Make a Family Silhouette on the Wall
Making a silhouette mural of your family is an easy, inexpensive way to personalize your home or to capture images of your children while they are young. While silhouettes can be painted on canvas or wood paneling, there is no reason why you can't paint a family silhouette directly onto a wall. Traditionally, silhouettes are painted in black on a white surface, but any contrasting color combination could be used.
Instructions
1. Select the wall where you want to paint the silhouettes of your family. One at a time, have the members of your family stand sideways in front of the wall.
2. Have another family member hold the flashlight behind the subject so a clear shadow appears on the wall. Move the peson closer or farther away from the wall until the shadow is in the correct place and is the size you prefer.
3. Using a soft lead pencil, trace around the shadow directly onto the wall. Follow this procedure with each member of your family.
4. Fill in the silhouettes with paint. Allow to dry and erase any stray pencil marks with an eraser.
