are in place, only two long curved lines are needed to complete the heart. The left and right sides do not have to be exactly the same, and it’s all part of the charm.

Easy Heart Drawing Step by Step

Before getting started, make sure you have a pencil, some paper, an eraser, and something to color with.

The blue lines in the images below indicate the new lines to add at each step.

Step 1: Draw Two Overlapping Circles

Draw two circles side by side, near the top of the page. The two shapes should overlap in the middle.

Make sure to keep them approximately the same size because they will represent the top rounded edges of the heart.

Step 1 Showing How To Draw A Heart With Two Circles Overlapping Each Other.

Step 2: Draw the Left Side of the Heart

Begin the left side of the heart at the lower outside edge of the left circle. Make a long curved line going down and to the middle of the image. This curve should end just below the two circles.

It will become the left side of the heart, so it should come close to the middle at the bottom.

Step 2 Showing How To Draw A Heart With A Long Curved Line Going On The Left.

Step 3: Complete the Right Side

Do the same thing on the right side of the image. Begin at the lower outside edge of the right circle and make a long curved line going down to meet the same bottom point.

The right side should mimic the left, but it doesn’t have to be completely symmetrical.

Step 3 Showing How To Draw A Heart With A Similar Line Going On The Right.

Step 4: Clean Up the Image

Erase the parts of the circles inside the heart shape as well as any other guidelines that may be inside it. Keep the rounded top edges and the two long curved lines at the bottom. Once all unnecessary marks have been erased, a simple heart outline should remain.

Step 4 Showing The Final Result Of The Heart With The Guidelines Erased.

Step 5: Color the Heart

Use the image shown below as a reference and color in the heart. The pictured heart is colored red, but you can use any color you would like.

Once it has been colored in, your easy heart drawing is complete.

Step 5 Showing The Final Result Of A Red Heart Drawing.

Printable Heart Drawing PDF

You can also print the image below as a coloring page. The link is shown beneath it, and the heart is shown in black and white so that children can use it as a guide when they want to color or draw a heart.

Completed Heart Outline For Printing And Coloring.

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