I’ve also used the spray option to refinish a vanity light and faucet in my guest bathroom, you can see it here. If you’d like to see what else I’ve used the Matte Black Rustoleum Painters touch paint with, check out my Fireplace post here. It’s so deep and rich in color and the matte finish is so gorgeous. It is the best black paint I’ve ever used. I used Rustoleum painter’s touch in flat black.
Paint the entire silhouette black with a foam roller. U can use a courser grit sandpaper to cut into finer details to get sharper corners than the Dremel can accomplish. Sand edges smooth with #180 grit sandpaper. So you don’t want this to happen if you cutting finer details out. Sometimes the Dremel will get away from you at high speeds. When you come to delicate areas, lower the speed of the Dremel and go extra slow. Tip: go slow but have the Dremel tool on a higher speed, around 8. Set the depth of your cut to 1/4” and start cutting out your design. Set up your dremel tool with a #561 multi-purpose cutting bit. For outter edges I hang those off the table to cut. The space in between the tables makes for a very stable spot to cut where the wood is supported. Step 4 – Cut Silhouette out with a Dremel I found a very cost-effective pack of 3 markers at the Dollar Tree Store for $1. Once you have your sketch on the wood, go over your drawing with a marker. Step 3 – Darken image lines so its easier to cut out They’re super easy to use! You can print them right at home and build them like a puzzle. The templates are digital downloads that you can purchase in my Etsy store. The Halloween silhouettes were so popular I created giant templates for you guys. If you’re like me and have a hard time free-hand drawing, you can use a projector or the grid method to help transfer the image onto the wood. If you’re good at freehand then awesome! Go ahead and draw your image onto the wood. I scroll on google and Pinterest for ideas – search for things like witches, or haunted houses, or spooky trees etc. Step 2 – Find inspiration for your DIY Silhouette Decor shapes and transfer it to the woodįind inspiration for your silhouette shapes. So learn from me, even tho it may be tempting to get the brown board, during these crazy wood prices, at $10 or so, it ends up being more of a pain. We usually don’t have rain in October in Orange County but one year it rained, and the paint bubbles on the brown board. I couldn’t use my dremel so I resorted to using my router and I totally messed up my bit.Īlso, it didn’t hold up well in the elements. It’s a very hard material so it was very difficult to cut in comparison to the plywood. I’ve tried the brown backing board instead of the plywood and even tho it may be cheaper it comes with a lot of cons.
I used the cheapest 1/4 inch plywood I could find at Home Depot. Step 1 – What material to use for your DIY Silhouette Decor Dremel bit 561 – multi-purpose cutting bitįew other things I used for silhouettes I’ve made in the past:.This is what you’ll need to make the DIY Silhouette Decor: I loved it so much I added to it with my own designs as the years went on.
Mcorbin on Instructables shared a tutorial for the witches silhouette many years ago and it inspired me to create my very first silhouette for my garage. I’m not the first one to do this project. I love getting dressed up with them and decorating. Houses weren’t decorated, there were no trick-or-treaters, no Halloween parties. I grew up in South Africa and Halloween only existed in American movies my brother and I used to watch. This DIY Silhouette Decor tutorial is an easy DIY that can transform the front of your house into something spooktacular for Halloween using only plywood, sharpie, a Dremel tool, paint & lights.Ī little back story: My love for Halloween runs deep.
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