How to create this video
- 01Upload one photoAdd a clear photo of one adult with the face fully visible.
- 02CreateSelect Create image; there is nothing to type or choose.
- 03Download and shareOpen Library to download your silhouette poster.
What is a silhouette portrait?
A silhouette is the image of a person or object shown as a solid dark shape, usually black, against a lighter background. Silhouette portraits, often cut from black paper in profile, were a popular and affordable kind of portrait in the 18th and 19th centuries. This effect creates a modern profile silhouette from your photo as colorful poster art.
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What does the silhouette poster look like?
The silhouette poster is clean minimalist art: your head, neck and shoulders in side profile as a crisp solid black shape, with the outline of your forehead, nose, lips, chin and exact hairstyle, against a vivid sunset gradient of orange, magenta and violet with a soft sun glow behind you.
Photo tips
- Distinctive hairstyles make the most recognizable outline
- Good, even light gives the cleanest result
- Front-facing photos work best
- One adult in the photo
- Use photos of yourself or adults who agreed
Effect details
- Input
- 1 photo of one adult
- Output
- A side-profile silhouette poster of the person
- Aspect ratio
- 3:4 portrait
- Resolution
- 1K
- Cost
- First image free with a watermark, then 20 credits
- Failed job
- Credits or the free image returned
Frequently asked questions
Your first image on LeafReel is free, so your first result costs nothing and carries a LeafReel watermark. Buy any credit pack and that same image unlocks as the original file without the watermark. Each image after that costs 20 credits.
Upload one clear photo and select Create image. The AI draws your profile as a black silhouette against a sunset gradient.
No. A front-facing photo works; the AI turns it into a side profile while keeping your hairstyle shape.
No. You get one 3:4 image, not a vector, SVG or cut file.
Not on this page; the background is always a sunset gradient.
Only of adults who agreed. Photos of children, celebrities or people who did not consent are not allowed, and results must not be used to mock or harass anyone.
LeafReel does not grant or guarantee commercial rights to results. You keep the rights you already hold in your photo; before selling or advertising with the image, check the model terms and get written permission from the person shown.
Each silhouette poster costs 20 credits after your free image. The $9.90 One Video pack has 600 credits, enough for 30 images; on Pro each works out to about $0.17.
A failed silhouette job returns its 20 credits automatically, or, if it was your free image, you can try again for free.