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I have always thought silhouettes were such lovely and understated works of art. I would be fascinated by the people who did it at Disney World, Kings Island, or Central Park. They could cut your silhouette out in minutes! I decided I thought it would be fun art to hang in our humble bedroom.
It was amazing to me how the paint actually made the room look much bigger! In a house cursed with small rooms, that is indeed a blessing.
I started out with some frames and material. The frames were fine as they were, but several accent things in our bedroom are white, so I opted to paint them. The material...well, I want to use it behind the silhouettes, but I need your opinion. Which do you think would look best as the background? Or, should I leave them as they are with a white background?
I have always thought silhouettes were such lovely and understated works of art. I would be fascinated by the people who did it at Disney World, Kings Island, or Central Park. They could cut your silhouette out in minutes! I decided I thought it would be fun art to hang in our humble bedroom.
Our bedroom is a work in progress. These silhouettes are only the second thing I have hung on the wall, so I am taking my time with it. We did get around to painting in over the summer. It went from drab and boring, to vibrant and living.
It was amazing to me how the paint actually made the room look much bigger! In a house cursed with small rooms, that is indeed a blessing.
I started out with some frames and material. The frames were fine as they were, but several accent things in our bedroom are white, so I opted to paint them. The material...well, I want to use it behind the silhouettes, but I need your opinion. Which do you think would look best as the background? Or, should I leave them as they are with a white background?
I was not sure how I was going to capture the silhouette, as my love was was leaving to play basketball. But, I quickly took a side pic of him and he took one of me. He is good an humoring me. :-)
I pulled out the laptop and uploaded the pics. Then I used Picasa (a free photo editing program) to make them black/white. They also have a feature where you can add shadows, fill light, and highlights. I added shadow, to make the picture (and outline) darker.
Cutting out the outline was not a problem. Could you believe though, that i could only find yellow paper? Oh how funny.
I pulled out the laptop and uploaded the pics. Then I used Picasa (a free photo editing program) to make them black/white. They also have a feature where you can add shadows, fill light, and highlights. I added shadow, to make the picture (and outline) darker.
Then I put the paper against the laptop screen and traced the outline. :-)
Cutting out the outline was not a problem. Could you believe though, that i could only find yellow paper? Oh how funny.
That meant I had to spray paint it black. I tried a permanent marker first, and it did not work very well. But the spray paint made it look like shiny paper.
And yes, that is a cricket bat next to my husband's side of the bed. I always feel protected. :-)
I mounted them in the frames on the back of the picture that already came in the frame. Yeah, I'm cheap like that. But, I also wanted to do it like this before deciding to cut any lovely vintage fabric.
But once I put them up, I could not decide it they were too plain or not. Any votes?
And yes, that is a cricket bat next to my husband's side of the bed. I always feel protected. :-)
Comments
I think they are a bit small for above the bed - just because the headboard is large/heavy.
I'd say bigger pictures, bigger frames or put them on a side wall/over your chest of drawers? Could be cool stacked instead of facing each other too.
I was thinking they look small too, but i was also considering "clustering" other pictures around it. (since I now have two holes in the wall!)