Hearts are the healing items in the Drawn to Life series.
In most cases, the Hero can take damage up to five times before dying. When damage is received, colored portions of the Hero's body are removed, exposing the mannequin. The order of exposure starts with the arms; then legs; torso; and finally the head, exposing the entire mannequin. If they are hit after that, the Hero loses a life and has to restart that section of the level. If the Hero has no lives left at the time of death, then a game over message will appear on the screen (Drawn to Life only) and the game will continue from the last save point.