Carina shows you how to make this project with Silhouette America and Michaels! Files available in her Silhouette Shop at https://www.silhouettedesignstore.com/artists/252689.
Originally done live on September 24, 2021.
Tag: silhouette
Digital Die Cutting Files
Heads up! Digital diecutting files are now available in the shop! At 75 cents a pop (or even less if you buy a bundle), these little goodies are easy to use and great for cards, scrapbooking, home decor or more! I include seven types of files to download: svg, ai, dxf, pdf, png, jpg, and studio. Use the file that works best with your machine for an fabulous paper or fabric shape!
Right now we are frame heavy in the shop, but we plan on having several freebies coming to the shop soon along with A LOT more designs. We are working through my more than 500 products to pull the best shapes !
I think you’ll love how intricate these shapes are! I made mine smaller on my Silhouette machine while testing them and they turned out beautifully! I plan on using these with some of my scrapbooking layouts in future.
Hope you get a chance to play with them!
Carina
Silhouette Example
I got an email from someone who did the Photoshop Silhoutte Tutorial and I wanted to show it off here! Jessica Taufer is the owner of Utah Baby Guide and said that she didn’t do the trace option at the end (something you may not be able to do unless you have Illustrator CS2 or higher). Her’s turned out wonderful and I’m impressed she did the project!!! Nice job Jessica!
Photoshop Tutorial: Silhouettes
My first Photoshop tutorial! It is created using a fabulous program called Jing. This photoshop tutorial was created in a swf file , so hopefully you will be able to watch it…you may need to download the latest version of Flash to watch it. I sort of zoom through the tutorial because I only had 5 minutes to show everything (the limit on jing).
Here’s the project: creating a family silhouette art piece for your living room. I show you how to create this silhouette in photoshop and then take it into Illustrator for clean up. I’d suggest the tutorial for intermediate users, but if you are a beginner, it wouldn’t hurt you to watch it! You can pause it as you work on your own.
I created my first silhouette of Siri when she was 2 years old. I thought it was a great way to document the subtle changes in my little girl. I have the screenprint of that piece in my living room. I love silhouettes and my original idea was to hang individual tiny portraits of each member of the family. However, do you know how HARD it is to find a decent oval frame? So I decided to go with the square frame and put all of us (my husband, Josh, myself, and two daughters) into one piece. Inexpensive art, always a plus!
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