How to Cut a Silhouette

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Gather your materials and tools onto a large, flat, well lit work area.. Enlarge the picture you wish to make into a silhouette.. Remove your enlarged tracing from the wall and place it flat on your work surface.

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Gather your materials and tools onto a large, flat, well lit work area.

Step 1

Gather your materials and tools onto a large, flat, well lit work area.

2

Enlarge the picture you wish to make into a silhouette.

Step 2

Enlarge the picture you wish to make into a silhouette.

3

Remove your enlarged tracing from the wall and place it flat on your work surfac

Step 3

Remove your enlarged tracing from the wall and place it flat on your work surface.

4

Cut your silhouette out using either scissors or x-acto knife - scissors work fi

Step 4

Cut your silhouette out using either scissors or x-acto knife - scissors work fine for minimal detail, but an x-acto knife is indispensable for fine details.

5

Place your cut out silhouette on a contrasting background.

Step 5

Place your cut out silhouette on a contrasting background.

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