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Discover the magic of silhouettes

Our brain works in such a way that we are always looking for things that we can associate with things we’ve already seen in our lives. Silhouettes leave a lot of room for imagination as the figure, often filled with a single color, is completed instinctively inside your mind. This can have a lot of applications in graphic design!

Apply a backlit feel to your designs using this assortment of silhouettes to enhance your designs

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Hand drawn hiking silhouette

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Make room for imagination with silhouettes

An illustration or a photo of an object is more direct in terms of telling you what you want to talk about. On the other hand, using silhouettes makes more room for imagination and creativity. Try to combine them with wonderful backgrounds to create interesting, visually impactful compositions.

Future night city with futuristic skyscrapers

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Decorate the slides of your next presentation and make them unique

Remember that text is important when it comes to presentations, but the visual contents are equally as important. You can also add silhouettes to impress everyone and try different things besides illustrations or photos. Whether they are related to the theme or not, they work very well as decorative elements.

Hand drawn astronaut coloring book illustration

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Make quick and easy coloring activities for children

Imagine having an image of the silhouette of an animal, a vehicle, a dinosaur, a letter of the alphabet, etc. What can you do with that? Well, what would a kid do with that? They would likely grab some crayons and start coloring it! If you are creating activities aimed at children, this is a safe bet.

FAQ

  • You’re in the perfect place to do that! On Freepik, you can find a dedicated category with hundreds of silhouettes for free. You can also use the search box to find specific silhouettes.

  • A simple way of doing that is to duplicate the layer, highlight the object or the character with the Quick Selection Tool (or similar tools), and then apply a dark, solid color to that character or object. You might want to zoom in and polish some areas that your chosen Selection Tool might have left out.

  • A silhouette is an image of a subject, usually in a dark, solid color, against a brighter background. Silhouette photography shows the dark outlines of characters or objects in front of much brighter scenes.

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