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.
Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Tuesday, February 6, 2024
Mona Lisa's Side Profile
Produced this artwork based on my years experiences of portrait studies.
It was very difficult to produce a silhouette based on front view of the photo or painting unless the detail was very clear: the clear portrait, the lighting and etc. the provide many details that I can trace and retrieve my experiences database to match the shapes of the portrait silhouette during the cutting process.
Event at Chui Huay Lim Club
Great that having a chance to do my portrait silhouette cutting at Chui Huay Lim Club yesterday!
That was nice to meet nice guests in this Chinese New Year theme event.
Friday, June 2, 2023
Two-tone hairstyle
Did this two-tone hairstyle side profile after many times try.
Art is tough, you got to work very hard to get the quality artwork done.
Friday, May 26, 2023
Roving Silhouette Cutting for a Dinner and Dance
Did roving silhouette cutting for and event at Safra Toa Payoh tonight and glad to met many nice guests during the event.
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
A Red color Platform Heel
Did these platform heels cutting using 2 pieces of different color combinations.
There some difficulties when doing 2 or more than 2 pieces of cutting
because of the paper will run or drop off during the process.
The colors' combination also another point need to think more.
The cutting process can be view in my youtube channel
Friday, May 5, 2023
3 Colors Silhouette Cutting!
To produce a new art piece is a tough process! I had been tried many many times and finally got this artwork produced! phew!
I use 3 pieces of color paper stack together and do the cutting.
The cutting process can be viewed here.
Sunday, April 23, 2023
Saturday, April 8, 2023
Girl in Fancy Hair Decoration
After many times trying, finally produce the artwork that meet the 60 second's shorts for youtube.
The cutting process can be viewed here
Friday, April 7, 2023
Side profile of ladies in hats
Thursday, December 29, 2022
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
She Was Pretty Drama in Malaysia Version Launch in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
That was a great experience that I got a chance involved in this launching event!
This is my first overseas event while Singapore Malaysia border re-open after the covid pandemic!
That was real cool I can do my silhouette cutting for the main actors and actresses for this event ;p
Some of my works for the guesses
The original writer and the producer all the way from Korea was on the stage!
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Silhouette Cutting for Tang's Chinese New Year fringe activities
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Event at Plaza Singapura
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Just some artworks recently
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...