How to make a silhouette from a photo?

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  1. Find a suitable picture
  2. Make the background transparent in Pixlr editor
    Make transparent image
  3. Click on adjustment > Brightness> 0
  4. Head over to paint or another drawing program, enlarge 500%
  5. delete the latest grey pixels

6. Select>Copy>Turn (As you want it duplicated just like in my header)

7. When you want to add it as a layer, you have to repeat step 2 after deleting the pixels
8. You can add it on a banner as a layer in pixlr editor



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I'm sure I can do something with this technique Loes.

Thanks for showing.

Mick

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You're welcome Mick, success:)

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Loes your talents are expressed to the community through ability to share it with millions of people. Thank you, for your artistic ideas. Marvelous!!

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Thanks Louisa:) You're welcome

What a fun trick. I'm going to play around with it today! Thank you Loes!

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Success:) Thanks!

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Beautiful!...thanks so very much for sharing with us and in showing us the 'how to' ... much appreciated... :)

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My pleasure:)

Awesome, Loes.

I saw the silhouette on the web and thought really cool. I kept it in my back burner for later.

Thank you so so much.

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Thanks Anusuya:)

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That looks amazing Loes! Great job! You’re very smart and wise about this stuff. Keep it up! Have a great day. Take care

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Thank you very much:)

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Good afternoon Loes,

You really are full of surprises. To make silhouettes from photos is such a nice and clever idea. To make a silhouette comes from old times, I have one hanging on the wall. Then I also have one of my parents, I can recognize them very well.
To use a silhouette for a banner etc is a very original idea, I like it.

Greetings from the south of Spain, Taetske

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Thanks Taetske, very nice:)
Greetings back form up North

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Lovely! Thanks for the idea, Loes!

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You're welcome Benita

Many thanks for this.

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My pleasure Stuart:)

Thanks for sharing, it's good to know and makes very eye-catching creatives.

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You're welcome, thanks:)

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