How to Cut a Silhouette
Make an outline of someone that is suitable for framing or making into a special card.
- Difficulty:
- Moderate
Instructions
Things You'll Need
- Blank Greeting Cards
- Copy Machines
- Chairs
- Desk Lamps
- Glue Sticks
- Masking Tape
- Scissors
- Pencils
- Black Construction Paper
- Large Sheet Of White Notebook Papers
- Unlined Paper
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Hang a large piece of white paper on the wall of a darkened room.
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Have a person sit in front of the paper.
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Shine a desk lamp at the person to create a defined shadow on the paper.
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Have the sitter turn sideways so that the shadow is a profile. Tell him or her to sit very still.
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Use a pencil to draw an outline of the sitter's head, neck and the top of his or her shoulders.
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Use a copy machine to reduce the drawing to the size you want.
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Use a glue stick to fasten the copy to a sheet of black paper.
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Cut around the outline.
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Pull the white paper off the black one, flip the black one over and stick it on the front of a blank greeting card or on a sheet of light-colored paper.
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Tips & Warnings
If you use a halogen floor lamp, you can get very sharp detail.
The closer to the person you set the lamp, the smaller and more defined the silhouette will be.
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Comments
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hcab
May 10, 2009
Why not use silhouette paper and copy on the white side. Then just cut it out and there's your silhouette on the black side. -
rhill
Dec 18, 2007
I found an EASY way to make sihouettes. Find the photo you want to use, get it ready to print, and instead of using photo or copy paper use a sheet of black paper instead. Keep in mind, the image won't show up nearly as well as it does on white paper. But you're left with a very simple outline of the face that you can trace lightly with a pencil to reinforce (then erase the pencil later after cutting, if needed.) It's not perfect, but it worked well for me.
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rhill
Dec 18, 2007
I found an EASY way to make sihouettes. Find the photo you want to use, get it ready to print, and instead of using photo or copy paper use a sheet of black paper instead. Keep in mind, the image won't show up nearly as well as it does on white paper. But you're left with a very simple outline of the face that you can trace lightly with a pencil to reinforce (then erase the pencil later after cutting, if needed.) It's not perfect, but it worked well for me.
