How to Make a Paper-cut Light Box : DIY

[@nicolekunz8646]

I'd be lying if I said I'd never use/need a Cricut, but honestly, I simply like to do most things by hand. Call me old fashioned I guess. So that's why I really appreciated your tutorials - and not just one, but 3 to include different skill levels! Yes! It's so refreshing to see your video amongst the hundreds, even thousands(?) of DIY shadow light box videos using a machine. Just know your work is greatly appreciated - and thank you!

[@siegeofherons]

As I don't have a Cricut machine, this was EXACTLY what I was looking for to get started making these enchanting sculptures. Thanks so much!!!

[@3llevate]

Just when i was thinking "i need to make a Spirited away version of this" i see your second one!! love love love

[@chezlin]

+Elle p :D Thanks! I'm glad you liked it! :D

[@3llevate]

chezlin You're crazy talented, i'm a bit of a jack of all trades myself and i never find really interesting, pretty, useful, gorgeous and not too easy cheap tutorials.. i love what you do, i definitely subscribed :3

[@imugly1]

chezlin are you indian

[@munsonfamily]

wow!!! that glass-top table as a light box is GENIUS!!

[@michellebrooke1750]

I LOVE YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THE SPIRITED AWAY ONE

[@LoveIsVitalEverlasting]

Agreed! How beautiful 🌱🍃

[@IndiErik]

This is great. I'm glad you give credit where credit is due and you took their idea and made it your own.

[@jaradaniels801]

U just gave me an idea what to give as a gift for my husband! 😍

[@arpitadas7681]

Amazing! The best part of your tutorial is the step-by-step instruction.

[@jobimsgirl]

Ok, this is awesome. I like the deer/woods scene the most because of the reflection in the water. Thank you for giving us your time and instructions :)

[@chezlin]

jobimsgirl You're welcome! :) Thanks for stopping by to check my video out! The deer lightbox is my favorite too, for the same reason :D

[@kristenwalsh2493]

I'm so glad I stumbled on your video. I had in mind a light box but wasn't sure how to go about it. What followed were 6 light boxes ranging in size from 18"x18" to 24"x 36" depicting Christmas images for the advent/Christmas season at my church. Thank you for the how-to!!

[@caolanclarke4585]

Honestly one of the best tutorial videos I have EVER watched!!! Great job :)

[@chezlin]

Aw thank you so much! Thanks for checking it out!! :D

[@SuperSarah1960]

Caolan Clarke LED light strips

[@caolanclarke4585]

sarah alderson huh?

[@bryelley2956]

Caolan Clarke lol

[@caolanclarke4585]

What's so funny lol

[@kalanismith99]

I used your tutorial for the advanced light-box to help create my final piece for my GCSE Art and Design exam which I sat yesterday and today. My design had three layers of trees on either side in the foreground with two men on either side, and a man atop a mountain in the background with his arm outstretched to touch the Moon. I also used a pin to create stars! Your video really helped me out, thank you!

[@chezlin]

***** That's awesome! I'm glad I was able to help you out :) If you're willing to share it, I'd love to see what you made!

[@kalanismith99]

chezlin Sure! I had to adapt idea to meet my exam brief (to make an installation based on one of the senses - my chosen sense being sight) so I put the design inside an enclosed box with a hole drilled through the front for the viewer to look through. I took the photo once I finished cutting the design but before I put it in the box. I posted it on Pinterest if you want to take a look there: uk.pinterest.com/pin/542472717592727023/ :)

[@Twinkieuddy]

I instantly noticed that the first two shadow boxes were studio ghibli based! The advanced being from Princess Mononoke and the intermediate being from Spirited Away :D these pieces are absolutely gorgeous so i might try this myself

[@chezlin]

TwinkieBuddy :D Thank you! I'm kind of bummed because in the Princess Mononoke one I cut out a few little forest spirit dudes in the branches, but you couldn't really see them that much after I assembled the whole thing. Oh well! I still love how it turned out :) Thanks for checking out my video! I'd love to see how yours turn out if you end up making some! :D

[@telmabermudez8235]

I just found your site and subscribed. You are so talented and I am amazed how you are able to cut such intricate designs with the X-Acto knife. You did beautiful work on each, but my favorite is the deer and landscape. It is absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing your talents and taking the time to make this video.

