How to Make Hearts in Illustrator CS5

By Society & Culture & Entertainment Last updated Thursday, June/06/2024

1). Launch Illustrator and create a new document.
2). Click the "View" menu and select "Show Grid." This displays a grid in the background of your document.
3). Press "P" to activate the pen tool.
4). Draw the left half of a heart using the pen tool, using the grid as a guideline to align the bottom anchor point of the half heart exactly underneath the top anchor point.
5). Press "O" to activate the reflect tool.
6). Hold down the "Alt" key and click on the bottom anchor point of the half heart to bring up the reflect tool options.
7). Select the "Vertical" option under the "Axis" grouping and click "Copy." This creates a second half-heart shape, a mirror image of the half heart you've drawn.
8). Press "V" to activate the selection tool.
9). Select both halves of the heart using the selection tool.
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Press "Shift" and "M" to activate the shape builder tool.
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Click the left half of the heart and drag to the right half to join them.

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