How did the silhouette name come from?

The foreign language is called Hilette. /kloc-originated in France at the end of 0/8. At that time, France was in a period of economic depression. Because photography had not been invented at that time, it was very expensive to have a portrait painted, and portrait painting was no exception. French Finance Minister Hilett first advocated the use of silhouette instead of portrait painting, which was both economical and affordable. The invention of silhouette art is very popular and all the rage. Therefore, the silhouette is named after the finance minister and has been passed down to this day.

Silhouette is also called black half face. Generally speaking, there are two forms. One is to cut a side face shadow with black paper and stick it on white paper. The other is to tick the outline on white paper first, and then draw the outline in black. Silhouette is a common artistic technique.