Hi, I am Welles Tan, welcome to my blog. I had been a caricaturist for events and parties since 1990. Silhouette Cutting also called Portrait Silhouette Cutting,Profile Cutting or Shadow Cutting. It is an art that using scissors to cut out a shape of a person’s side profile using dark color paper. You can frame it like a photo, put on the desk as a decoration for memories. Within an hour, it should be about 40 - 50 cutting of A6 size to be produced, this is a professional artist's speed.
Monday, December 31, 2007
Shadow Cutting at Orchard Hotel
To night did shadow cutting for Temasek Club at Orchard Hotel. I met Airbrush tattto artist Ivan and Lily, and wire craft artist William Lee and his wife.
Saturday, December 29, 2007
Silhouette cutting for Advance SCT D&D
To night I did a silhouette cutting for Advance Scts’ “IR Night” Dinner and Dance at Marina Mandarin hotel. They hired Jeffrey Chung models as Casino girls roaming around. According some event companies stuffs said, the government had came out a new rules for events activities, so no casino setting just for fun allowed, means we would not seeing any fake casino table during the pre-event activities.
Wow, beautiful babes!
Bob Chua, one of the most experienced magician was around.
Marina Mandarin Hotel was the "Oval" shape building, a unique design in singapore. That was very nice interial, the view taken from 3rd floor.
Wow, beautiful babes!
Bob Chua, one of the most experienced magician was around.
Marina Mandarin Hotel was the "Oval" shape building, a unique design in singapore. That was very nice interial, the view taken from 3rd floor.
Sunday, December 23, 2007
Pre-event at Meritus Mandarin Hotel
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Profile Cutting Job at M Hotel
Today (15 Dec) I done another silhouette cutting for Tanaka Electronics. I feel great while all the guests were friendly and exciting about their dinner & dance, especially they like my silhouette cutting.
I like to see the complex hair style, the more complex, the more exciting to produce the silhouette of the person.
Seems every time I doing a show at M hotel was a rainy day, this time won’t get any exception, haahaa!
The lobby area of M Hotel, some kind of “Feng Shui”?
Picture taken from the ball room.
A "Mirror" decoration at the ball room corridor.
I like to see the complex hair style, the more complex, the more exciting to produce the silhouette of the person.
Seems every time I doing a show at M hotel was a rainy day, this time won’t get any exception, haahaa!
The lobby area of M Hotel, some kind of “Feng Shui”?
Picture taken from the ball room.
A "Mirror" decoration at the ball room corridor.
Silhouete Cutting at Sentosa Golf Club
Yesterday (14 Dec) I did a silhouette cutting for Unilever Asia Pte Ltd ‘s Xmas Party at Sentosa Golf Club. That was a roving job. It was fun to work for the guests; they were very friendly and active. I really can feel the happiness of their party, everyone was very excited to participate in all the games and related activities. It was very enjoyable doing the profile cutting for their guests.
Thursday, December 13, 2007
Pre-event at Singapore Civilization Museum
To night I did silhouette cutting pre-event for JGC Diner & Dance at Asian Civilization Museum, at the hall at 2nd level. The guess was like my silhouette cutting. It was very enjoying while my artwork being like by the guess, it encouraging me to do it well.
Of course, when everyone said you are good, do not really believe you are really that good else I believe you can’t be improve. And sometime you met those guess given bad comment, do not take it seriously, because they might not be able to accept you art, that’s what I think., or the way I face the event entertainer job.
You got to always set you mind and attitude correctly, anytime, for any event.
Singapore Civilization Museum is along the Singapore River, it's opposite is Boat Quay.
The event organiser had arranged some sexy dancers for the dinner & dance openning.
A view of Boat Quay from Singapore Civilisation Museum.
Before I go to the event place, I had my dinner at 'Golden Shoe Hawker Centre', go to my favourite Nasi Lemak stall, the one i did not go there for half year ago. Bought the drum stick set, opps, the drumstick became 1/2 size of last time!! Thought because everything's prices was gone up, that's why, I bought an extra drumstick, so 2 drumstick's totally size finally equalized to 1 of the drumstick which last time I had before.
Of course, when everyone said you are good, do not really believe you are really that good else I believe you can’t be improve. And sometime you met those guess given bad comment, do not take it seriously, because they might not be able to accept you art, that’s what I think., or the way I face the event entertainer job.
You got to always set you mind and attitude correctly, anytime, for any event.
Singapore Civilization Museum is along the Singapore River, it's opposite is Boat Quay.
The event organiser had arranged some sexy dancers for the dinner & dance openning.
A view of Boat Quay from Singapore Civilisation Museum.
