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.
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Silhouette Cutting at Raffles Town Club
Just did silhouette cutting fringe art activities for a dinner and dance at Raffles Town Club Singapore.Great to meet Ivan and Lee Lee (http://www.sg-airbrushtattoo.blogspot.com/) in the event. The were doing quality and nice mini T-shirt name making by airbrush in the event.mini T-shirt name making by airbrush which mean using airbrush to spray your name on the mini T-shirt and let you take home as souvenir. To me this is a very new item in the event pre-activities market, moreover Ivan and Lee Lee using luminous color pre-done on the mini T-shirt make the artwork in a creative and unique way.William was doing his Pebble Calligraphy in the event.Had a great "Bak Kut Teh" which recommended and treated by Ivan & Lee Lee after work! Yahoo! Very Delicious!The Bak Kut Teh stall was at the Kopitiam just opposite Fu Lu Shou Building.
Monday, December 27, 2010
Silhouette Cutting at St Regis Hotel Singapore
Did a private event at St Regis Hotel Singapore and met many nice guests in this event ;pWendy Lim (http://www.talentsdata.8m.com/wendylim.htm) was doing her Dough Figurine art for the guests. Seems Wendy's dough figurine was getting better and better, and the way she did it was a very creative way, thought is having good quality for your event, not like any of fake Chine dough figurine artist in the event line currently.Angela Yip (http://www.yipsrainbow.8m.com/) was doing her Rainbow Calligraphy during the event.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Silhouette Cutting in Shopping Mall
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Silhouette Cutting In Pattaya, Thailand
Great I had a chance do my silhouette cutting in a private event at Pattaya, Thailand!
I was so lucky that I got a chance to see some stage show as well.That was my first time seeing Tiffany show in Thailand, the event organizer told me that was the best Tiffnany Show in Pattaya! In fact, it was The World's Top 10 Best show! Wow! So Cool!Special dancing performance drom Australia!Chinese Opera Mask Changing Magic performance! Finally I heart a different background music whils I seeing this performance, because all the background music which are all same one! haahaa!I managed to catch up the LoyKrathong Festival!
I was so lucky that I got a chance to see some stage show as well.That was my first time seeing Tiffany show in Thailand, the event organizer told me that was the best Tiffnany Show in Pattaya! In fact, it was The World's Top 10 Best show! Wow! So Cool!Special dancing performance drom Australia!Chinese Opera Mask Changing Magic performance! Finally I heart a different background music whils I seeing this performance, because all the background music which are all same one! haahaa!I managed to catch up the LoyKrathong Festival!
Monday, October 18, 2010
Silhouette Cutting for Fashion Boutique
I always like to do event for fashion boutique, because there are always able to meet nice guests and beautiful real fashion models ;pAs an Asian, I am not so tall especially if taking photo with those professional fashion models ;p
Usually in such event I having high chances to met many tall guests in the event as well; there are a way to do silhouette cutting for them to ensure the scale of the portrait silhouette cutting is still in the right proportion ;p
Usually in such event I having high chances to met many tall guests in the event as well; there are a way to do silhouette cutting for them to ensure the scale of the portrait silhouette cutting is still in the right proportion ;p
Monday, October 11, 2010
Event at The Fullerton Bay Hotel
Did silhouette cutting for an anniversary event at The Fullerton Bay Hotel.That was great to met many entertainer friends I know in this event. And that was a surprise for me -- the event organiser was invited Miss Hong Kong 2010 attended for their event!Alex was singing on the stage, Jennifer Pau and Nur Aslinda were 2 of the dancers i know.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Silhouette Cutting in Dinner and Dance
Did silhouette cutting for a dinner and dance in Fairmont Hotel yesterday.eat to meet the nice guests in the event.Usually, the speed of a professional silhouette artist should be able to produce about 40 pieces side profile cutting within an hour's booking.
My "One cut 2 pieces" silhouette artwork with one of the guest.In an event with crowded with people, any of the professional silhouette cutting artist should produce the amount of at least 30 pieces cutting and should try to be in good quality. As I always said, due to globalization, we should always improve or maintain our skills, because more and more people had been traveling often and had came across silhouette artists in different countries; if you think you can simply doing the artwork anyhow, it only spoiling your reputation, because many guests know what standard you are because they had seen it in other countries.
My "One cut 2 pieces" silhouette artwork with one of the guest.In an event with crowded with people, any of the professional silhouette cutting artist should produce the amount of at least 30 pieces cutting and should try to be in good quality. As I always said, due to globalization, we should always improve or maintain our skills, because more and more people had been traveling often and had came across silhouette artists in different countries; if you think you can simply doing the artwork anyhow, it only spoiling your reputation, because many guests know what standard you are because they had seen it in other countries.
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
The Entertaining of Silhouette Cutting
After 10 years doing silhouette cutting, I found that, doing silhouette cutting is like doing stage performance, but this stage are really small just withing 1 meter - 2 meters area that surrounding you.Why I say like that? Look, since we had surrounding by the crowd, then we have to do our best. Do you realized the attractive of this art was we can just cut out a guest's side profile without drawing and everyone was was keen to know why we can do it without pre-draw the guest's side profile but just cut out a very look alike portrait silhouette, technically, skill involved actually.
Since such interest curiousness from the crowd, as a silhouette artist, in my view, we should make it as a performance to increase the entertaining level while we at work, just like a magician, like a dancer, like a singer that impress our guests.