[@ajeje1996]

The Mononoke one looks INSANE. I'm definitely trying this.

[@gilliandizon3216]

You're so good at free handed drawing! Literally goals!

[@hazenewman3558]

I saved this so in the summer I could try and make one of these, I absolutely love the idea!

[@chezlin]

Awesome! Good luck when you make yours! :D

[@kinandira3924]

It is the summer, what did you do.

[@paulpardee]

You're a freakin' champ for doing this without a vinyl cutter. And great job providing people with options at various levels of ability and number of tools. Great video!

[@zangovu]

Wow! Just found this channel by accident and your work is amazing. Thank you for sharing your technique.

[@misschelz1]

wow this tutorial is amazing!! Pretty sure all of the precise cut-outs would give me a headache aha.. Love how all of your diys are so unique and complex compared to the typical ones you find!

[@chezlin]

+misschelz1 Thank you so much!

[@bentea.3026]

I really love how the first two are from Hayao Miyazaki movies! The Forest Spirit from my favorite of all time movie "Princess Mononoke" and Chihiro in front of the Bath House with Kohaku in the sky, from "Spirited Away". Simply amazing!!

[@chezlin]

+Bente A. Thank you! :) Miyazaki is a huge inspiration :)

[@lisasisneros8200]

What beautiful projects! I’m in awe of your exacto knife skills....i can barely cut a straight line....even with a ruler!

[@rosewaters2533]

Love the Princess Mononoke one! A very well done tutorial.

[@rosecopeland4159]

Holy crap, I've just filled my amazon cart with miter boxes and saws and adhesive lights, because this was so inspiring I can't wait another minute to do it (even though I can't draw very well...). Beautiful work!

[@chezlin]

+Rose Copeland Awesome! I'd love to see how yours turns out!! :D

[@QueenCraftsChannel]

You're very talented young lady. I liked all your designs. :)

[@Qualifya]

The forest scene is absolutely stunning. Nice job

[@chezlin]

Thank you! :)

[@tygrahof9268]

This would be a great project to do with kids. I have seen really young kids who can cut out really hard designs; the small hands I guess. LOL

[@sandraqi7087]

Thank you! My art teacher just said to do a light box! This is exactly what I was trying to find! Thank you!

[@hshiley]

Your video makes it look so simple!

[@NPrescott]

I have watched this video about ten times. I shared it with friends and showed my wife while we were driving home. So much awesomeness! I'm going to make one next week!! :D

[@chezlin]

+Nathan Prescott Aw thanks! :D

[@ElliScott]

Looks so so beautiful!!! I made a nativity scene with a template from a book and it turned out so nice! I hope my parents will like it because it is going to be their present for christmas!

[@totallypurple97]

Your voice is so soothing. I love these videos. Can't wait to try some of these projects!

[@chezlin]

Thanks so much! Feel free to share your projects using the #chezlinDIY hashtag on instagram and/or twitter if you want!! :D I'd love to see them~

[@gobblefunkingsnozzcumbers8636]

This was SO helpful! Thank you! :) And loved the Spirited Away template! Going to make it for my room soon. Love your videos!

[@chezlin]

+Gobblefunking Snozzcumbers Yay! I'd love to see how yours turns out! :D

[@jeffmastin]

The reflection effect is so nice!

[@hoodirash]

I loooooved them very much, you are talent. can't wait to see more videos. please inspire the world with your talent. .

[@chezlin]

+Howida Elrasheed Thank you so much for checking my video out, I'm glad you liked them!! :D

[@yamytran7749]

Is there anyway that I could buy the spirit away box from you?!?! Your work is so wonderful! 🌹🌹🌹

[@bearez1]

Wow. You are very creative and artistic. The final piece really shows it.

