Silhouette
noun
The shape or outline of something seen against light.
The silhouette of the trees against the sunset was breathtaking.
Often appears as...
- cut a silhouette
- silhouette against the light
noun
A dark image outlined against a lighter background.
Her silhouette was all he could see in the dimly lit room.
Often appears as...
- silhouette on the wall
- silhouette in the mirror
noun
A piece of artwork that represents a person or object as an outline filled in with a solid color.
She created a silhouette of her family for art class.
Often appears as...
- draw a silhouette
- silhouette art
Usage tips
Artistic
verb
To represent as a dark shape against a lighter background.
The building was silhouetted against the morning sky.
Often appears as...
- silhouetted against the light
- silhouette in motion
noun
The shape or outline of something seen against light.
The silhouette of the trees against the sunset was breathtaking.
Often appears as...
- cut a silhouette
- silhouette against the light
noun
A dark image outlined against a lighter background.
Her silhouette was all he could see in the dimly lit room.
Often appears as...
- silhouette on the wall
- silhouette in the mirror
noun
A piece of artwork that represents a person or object as an outline filled in with a solid color.
She created a silhouette of her family for art class.
Often appears as...
- draw a silhouette
- silhouette art
Usage tips
Artistic
verb
To represent as a dark shape against a lighter background.
The building was silhouetted against the morning sky.
Often appears as...
- silhouetted against the light
- silhouette in motion
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Pro Tip 1/3Light Contrast
Silhouette emphasizes contrast by strong backlighting, highlighting the outline.
As the sun set, the mountain's silhouette became strikingly clear.
Pro Tip 2/3Dramatic Effect
Silhouettes create a dramatic mood, often used in photography or film.
The dancer's silhouette against the stage lights was dramatic.
Pro Tip 3/3Mystery and Anonymity
A silhouette can depict mystery by hiding details, leaving interpretation open.
The mysterious silhouette stood still at the alley's end.
Pro Tip 1/3Light Contrast
Silhouette emphasizes contrast by strong backlighting, highlighting the outline.
As the sun set, the mountain's silhouette became strikingly clear.
Pro Tip 2/3Dramatic Effect
Silhouettes create a dramatic mood, often used in photography or film.
The dancer's silhouette against the stage lights was dramatic.
Pro Tip 3/3Mystery and Anonymity
A silhouette can depict mystery by hiding details, leaving interpretation open.
The mysterious silhouette stood still at the alley's end.
Pro Tip 1/3Light Contrast
Silhouette emphasizes contrast by strong backlighting, highlighting the outline.
As the sun set, the mountain's silhouette became strikingly clear.
Pro Tip 2/3Dramatic Effect
Silhouettes create a dramatic mood, often used in photography or film.
The dancer's silhouette against the stage lights was dramatic.
Pro Tip 3/3Mystery and Anonymity
A silhouette can depict mystery by hiding details, leaving interpretation open.
The mysterious silhouette stood still at the alley's end.
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Video examples
Diving with Whales PIPE Nat...
know pictures of just the eye this very soulful eye of this whale you know but the size of a softball just looking at you even thinking and you know you just can't help but wonder what they're making you out as you just don't know you know in the days when the visibility wasn't so good I sort of dropped down and made silhouette pictures this is a
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Crucial Waters PIPE...
bottom and on the days when the visibility was really bad I would go below and shoot silhouettes this was courtship kind of a pre mating event that these whales do these are two giant whales doing this courtship ballet if you will in this very remote part of the world and then one day I asked my assistant to join me in the bottom I
Video examples
Great White and Oceanic...
those dermal denticles, completely hydrodynamic just swooping in silently and nailing some deep water fish. Very efficient predator and this one as you can see is kinda, find it beefy, kind of fat so there's no problem getting food. This is an image I made that shows that distinct shape, the silhouette shape.
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Safari Live - Day 320 PIPE...
polite to the directors of this ridiculous no don't stall in front of the people don't stall stalled that's why I was supposed to park like - just like this so you get a different angle before we decide to get silhouettes and said shots ears Kristen I've stalled everything
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Photo Walk in Napa...
photograph this whole scene you'd get lost in the image but there's so much yeah there's just so much going on but there's so many details that we can get close to you know and using light we can make things like silhouettes it just it opens up the creative world to us so
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Safari Live - Day 337 PIPE...
silhouette to a bit of movement just to help you and then it's much easier but I don't see any of that at all and after our barn I mean our little bar dolls yesterday which were super cool for those of you that missed it we had to borrow dolls next to each other
Video examples
The otherworldly...
animals bioluminesce to match the glow. Predators or prey looking up from below are deceived by this camoflauge, unable to see the creatures silhouette. Such otherworldly adaptations also arise from the need to locate
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 257 PIPE...
had my game Drive radio turned down for at least half an hour no wonder I felt so peaceful it's actually very pretty lovely and so the class leaf is just sort of the right shape for a silhouette
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Béatrice Coron: Stories...
Etienne de Silhouette. And he slashed so many budgets that people said they couldn't afford paintings anymore, and they needed to have their portrait "a la silhouette."
Video examples
Great White Shark...
but rarely ventured in. The sun's low position in the sky was thought to help them pick out the silhouettes of unsuspecting seals as they exited the forest.
