Few symbols capture romantic feelings as instantly as a heart pierced by Cupid’s arrow. This tutorial shows how to draw a heart with arrow passing through it diagonally, entering from the upper right and exiting at the lower left. The design features a classic red heart with a wooden arrow shaft, pointed tip, and feathered fletching. Learning to draw a heart with arrow gives you one of the most recognized love symbols used in cards, decorations, and illustrations everywhere.
Drawing Cupid’s Arrow Through a Heart
This guide takes 11 steps to build both the heart shape and the arrow piercing through it. The arrow passes at an angle, with visible entry and exit points, the pointed head sticking out one side and feathered tail on the other.
Completed Drawing: Pierced Heart
Below is the finished heart and arrow illustration
Heart shapes appear throughout other tutorials in different variations. The simple heart tutorial covers the basic shape without additions, while the heart with wings guide adds a different element entirely. The two overlapping hearts tutorial shows hearts together without the arrow. For more romantic symbols, check out the Valentine card with cupid guide featuring the archer himself. All these heart drawings will be gathered in a Valentine’s Day drawing collection on this site.
Reading the Steps
Color coding helps track progress:
- Grey represents earlier construction work
- Red shows what to add at this step
- Black indicates completed portions
Begin with the heart shape, making sure both curved sides are balanced. The arrow enters at an angle, so position it carefully before drawing the shaft. The arrowhead has a triangular point, while the back end shows feathered fletching. When you draw a heart with arrow, the entry and exit points should align logically along the shaft’s angle. Sketch in pencil first, ink your lines, then erase. Color the heart bright red, use tan or brown for the wooden shaft, and keep the arrowhead and feathers in lighter tones like gray and cream.
How to Draw a Heart with Arrow: Step-by-Step
Share Your Arrow Heart!
That finishes this pierced heart tutorial. Did the arrow angle work out correctly through your heart shape? Leave a comment with questions or share your thoughts on the steps. If your finished drawing is posted online somewhere, drop a link so others can see your work and give feedback.
Want more heart variations? Try the broken heart tutorial for a different mood, or check out the kawaii heart guide to add a cute character face to the shape.