Silhouette

Silhouette

A silhouette is the image of a person, an object or scene represented as a solid shape of a single color, usually black, its edges matching the outline of the subject. The interior of a silhouette is basically featureless, and the whole is typically presented on a light background, usually white, or none at all. The silhouette differs from an outline which depicts the edge of an object in a linear form, while a silhouette appears as a solid shape. Silhouette images may be created in any visual artistic media.

Cutting portraits, generally in profile, from black card became popular in the mid-18th century, though the term “silhouette” was seldom used until the early decades of the 19th century, and the tradition has continued under this name into the 21st century. From its original graphic meaning, the term "silhouette" has been extended to describe the sight or representation of a person, object or scene that is backlit, and appears dark against a lighter background. Anything that appears this way, for example, a figure standing backlit in a doorway, may be described as "in silhouette". Because a silhouette emphasises the outline, the word has also been used in the fields of fashion and fitness to describe the shape of a person's body or the shape created by wearing clothing of a particular style or period.

here are some fun silhouette's video (:

and also some silhouette drawing art, 

and so, here's my silhouette drawing art, based on the movie, TED 

I did my silhouette drawing based on the movie - Ted. I love this movie so much, not only the main character - Ted is very cute, the story itself is very interesting also. We girls love teddy bear, not only us, little kids love teddy bear too! This movie brings back so many childhood memories, so touching. My version is about a little girl got a Ted on Christmas, as a christmas present from her parent. She loves this present a lot, because she loves to go travel, and always wanted to try travelling alone, but she don't dare and Ted can accompany her to do everything, shopping, watch movie, study and she can shares everything to Ted, she can talks to Ted when she is sad/happy. Finally she got someone to accompany her to go travel. She then finally fulfill her wish - travel around the world. They went to Paris, Japan, India, London, and also all the theme park around the world. Then they went to Korea for ski, but accident happened, Ted accidentally fall off from the mountain. Ted broken his head, even the girl's mom helped her to sew back Ted's head it still can't save Ted. Ted then turn to a normal teddy bear..