Before I go to the event place, I had my dinner at 'Golden Shoe Hawker Centre', go to my favourite Nasi Lemak stall, the one i did not go there for half year ago. Bought the drum stick set, opps, the drumstick became 1/2 size of last time!! Thought because everything's prices was gone up, that's why, I bought an extra drumstick, so 2 drumstick's totally size finally equalized to 1 of the drumstick which last time I had before.
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Event in 1990
Sunday, December 2, 2007
Fat Cat
Yesterday back home evening, while opening my mailbox, there’s a yellow cat came to me and rub against my foot using its head. It was so nice! Then it jumps on my bag and start to sleep on top of it! Haa haa! Did not scared of people!
I saw this cat since 1 year ago whit it was a little kitten under my HDB flat. Now this cat became very fat and big size due to lot people feeding it. I like cat and dogs, but unfortunately, got no time to taking care about them.
I saw this cat since 1 year ago whit it was a little kitten under my HDB flat. Now this cat became very fat and big size due to lot people feeding it. I like cat and dogs, but unfortunately, got no time to taking care about them.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Silhouete Cutting at Sentosa Cove
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Just a little complaint
It was very interesting to see people from the side. I like to see the different of peoples’ features, and like to see their difference hair styles. During diner & dance, that’s lot more thing to see while the guest came with hair clips, ribbons and decoration, costume etc.
For silhouette cutting, the artwork usually not recognize by the person’s side profile that being cut, only recognize by his or her friends, because usually everyone seldom see their own side profile.
For many years experience, western guests was much more appreciated silhouette art, Singaporean who have better art knowledge was appreciated it as well, but not guest from China (except little amount of nice china people I ever met).
They always look down on non-china citizen who do this art, at least most of the time I came across such comment from China guest: “Huh? Silhouette Cutting? China have a lot what, do it for what?”
They believe they are the best in this art, or either silhouette cutting is a very low class art in China due to too many people doing, due to too many fake artists in China doing this art.
What I was thinking: If your country is really so good, why you come to Singapore? If you are educated people, then you should show some respect!
I am not the best nor the lousiest silhouette cutting artist, but I had taken few years doing practice and research on this kind of art.
I would like to say, lots China people in Singapore who doing fringe art during events was fake or low standard, they seriously spoilt the name of the real China artists. I am not like to talk bad about China people, I had met some real good and professional China artist, I just like to point out such small group of peoples had spoiling the world.
Unfortunately, most Singaporean public still believe as long as china artist, they are the best, so usually you can see, during the fringe art session in the event , china artist’s queue was longer than local artist. Maybe as a Chinese said: “The moon at oversea was nicer and rounder than our country.”
For silhouette cutting, the artwork usually not recognize by the person’s side profile that being cut, only recognize by his or her friends, because usually everyone seldom see their own side profile.
For many years experience, western guests was much more appreciated silhouette art, Singaporean who have better art knowledge was appreciated it as well, but not guest from China (except little amount of nice china people I ever met).
They always look down on non-china citizen who do this art, at least most of the time I came across such comment from China guest: “Huh? Silhouette Cutting? China have a lot what, do it for what?”
They believe they are the best in this art, or either silhouette cutting is a very low class art in China due to too many people doing, due to too many fake artists in China doing this art.
What I was thinking: If your country is really so good, why you come to Singapore? If you are educated people, then you should show some respect!
I am not the best nor the lousiest silhouette cutting artist, but I had taken few years doing practice and research on this kind of art.
I would like to say, lots China people in Singapore who doing fringe art during events was fake or low standard, they seriously spoilt the name of the real China artists. I am not like to talk bad about China people, I had met some real good and professional China artist, I just like to point out such small group of peoples had spoiling the world.
Unfortunately, most Singaporean public still believe as long as china artist, they are the best, so usually you can see, during the fringe art session in the event , china artist’s queue was longer than local artist. Maybe as a Chinese said: “The moon at oversea was nicer and rounder than our country.”
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Monday, November 12, 2007
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Chinese Paper Cutting
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Silhouete Cutting is an art from Europe
Lot’s of people thought silhouette cutting was from China, that’s totally wrong, Silhouette cutting was an art from France, “Silhouette” is a name the 1760's Finance Minister of France, Etienne de Silhouette.
Check this site to proof it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etienne_de_Silhouette
Won’t denied, China Chinese was so talented that able to do this well, hence a lot of people thought this art from China.
Check this site to proof it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etienne_de_Silhouette
Won’t denied, China Chinese was so talented that able to do this well, hence a lot of people thought this art from China.
Sunday, November 4, 2007
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