I stumbled upon these D.I.Y. lightbox kits on Instagram, and I was instantly intrigued. The maker calls himself Good Man, and he’s certainly plenty good at making art. The Vietnamese artist got a degree in mine engineering, but he found his day job unsatisfying. He had always been interested in art, so he started painting, then drawing, then he turned to cut paper art. He enjoyed the way that layers of paper could create the illusion of depth in his artworks.
Not satisfied to just make beautiful art himself, Good Man got the idea to instead create downloadable templates and instructions so people could make their own art. Priced between $5 and $8, the kits would make a cool project or a great gift. There are hundreds of designs to choose from, and if you’re not feeling up to making your own, you can buy pre-assembled lightboxes for about $50.
You can check out all of Good Man’s cool lightbox creations on his website and on Instagram and YouTube.
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August 14, 2020 at 6:34 am
To have the ability to think far enough ahead to get all the 3-D art to work is amazing to me. Great work. Wonderful find. Hal
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August 15, 2020 at 1:43 pm
Thank you! I’m glad you liked it.
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August 14, 2020 at 7:16 am
My paper cutting with a craft knife would need to be improved.
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August 15, 2020 at 1:43 pm
LOL. I think he probably uses lasers to do his cutting. I love his ideas, though!
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August 15, 2020 at 3:57 pm
He may but I have seen some doing it by hand. I would get almost through and slice something important.
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August 16, 2020 at 12:14 pm
I can see myself doing the same thing!
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August 14, 2020 at 9:14 am
These are very cool. I’d be tempted to buy them for my kids but they end up just having me spend hours on end hunched over a craft knife and I’ve neither the time or patience. They look gorgeous though and I really like the idea.
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August 15, 2020 at 1:44 pm
I thought making them with children would be fun, but you’re probably right. You’d have to do all the hard work.
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August 16, 2020 at 7:28 am
Wow, really enjoyed the video of the creative process. Beautiful!
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August 16, 2020 at 12:16 pm
It really does look like fun!
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