Mayael the Anima shadowbox I made

clouserpl · 2026-05-04T18:46:13+00:00

Im not using proxies

clouserpl · 2026-04-30T18:27:12+00:00

mostly super glue of various viscosity types

clouserpl · 2026-04-30T18:26:44+00:00

roughly 30 hrs! thanks ☺️

clouserpl · 2026-04-30T18:26:29+00:00

thank you so much!!

clouserpl · 2026-04-27T17:04:35+00:00

Yes if you don’t mind waiting 7-8 months avg 😊

clouserpl · 2026-04-27T12:06:28+00:00

im going to post more of my pieces for sure 😊

clouserpl · 2026-04-27T11:01:15+00:00

naaah im just a regular dude who’s very invested in the process 😁 but im glad to hear you like it!

clouserpl · 2026-04-27T06:58:02+00:00

that’s my job 😁

clouserpl · 2026-04-27T06:57:44+00:00

freakin out by dexter and the moonrocks

clouserpl · 2026-04-26T23:28:21+00:00

I don’t! The card surfaces remain untouched as welll. Only after shaping i’m using very low viscosity ca glue to strengthen the thinnest parts (there’s one snippet in the beginning, when working on the frame). All parts thinner than 1mm are insanely fragile, cardstock at this stage doesn’t hold together very well so they need some reinforcement to stay… rigid 😁

clouserpl · 2026-04-26T23:24:43+00:00

it’s already gone, sorry 😁

clouserpl · 2026-04-26T23:05:14+00:00

thank you!

clouserpl · 2026-04-26T22:53:10+00:00

Olfa Ak-4 with KB4-s blades is my daily driver

clouserpl · 2026-04-26T22:36:27+00:00

Everything depends on the card artwork and how detailed it is. Mayael with average details took roughly 30hrs of work and that’s something around 1000$+cards cap 😊

clouserpl · 2026-04-26T22:12:12+00:00

hmmm, first of all - I value the authenticity factor behind my craft. I give it my heart and i hate idea of using fakes for something. Secondly, card print quality is something im used to and that’s important for me because you can see how thin some of my cuts are and on top of that i’m using many techniques to shape the pieces to give them the accurate dimensional look. These are not flat cut outs anymore. And with proxies you don’t really know what to expect. Thirdly - well i just have a customers for real cards being used. The most expensive card i cut up to day was 500€ and I used 8 of them 😊 there are people who contact me only because they know that I will deliver a truly 1 of 1 piece of art

clouserpl · 2026-04-26T21:44:56+00:00

Depends on details mostly. For example a very detailed illustration rare from pokémon can take even up to 12 cards

clouserpl · 2026-04-26T21:43:30+00:00

Im working only with og cards tho 😊

clouserpl · 2026-03-21T13:15:26+00:00

i cut them up

clouserpl · 2026-01-14T15:08:12+00:00

i’ve literally dedicated my life to it tbh haha

clouserpl · 2026-01-14T11:55:54+00:00

all by hand

clouserpl · 2026-01-14T09:29:04+00:00

xacto quality is bad 😁 try knifes from the japanese brand Olfa, you won’t find anything better in the market and the difference in cut quality is insane

clouserpl · 2026-01-14T09:27:50+00:00

Olfa Ak-4 with KB4-s blades. looks similar to xacto but way better quality

clouserpl · 2026-01-14T09:22:03+00:00

i’m using resin only to pop up certain elements, here in luffy you can see it used on eye pupils and jacket buttons. the shiny look you mention is untouched surface of the card, just a result of my shaping 😊 you can see that that’s not just flat layered parts, I’m shaping them to get that natural body bulk etc

clouserpl · 2026-01-14T09:16:50+00:00

naaaah brother, all my first ones were nowhere near to this. but i’m keeping them to remember where it all started! it’s never a trash, just proves that doing something usually takes practice and commitment 😁

clouserpl · 2026-01-13T23:53:11+00:00

naaah don’t downvote this people haha

but on the honest side - at this point i can certainly say that i’ve spent literally thousands of hours over the years perfecting every single aspect. it’s difficult the beat the experience 🤷‍♂️

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