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Sheet music shadow art

Painting an image onto sheet music gives a different dimension than just on regular paper. You can choose a song with sentimental value or an image you really like.. or both! For people like me who don't have much room to display everything I love in separate spaces (dorm room walls will only hold so much), it's a pretty cool way to kill two birds with one stone. I give credit to Pinterest for inspiring the idea.

• Sheet music (sepia tinted paper)
• Template
• Box cutter
• Paint

I printed out a section of sheet music onto vintage-y sepia paper. Then I used a picture I drew of *big surprise* Marilyn Monroe. Just a warning: using this detailed of a template is really tricky, so you might want to start off with something with less cutting out if you're unsure. Proceed to cut out the stencil part of your template picture.

Once all of the shadow part is removed, trace your picture onto the sheet music. Now you get to choose whether you want to paint within your stenciled section or more of the background. This depends on how much of the sheet music you want to be shown vs. the painted portion; depending on the image, one may look better than the other. I wanted to paint the stenciled parts.

And there you have it. With some patience, you'll have a unique, artistic picture filled with your personality and made with your own two hands! And the help of a printer. But mostly you.