[@chezlin]

Thank you!

[@JolienBrebels]

Awesome work! Going to make something like this :D. I love DIY and working with wood! For the moment I am making wooden toys for charity :D. Keep up the good work! Greetings from Belgium

[@jx325xs]

Oh the first one is absolutely beautiful. I love it so much.

[@chezlin]

Thank you!!

[@CeretPenyok]

This is amazing. But I still don't get it how the lightning and the depth layers work.

[@bobbieashley8542]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! I have been looking forever for information how to make these. Your video is fabulous.

[@chezlin]

+Bobbie Ashley You're welcome! :) I'm glad you liked the video, I hope it was helpful for you!!

[@ramadaxl]

If you can't be bothered to cut out the design...do the design in Photoshop ( or other editing program ) in black and white and to whatever size you like...then print it out on tracing paper...job done.

[@Mommamacnz]

These light boxes came out so lovely.

[@agneslinruixin5561]

Ur so creative^^ it's so nice:) Keep it up!😘

[@chezlin]

+Kaydence Auzara Thank you!

[@lisapreiss6405]

I just saw this video and now I have women inspiration for my Christmas decorating this year! Thank You

[@roshanraysardar3994]

can you make a template for the forest scene , please

[@macpakinga1271]

You can buy a colouring book with forest pictures in it ❤if that helps

[@Blakeneyd]

This is fabulous. I love Hari and Deepti's creations too. I wanted to try some lightboxes with my own designs but wondered how the boxes and lights were made. Thank you for posting this!

[@chezlin]

+Blakeneyd You're welcome! I'm glad you liked this project. Their light box art is so inspiring! :)

[@LunaelleSonic333]

Spirited Away Light Box!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@chezlin]

+Itachi Uchiha :D The forest scene is Princess Mononoke inspired too :) The camera just didn't want to pick up all the little forest spirit dudes that were in the tree branches

[@SonicUni1997]

@@chezlin I`d die for a Spirited Away light box! I love the movie so much!

[@arturonavaa.5486]

Really good way to make home cozy and deco art. Thank you from Mexico

[@Tunanunaa]

What order do the layers on the spirited away one go in? 1-8 or 8-1? (I think it's 1-8 but I thought I should double check before I get ahead of myself.)

[@chezlin]

The one with the dragon is in the very back... so I believe it's 1 to 8? It should make sense when you start piecing it together :) And you can also do a dry fit (just stack the cut layers on top of each other) first to make sure you have them in the right order and then start gluing ~

[@derekxiaoEvanescentBliss]

+chezlin (it doesn't really matter which way you glue it because you can invert it in the end right? XD

[@Chemeleon15]

derek xiao Nope, the spirited away version has too many "solid" layers that would block certain details from other layers if inverted. Also the closer something is to the light, the more faded/transparent it is and vice-versa . If the dragon sheet was in front it would be completely black except for the dragon cut-out.

[@MemoryOfGravy]

Aaahhhhhh these are so beautiful I wish I'd seen them weeks ago so I could make a bunch in time to give them as gifts for the holidays

[@MakeSomething]

Very cool!

[@chezlin]

Drunken Woodworker Thanks so much! :)

[@ACosmicCastaway]

Make Something I wasn't expecting David here. Sid you try this one? I'm super inclined to do one myself.

[@johnheart6890]

Wow! This is really cool. I am just starting out with small art projects. This is extremely helpful. Very informative and step by step, even offering degrees of difficulty! Thank you so much!

[@muhib1992]

what is the type of the paper and what about its weight, thanx ?

[@lucasetchenique4418]

+Muhib Alabed looking for the same answer, I know it's cardstock, but whats the weight? And thanks @chezlin!

[@Lasomie]

Lucas Etchenique it's probably pretty light c;

[@Larissa-eg1wg]

that spirited away one is so awesome!

