How does it work?

Silhouette-cutting takes place online.

You will book a short, private Zoom meeting with the well-known silhouettist Charles Burns. Each studio day is divided into a number of 10-minute sittings, each available at a fraction of the cost of booking Charles for an event.

One sitting is enough to cut silhouettes of two people, either as a pair of classic cameo portraits or as one double silhouette. Two consecutive sessions will make silhouettes for a family of four, and so on.

At the end of the day Charles will mount the silhouettes onto signed cards, backed with a stamped certificate of authenticity, and post them free of charge anywhere in the world.

Browse our upcoming virtual studio days

Time Machine: which date is best for me?

Lets’ start with the basics. Where in the world are you based?

All our studio days run to London time. We make booking a virtual sitting with Charles easy, whichever timezone you live in!

Booking a virtual portrait sitting with Charles Burns

1. Choose your favourite date, thinking about your location and which time of day works best for you
2. Select the best time from the drop-down list of available sittings
3. Book one or more sittings and look out for an email ticket containing a Zoom link
4. Connect using Zoom and experience having your silhouettes cut by Charles Burns

We welcome suggestions for dates and times to run studio days not already listed. Particularly if there is a group of people interested.

How will you use your 10 minutes?

Charles cuts two silhouettes in a single ten-minute sitting, but there are many ways to cut two silhouettes!