![Street cats](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggG4icanXdwrF3ZWP28jNFYCF1hw4i0XVuIJ1PCEZ3CcaW63xm-NKzZp4lN1ykkP04I9QtzR8Malmp3tZCaF3CkZq-KTbQ_oqSsHlK_aKMeG21XfW9Q6Q1M-cYjDG0k-zBLI6gQ3_01Vg/s320/silhouette-01.jpg)
Cutting out symmetrical silhouettes looks to me like a magic. You fold a piece of paper, cut something that looks like nothing, open it and...
get a human figure, a house or even a scene with many elements.
![House](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixyrCkgFpXcZKYi4J1sEmdCQ4OqNC0_JneH9NTDy7F1MwY8znqMPwCwBfgVMPelTfkHvRr3R6DIZqZKNUF_QM_tG3A_Q0X1fsTUZh3MY6NMKtEo33V5GsELk3mV-3EbxYKF6pz0cTjgc/s320/silhouette-02.jpg)
We tried different variations of this technique, and found out that there are plenty of them. Plain silhouettes, like these house and mushroom.
![Mushroom](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1CXHKDzdAJLrSyK02mD6vyTttei0-kjKAtsHZ8v80bnkr30DJbYynJSfvnLPRhzAhYEfwBEV_X10pYJZIA1wWQRa_ew1OoJ6RFHMliz_F03hlUAz5e64U6afNLkIVN0IbSErEASF4MyA/s320/silhouette-03.jpg)
And mutli figure compositions of several symmetrical elements, like the Teddy Bear with a birthday cake and the dragonfly with a flower.
![Teddy Bear's Birthday](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwl084qQLJQevevX0N_7fby8gYOiOuEWiQOjM0DtfHnLE27P-WHVGmk7ZUNMy67NdOlXtENj6ma8Y3YjL_rZRDFToiOUkLCXNIwVQPtLbFEiwt6IwT226QtYFbhUNAhB9arH9dc80bSRM/s320/silhouette-04.jpg)
![Dragonfly](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLK4DkOJ3kJMZuxFZp9xaskV3n27yhDcF5E_MCEEWhsdl-vkChNIc2YffomP5h6QTwkmpYMqcvgJha2caNJBQKE3PZqO0biEF9qdfUE3letEJ1z3BZtT3U4F9YVcTnn-x1mVbWEmt_jAE/s320/silhouette-05.jpg)
And also funny figures, like the man in a hat and the penguin.
![Man and penguin](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1uMPxba9nx7jtS4tUygnLeTvTZGWOdAE4cAqaGDYbIsa2J8agYcpjMb9VE41arKQdpphz-evKWgr0C3Dx02zFdFlXrKc4Ds3ex0jER69h2ahzA-ijvYNQx58Kcppn6LeQhWhkkS7mx8w/s320/silhouette-06.jpg)
And a multi-layer collage, like the very first image with cats and mice.
We also tried combining cut-outs with monotyping (for the background), and got this castle as a result.
![Castle on the hill](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj49g-PWEW8HZiG0X3ZxTXTswyWrPkMfqqIran2-0x6DUY3WTQW7ZOdw1e6BlloUN_NmAub4ZucwttSC8quYv6uDWtANLAH9pgHt6Y89Sh_ZCysJttodrD6313mtdpgti8gM7twqLLGDu4/s320/silhouette-07.jpg)
The list of possible subjects is endless: snowmen and trees, flowers and butterflies, animals, airplanes and even a skull and bones for the Jolly Roger (the pirate flag).
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