Silhouette
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- For other senses of this word, see silhouette (disambiguation).
A silhouette is a view of an object or scene consisting of the outline and a featureless interior. The term comes from Etienne de Silhouette, a finance minister of Louis XV who in 1759 imposed such harsh economic demands upon the French people that his name became synonymous with anything done or made cheaply.
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[edit] In art
A silhouette is a form of artwork. It is most commonly a human portrait in profile, in black. Most silhouettes are formed by tracing the shadow of the subject and cutting along the resultant outline.[1]
Silhouette portraits were fashionable around the year 1800. Subsequently they have been used for book illustration, for example by Arthur Rackham.
[edit] Military usage
Silhouettes of ships, planes, tanks, and other vessels used by the military are used by soldiers and saliors for recognition purposes. See Jane's Fighting Ships, aircraft recognition.
[edit] In graphic design
To silhouette is to separate (mask) a portion of an image so that it does not show. For instance, a background.
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- Silhouette Artists List of silhouette artists, both living and historical.
- GAP Guild of American Papercutters
- Costume Silhouettes Fashion silhouettes from the 1920s and 1930s.
- Silhouette Gallery A collection of silhouette style photographs.ar:سلويت
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