![]() ![]() Depending on how shallow or deep you want that dip or “V” for your heart, you can hold shift (which will keep everything at the same height) and drag the shapes closer together or further apart, like so: You can probably see the heart shape already. Make sure that Vertical is selected and click Copy. In the top menu bar, choose Object > Transform > Reflect. Make a Heart in Adobe Illustrator Step #4: Rotate & Copy The Shape, adjust depth of the “V” You can rotate it more or less depending on your preferences. Press “V” on your keyboard as a shortcut, or click on the Selection Tool in your tool bar.Ĭlick on your shape and hold down Shift as you drag down with the mouse to rotate the shape 45 degrees. Make a Heart in Adobe Illustrator Step #3: Rotate your shape 45 degrees. With your shape still selected, In the top toolbar, bump the corner radius all the way up until your corners are as round as they can be. Make a Heart in Adobe Illustrator Step #2: Round out the Corners of your rectangle. In your toolbar, click and hold down on the little corner of your rectangle tool to select the rounded rectangle tool and draw out a shape that is longer/wider than it is tall. How to Create a Perfect Heart in Adobe Illustrator Make a Heart in Illustrator Step #1: Draw out a rounded rectangle. Certain tools or features might be located in slightly different places as well. Keep in mind that depending on which version you’re using, it may require a few additional steps. In this tutorial, I’m using Illustrator Creative Cloud (which is a fancy way of saying that I’m using a cloud-based Illustrator with all the latest & greatest features), but creating shapes like this one is a basic process that you can recreate easily in older versions of Illustrator. To achieve a perfect heart, we’ll be using a combination of the Rectangle Tool and the powerful Pathfinder Tool. And by the time you achieve it, you’ll have a few more gray hairs on your head than when you started. Because I don’t know about you - but in my past I tried countless times to make a perfect heart using the pen tool. The best part of this how-to is we won’t be using the pen tool at all! And trust me, that’s good news, folks. ![]() You can watch the full video below, or scroll down for written directions. In this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to make a perfect heart in Adobe Illustrator in 5 easy steps.
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