Create your own silhouette portrait from a photo.
Use your talents and the precision of a craft knife to create elegant art for the walls of your home inspired by the profile view of its residents. Turn profile pictures into detailed, professional-looking silhouettes for just a few dollars. You can make the background of the silhouette match any decor. Create a whole wall of silhouettes with each member of your household included, even pets.
Instructions
1. Take a profile picture -- digital or film -- of the person or pet you want to create a silhouette portrait of. Take the picture in front of a light background, preferably a white wall, so the outline of the subject is clearly defined against the background of the photo. Take the photo so the subject fills most of the frame; this helps you determine what size picture to order for the size silhouette you want to create. The photo can show the entire subject, or the subject from the shoulder up.
2. Get the profile photo developed in the same size you want your completed silhouette. So, if you want an 8-by-10-inch silhouette portrait, you should get an 8-by-10-inch print of the photo.
3. Trace the outline of your subject's profile using a pencil and piece of tracing paper. The more fine details you include in the tracing, such as stray strands of hair, the more lifelike and professional the silhouette will look. Cut out the tracing.
4. Trace the tracing paper template onto a piece of black paper. Cut out the black paper silhouette.
5. Adhere the black paper silhouette to a background sheet of paper using double-sided tape. You can use any color for the background except black.
