Wednesday, January 25, 2017
DIY silhouettes
DIY silhouettes
My new house has TONS of wall space which is great for someone like me who really only feels good about a craft if its good enough to hang. My latest project has been making these amazing silhouette portraits like the ones my mom had made when I was little! The "professional" silhouette from my childhood is a bit more detailed than the ones that I made but mine totally have way more personality because of the cool paper I used. Right? Right! To make these silhouettes all you need is:
The first step is to take a profile shot of your subject. Its not important how you look but it is nice to have some textures in the image because they read so nicely once you cut them out of paper.
I pulled my hair back into a messy ponytail and left it curly to add a little something extra to my silhouette. As you can see from the photo, I didnt do much else to prepare. Eek!
Once you have the perfect photo, print it out, tape it to your cardstock and carefully cut it out with your X-acto. Trace out as many of the details as you can because this is what makes the silhouette so cool. I spent a lot of time on my hair but some people accentuate eyelashes, clothing or jewelry. Its totally up to you.
The final step is to pick out some cute paper, tape your silhouette to the paper and frame it!
The finished product:
Available link for download
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