I have always loved silhouette artwork. I find silhouette artwork to be timeless, classy, and goes with any decor style. I wanted to make some DIY silhouette artwork of my daughter, and plan to continue to make some silhouette artwork every year (or so) to see how her silhouette changes throughout the years.
I made one of these before and I wanted to make another one because Jaylis facial features have changed SO much in just a few short years! And…don’t worry if the time has past and your child is grown now because you can hunt through your old photos and still create this timeless art piece!
I found these DIY silhouette artwork to be SO EASY and FUN to make!
Check out my YouTube Tutorial for DIY Easy Silhouette Artwork | How to Draw Silhouette THE EASY WAY!
SHOP THIS PROJECT
A Picture (look at the silhouette of the image and find one you love!)
Acrylic paint (in any color you want)
Photo paper or colored paper
Print your image out on Photo paper
Cut the image out
The hair can be a little tricky. I just made slits at the bottom of her hair so you can see where her hair ends.
You can flip your image over to see if you’re happy with it. You can also use this side of the image on a colored piece of paper.
Use Mod Podge to glue your image down onto your Photo paper
Paint your image with some Acrylic paint
Then glue your image down with Mod Podge
Saturate your entire image with Mod Podge and let it dry.
You can make many different kinds of DIY silhouette art. You can do silhouette artwork of your dog, your child, a photo of a beautiful scenery.