"I am not the best, but I always try my best", this is my concept while I at work, it always help my maintain my artistic level and quality of my work in certain standard.
We should always in the right mood, enthusiastic attitude and right (or high) morale while we at work, hence we sure can produce nice and professional artworks.
Since such interest curiousness from the crowd, as a silhouette artist, in my view, we should make it as a performance to increase the entertaining level while we at work, just like a magician, like a dancer, like a singer that impress our guests.
"I am not the best, but I always try my best", this is my concept while I at work, it always help my maintain my artistic level and quality of my work in certain standard.
We should always in the right mood, enthusiastic attitude and right (or high) morale while we at work, hence we sure can produce nice and professional artworks.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Silhouette Cutting for Private Event
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Just A Day
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Event at Bangkok
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
The Quantity of Silhouette Cutting within an Hour's Event booking
As a professional Silhouette Cutting, I would say, in an hour's booking we can be produce average about 40 pieces of silhouettes which as large as our palm size.
Basically, a standard palm size portrait silhouette can produce within a minutes, meanwhile, exclude the time taken for us to put the artwork in plastic bag and the time spend in guiding the guest to pose correctly.
I don's see any reason for a silhouette artist require more than a minutes to produce a standard palm size non complex shape portrait silhouette.
Those who produce less than 30 pieces silhouette in an hour's event booking, they either apprentice or they are taking it for granted to do it slowly to kill the booking time and try to earn easy money.
Singapore is a branded world class great country, hence, as a professional, we should always maintain our high standard for our artwork, both quality and quantity.
How long do you need to produce a cutting in this shape, which in a mobile phone size?
Basically, a standard palm size portrait silhouette can produce within a minutes, meanwhile, exclude the time taken for us to put the artwork in plastic bag and the time spend in guiding the guest to pose correctly.
I don's see any reason for a silhouette artist require more than a minutes to produce a standard palm size non complex shape portrait silhouette.
Those who produce less than 30 pieces silhouette in an hour's event booking, they either apprentice or they are taking it for granted to do it slowly to kill the booking time and try to earn easy money.
Singapore is a branded world class great country, hence, as a professional, we should always maintain our high standard for our artwork, both quality and quantity.
How long do you need to produce a cutting in this shape, which in a mobile phone size?
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Silhouette Cutting at Night Festival 2010
That was great to do silhouette cutting with William at Peranakan Museum last week. Wh had use colorful paper to do the cutting in this event.Katherine was doing her bodyart in this event as well!This Malay band group was real talented, everyone love theit performance.I like the malay song "Rasa Sayang" and "Burung Kaka Tus" very much, because they sang it in a very stylo and different way! Thougt they had attracted lots tourists as well!Met a lot of beautiful and stylo visitors in the event.One of the activities -- Graffiti painting.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Silhouette Cutting at Pasir Ris Park
Did an event yesterday and met many entertainer friends I know! Yeah!
The event i did was a Taiwanese group's family day, hence i met many Taiwanese guests. That was great to work on this event because all the guests was very nice and friendly.
One of my very beautiful guest! She got beautiful hair as well, and her hair look like the Taiwanese computer games beauty! Heehee!Iron Will's "Escape Show" was super cool!Jeremy Tan was performing in the event!Look! What I holding? Hiak Hiak!Chuan having a booth in this event as well.Did a silhouette cutting for Iron Will! heehee!
The event i did was a Taiwanese group's family day, hence i met many Taiwanese guests. That was great to work on this event because all the guests was very nice and friendly.
One of my very beautiful guest! She got beautiful hair as well, and her hair look like the Taiwanese computer games beauty! Heehee!Iron Will's "Escape Show" was super cool!Jeremy Tan was performing in the event!Look! What I holding? Hiak Hiak!Chuan having a booth in this event as well.Did a silhouette cutting for Iron Will! heehee!
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
The Quality and Quantity of the Silhouette Cutting for Event's Booking
As a professional Portrait Silhouette Artist, a silhouette to be produce is usually done within a minute in a A6 paper (a quarter size of A4, or it look similar to our palm size), plus the time we put the artworks to the standard plastic bag with the background, it will be average 40 pieces artwork can be produced within an hour's booking.
Any artist who only produce 7 pieces silhouette cutting or much lesser than at least 30 pieces cutting within an hour's event booking in a big crowd's event, that mean they are fake artist or either purposely do it super slow to kill the booking time.This quantity standard, not set by me, is the feedback from many guests and clients that having such demand.
Due to people traveled to many countries easily nowadays, there are more and more people know how to judge our artworks.
Any artist who only produce 7 pieces silhouette cutting or much lesser than at least 30 pieces cutting within an hour's event booking in a big crowd's event, that mean they are fake artist or either purposely do it super slow to kill the booking time.This quantity standard, not set by me, is the feedback from many guests and clients that having such demand.
Due to people traveled to many countries easily nowadays, there are more and more people know how to judge our artworks.
Monday, July 5, 2010
Event at Asian Civilisation Museum
Did silhouette cutting at Asian Civilisation Museum's Night Festival.
Prepared colorful cutting paper as per requested by client.Some of my decoration.One of my most stylo guess in the event ;pKatherine Mah was in the event as well!Her artwork was real cool and real nice!My dinner of the day -- Spaghetti with tomato sauces.
Prepared colorful cutting paper as per requested by client.Some of my decoration.One of my most stylo guess in the event ;pKatherine Mah was in the event as well!Her artwork was real cool and real nice!My dinner of the day -- Spaghetti with tomato sauces.
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