1. UKS2 Topic: Dinosaurs & Fossils Block E: Ice Age Fossils Session 5
Silhouettes
This is an 18th century silhouette. It was made by casting a shadow onto back paper and then drawing around it. The large shadows were then reduced in size using a special invention called a pantograph.
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2. Silhouettes
This kind of silhouette is made by puppets in a shadow theatre. These are ‘wayang kulit’ puppets from Java.

3. Silhouettes
This is a sun print made using special photosensitive paper. If you place objects on it and put it in sunlight, the sun will make the exposed bits of paper darker and leave a light silhouette.