How to make easy modern silhouette art

If you like nature-themed modern art panels, here is is an inexpensive do-it-yourself project that will fill up those empty photo frames you've had sitting around and add a touch of the outdoors to any urban setting.

The best part is that it requires no drawing talent - actually no talent at all. If you could handle coloring books in kindergarten, you can do this project.

Equipment require:

Picture frames

Flashlight

Posterboard (1 to 4 pieces, depending on the size of your frames)

Marker

Tree branch (real or artifical)

Cut the posterboard to fit your frames. Then suspend a tree branch above your posterboard. Have a friend hold a flashlight above the branches so that a shadow is cast on your posterboard. (If you are friendless, you can tie the flashlight to a piece of string and hang it between two chairs.) Trace the outline of the branches with a pencil.

Go over shadow with markerDarken your tracing with marker. Use black or colored markers, depending on your preference. Leave the outline unfilled or color in the branches.

 Hang your artwork.Hang your art.