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HOW TO: Make a silhouette

An excellent addition to wedding invitations or décor, silhouettes are a Victorian tradition But how do you make them? Here’s a guide.

1. Take a profile photograph of your subject standing in a doorway or in front of a window, so they’re backlit.

2. Print the photograph in the size you want.

3. Cut around the subject’s head so you’re left without any background. (Don’t forget to leave a little of the shoulder area.)

4. Trace the cut-out onto black construction paper and cut it out again.

5. Trim the shoulder area.