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.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Silhouette Cutting at Trader Hotel Singapore
That was great to do silhouette cutting in the dinner and dance for IFF Annual Dinner and dance. In this event, almost all the guest was dressed I different costume; I like to do such event because usually you can see lots surprise dressed guests and they are usually in the high morale and happy mood, you will feel like you really join them in the event as well, haahaa!Beautiful guests sure will come to me! Heehee!
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Caricature on Silhouette Cutting?
That should be fun to do Silhouette Cutting in caricature way which exaggerating the feature of the side profile.
Now the problem came:
1. to do a nice exaggerated profile, the guest must be having strong features, because in the details within a human face’s silhouette there are limited portions of the face can be play around, there are only: the neck, the jaws, the mouth, the nose, the forehead and the hair style. Not like caricature drawing, you can play around the color, the shadings and etc.
2. Not much people know their own side profile well, just a normal portrait silhouette of the guest, they usually need their friends to confirm the silhouette cutting whether looks like them or not; if you wanted to do an exaggerated silhouette, you have to ensure your guests having the artistic eyes and feels as yours.
Now the problem came:
1. to do a nice exaggerated profile, the guest must be having strong features, because in the details within a human face’s silhouette there are limited portions of the face can be play around, there are only: the neck, the jaws, the mouth, the nose, the forehead and the hair style. Not like caricature drawing, you can play around the color, the shadings and etc.
2. Not much people know their own side profile well, just a normal portrait silhouette of the guest, they usually need their friends to confirm the silhouette cutting whether looks like them or not; if you wanted to do an exaggerated silhouette, you have to ensure your guests having the artistic eyes and feels as yours.
Colorful Silhouette Cutting
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Silhouette Cutting At Zoological Singapore and Singapore Flyer
Did silhouette cutting for McConnell’s Family Day at Zoological Singapore; although there was a worm day, but I was happily to meet the friendly and nice guests. Other thatn that, met some old friends in this event as well liken popcorn provider May, airbrush tattoo and face painting Sheila and her team.Look! This is the white tiger which in the news recently!Basically, due to school holiday, many companies will pick almost the same day to do their family day, hence certain Saturday or Sunday became hot day for entertainer’s booking, and meanwhile we might be booked 2 or more shows within such hot days.
Usually, year end like November and December was peak period for lots commercial promotion activities, hence we could be having 2 or more bookings during week end. As an entertainer, you have to be compromised that your week end burned; because we belonging to the servicing group in the society as well, haahaa!
I was luckily that having 2nd booking at Singapore Flyer!
Usually, year end like November and December was peak period for lots commercial promotion activities, hence we could be having 2 or more bookings during week end. As an entertainer, you have to be compromised that your week end burned; because we belonging to the servicing group in the society as well, haahaa!
I was luckily that having 2nd booking at Singapore Flyer!
Friday, November 21, 2008
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
United States of America Presidents’ Silhouette Cutting Series
There was someone asked me to do a series of silhouette cutting of American Presidents last month, but I can’t make it due to busy on some other jobs. I planned to do it bit by bit to complete it.
United States of America: The Presidents (1789 - 1850)
United States of America: The Presidents (1850 - 1897)
United States of America: The Presidents (1789 - 1850)
United States of America: The Presidents (1850 - 1897)
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Romantic Mood
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
A side profile
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Bhutan Crowns The World's Youngest Monarch and The American New President
That was great to see the new and youngest 28 aged King of Bhutan, His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck in the coronation ceremony. To me Bhutan is a very special country, wish one day I could be travel to this country.The coming new President of America, Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama had created a new history which is the first black men who became the president of United States. Wish he can made the world better and better. I would say, he is so lucky which having great wife Michelle Obama who giving him a great support.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Event at Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel Singapore
I was very happy to do silhouette cutting for Aspial’s dinner and dance at Copthorne Waterfront Hotel Singapore tonight. I met lots nice guests and beautiful girls! Heehee! Everybody was well dressed in the “Mafia Night’ Theme, mostly in black, sexy black!
Nice decoration at the foyer area!
Nice decoration at the foyer area!
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Profile Cutting for Singapore National Eye center’s Dinner and Dance
Did and event at Regent Hotel, great to met Ivan & Lee Lee lee in the event! First time see them doing wire craft! Wow! Luminous wire craft! This is my first time seeing such wire craft in my life! Thought it only available by Ivan and Lee lee’s wire craft!!! Don’t play play!Pebble Calligraphy.My creative guests made use this table guide board to put the side profile for ‘group photos’! Very funny and cute! Can’t deny they were really creative! Haahaa!That is what I mean ‘reverse side’ silhouette cutting, which means the guest’s posing facing the opposite side of my scissors holding hands.My 'Japanese' guests!
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Girl In Dragon Hat
The Side view or side profile of a girl wearing a hat in Chinese dragon shape
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There was someone asked me to do a series of silhouette cutting of American Presidents last month, but I can’t make it due to busy on some o...
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It was cool to had a chance to do my silhouette cutting last month for an event in Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia which n...