Video examples
Diving with Whales PIPE Nat...
know pictures of just the eye this very soulful eye of this whale you know but the size of a softball just looking at you even thinking and you know you just can't help but wonder what they're making you out as you just don't know you know in the days when the visibility wasn't so good I sort of dropped down and made silhouette pictures this is a
Video examples
Crucial Waters PIPE...
bottom and on the days when the visibility was really bad I would go below and shoot silhouettes this was courtship kind of a pre mating event that these whales do these are two giant whales doing this courtship ballet if you will in this very remote part of the world and then one day I asked my assistant to join me in the bottom I
Video examples
Great White and Oceanic...
those dermal denticles, completely hydrodynamic just swooping in silently and nailing some deep water fish. Very efficient predator and this one as you can see is kinda, find it beefy, kind of fat so there's no problem getting food. This is an image I made that shows that distinct shape, the silhouette shape.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 320 PIPE...
polite to the directors of this ridiculous no don't stall in front of the people don't stall stalled that's why I was supposed to park like - just like this so you get a different angle before we decide to get silhouettes and said shots ears Kristen I've stalled everything
Video examples
Photo Walk in Napa...
photograph this whole scene you'd get lost in the image but there's so much yeah there's just so much going on but there's so many details that we can get close to you know and using light we can make things like silhouettes it just it opens up the creative world to us so
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 337 PIPE...
silhouette to a bit of movement just to help you and then it's much easier but I don't see any of that at all and after our barn I mean our little bar dolls yesterday which were super cool for those of you that missed it we had to borrow dolls next to each other
Video examples
The otherworldly...
animals bioluminesce to match the glow. Predators or prey looking up from below are deceived by this camoflauge, unable to see the creatures silhouette. Such otherworldly adaptations also arise from the need to locate
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 257 PIPE...
had my game Drive radio turned down for at least half an hour no wonder I felt so peaceful it's actually very pretty lovely and so the class leaf is just sort of the right shape for a silhouette
Video examples
Béatrice Coron: Stories...
Etienne de Silhouette. And he slashed so many budgets that people said they couldn't afford paintings anymore, and they needed to have their portrait "a la silhouette."
Video examples
Great White Shark...
but rarely ventured in. The sun's low position in the sky was thought to help them pick out the silhouettes of unsuspecting seals as they exited the forest.
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Quote examples
Rihanna
American Musician
When I am putting looks together, I dare myself to make something work. I always look for the most interesting silhouette or something that's a little off, but I have to figure it out. I have to make it me. I think that's the thrill in fashion.
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Tyler Perry
American Actor
I love to see a woman in high-heeled shoes. There's something about the curve of the feet up the leg to the butt that's really, really wonderful, and the right pair of shoes can give you the right silhouette.
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John Rocha
Chinese Designer
I think my love of form is especially informed by my background, whether this is creating a wonderful silhouette in a dress or finding the perfect shape for a bowl or the 'just so' angle of a table leg.
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Lou Doillon
French Actress
The silhouette is the most important thing in clothes. Every French girl knows that. High-waisted trousers give you long legs and a pretty bum which, after all, is what we all want.
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Patti LuPone
American Musician
All my career, I've said this: Critics and producers think audiences want actors that only present the silhouette and hit the points in the silhouette. What I do is too dangerous.
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Jessica Mulroney
Canadian Entertainer
I try to promote confidence within women through fashion. It is not about wearing all the silhouettes, it's simply about what makes you feel good. Period.
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Clemence Poesy
French Actress
A film is a great deal about what you see, and the silhouette of a character tells you a lot. I'd love to go into film costume.
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Giambattista Valli
Italian Designer
The hardest thing in fashion is not to be known for a logo, but to be known for a silhouette.
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Joseph Abboud
American Designer
Not a huge fan of exaggerated, big silhouettes.
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Daveed Diggs
American Actor
I have a recognizable silhouette.
Quote examples
Rihanna
American Musician
When I am putting looks together, I dare myself to make something work. I always look for the most interesting silhouette or something that's a little off, but I have to figure it out. I have to make it me. I think that's the thrill in fashion.
Quote examples
Tyler Perry
American Actor
I love to see a woman in high-heeled shoes. There's something about the curve of the feet up the leg to the butt that's really, really wonderful, and the right pair of shoes can give you the right silhouette.
Quote examples
John Rocha
Chinese Designer
I think my love of form is especially informed by my background, whether this is creating a wonderful silhouette in a dress or finding the perfect shape for a bowl or the 'just so' angle of a table leg.
Quote examples
Lou Doillon
French Actress
The silhouette is the most important thing in clothes. Every French girl knows that. High-waisted trousers give you long legs and a pretty bum which, after all, is what we all want.
Quote examples
Patti LuPone
American Musician
All my career, I've said this: Critics and producers think audiences want actors that only present the silhouette and hit the points in the silhouette. What I do is too dangerous.
Quote examples
Jessica Mulroney
Canadian Entertainer
I try to promote confidence within women through fashion. It is not about wearing all the silhouettes, it's simply about what makes you feel good. Period.
Quote examples
Clemence Poesy
French Actress
A film is a great deal about what you see, and the silhouette of a character tells you a lot. I'd love to go into film costume.
Quote examples
Giambattista Valli
Italian Designer
The hardest thing in fashion is not to be known for a logo, but to be known for a silhouette.
Quote examples
Joseph Abboud
American Designer
Not a huge fan of exaggerated, big silhouettes.
Quote examples
Daveed Diggs
American Actor
I have a recognizable silhouette.
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