: How to make a very circular heart in Illustrator I want a perfectly round heart if that makes any sense. My idea was to start with a circle. Then I wanted to give it a small widows peak

@Megan533

This might be a little challenging if you aren't used to using Illustrator's Pen tool or working with paths in general, but here's one way to do it.


Draw a circle. With the Ellipse tool selected, hold Shift and drag to draw your circle (shift will constrain your proportions and make it perfectly round)

Add four extra points to your circle. Select the Pen tool, and hover over the top edge of your circle until you see a little plus appear. Click to add extra points at the top of your circle, one on each side of the center point. Repeat on the bottom.

Pull your top center point down. Using the Direct Selection tool (the white arrow), select your top center point and drag it down.



Convert the center point to an angle. Select the Anchor Point tool (it is buried under the Pen tool) and click on your top center point. This will make it come to a sharp point.



Smooth out your path's curves. This is the trickiest part. Select a one of your new points with the Direct Selection tool to bring up that points Bezier curve handle bars. Drag the ends of these handles around to get your curve just right.

Repeat steps 3-5 at the bottom of your shape.



Refine your curves. Use the Direct selection tool to select individual points and drag the handle bars around until you're happy with the shape's look.



Good luck!

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