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Early Friends believed that to have your portrait painted was very expensive and unnecessary. They thought that kind of money could be spent on help others. Instead they began to have silhouettes cut out of black paper. They also reasoned that since they were copies of our shadows which are cast by Light - they were in closer keeping with our belief in the Light with in. These portraits often were better likenesses than paintings.

For those people that a photograph could not be found to do an original drawing from, a silhouette for the era and gender of the person is used in our Gallery of Friends.

You can make your own silhouettes. This project takes three people. Do one silhouette for each of you.

Click here for a printable version in PDF.

What You Will Need
Working flashlight
Scissors
Black construction paper
Tape
White chalk or pencil
A friend to hold a flash light
A friend to draw your shadow
White or some other light colored construction paper
Glue or paste

Instructions
1. Tape your construction paper to a wall at the height of your head.
2. Stand or sit in front of a wall just far enough away that one friend can trace your shadow and facing to the right or left of the paper.
3. Have one friend hold a flash light so that your shadow falls on the paper.
4. Have your other friend trace your shadow.
5. Carefully un-tape your paper from the wall.
6. Slowly cut along the line your friend drew.
7. Glue or paste your silhouette to a piece of lighter colored paper.