[@chezlin]

+Larissa Thank you!! :D

[@Larissa-eg1wg]

no problem! Keep doing what you do best

[@callahamsepe4517]

Make it Wooden with Wood Prix's plans.

[@alecfenn5040]

Holy moly cannoli, this is amazing! You are just an amazing artist!

[@theresaedwards1760]

You are so talented and creative! Thank you for the practical tips and for sharing your gift.

[@Pixels_and_Points]

I love this. Thank you for sharing. Also, the links the electrical parts needed is very helpful. Now, I have to figure out if I can make these in time for Christmas.

[@chezlin]

+Stanford Griffith You're welcome! I'm glad it's helpful :D

[@NyakittyProduction]

Wow I was in awe throughout the whole video. THis was such a nice tutorial!! I am going to try this one day!

[@chezlin]

Thank you for watching! I'd love to see how yours turns out whenever you make one! :D

[@jazzhands0076]

I love how on the first project you created a 3D effect, so cool! fantastic work!

[@chezlin]

+Brianna Johnson Thanks! :D

[@littykittywitty3491]

this tutorial was so detailed. u were waaaay ahead of ur time with this one!!!

[@masoomahussain5984]

Thanks for also posting the links for the light materials!

[@chezlin]

+Masooma Hussain You're welcome! :) Thanks for checking my project out! :D

[@masoomahussain5984]

+chezlin How do you get the "connector things" to stick to the light strips? They end up being loose so do you glue them together with like hot glue?

[@chezlin]

They should clip on. I didn't have trouble with mine, but maybe the ones you received are messed up somehow? Sorry they're giving you trouble!

[@i_am_a_grape-b5c]

you saved me in my assessment- I LOVE YOU! 💝💝💝

[@simonecardoso5059]

Even cutting the wood! Amazing!

[@claudiomarvel]

Hello, I really like the Idea and am very grateful that you made this how-to.

[@minimipi]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! These ideas are so beautiful! I´m a total looser when I try to cut such artworks, but now I´ll definitely try it! I like how you explained each step! 🐧

[@OrangeEBIL]

These are insanely beautiful. Great job.

[@chezlin]

+LRK - Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked them :)

[@eileenzhou4704]

this is amazing and so creative!!! love the first two scenes you created and how you did the reflection effect

[@mr.juniorer]

Idk if I committed in the past, but I'm gonna do it again!! I love this video, and your art light boxes came out amazing!! I definitely wanna make one! Great tutorial!

[@siamaklighvani3951]

Many many thanks for teaching us such an awesome artworks , God bless you.

[@chezlin]

+Siamak Lighvani You're welcome! :)

[@jamesshelton9126]

I just came across this and have to say you did a great job!

[@chezlin]

+james shelton Thank you! Thanks for stopping by to check it out :D

[@gedtoon6451]

Great video that produces amazing results.

[@WhoWantsToKnow81]

That's just so ridiculously awesome. Mind = blown

[@chezlin]

+WhoWantsToKnow81 Thanks!

[@nema34140]

Thank you for the tutorials and congratulations for your paper-cuts !

[@chezlin]

+Emmanuelle Ramberg You're welcome, I'm glad you're enjoying them! :)

[@Ballbusteress]

You do gorgeous Pictures! currently, i try something so simple in comparison. Big respect.

[@anniemn13]

This is seriously amazing!!! I can see these as wonderful gifts.

[@chezlin]

+anniemn13 Thank you! I agree, these do make great gifts!! :)

[@ozrc1017]

I just stumbled apon your channel, absolutely love this diy, I tried to hit the thumbs up twice.😂

[@Jennkbirch]

thank you so much, I came across Hari & Deepti's work the other day and have been thinking about it ever since!! these are brilliant tutorials, very clear and easy to follow. I'm going to see if I can adapt an IKEA box frame instead of making my own shadow box though

[@chezlin]

Jennifer Hall Awesome! Great idea with the IKEA box frame idea. I'd love to see how yours turns out :)

[@vickyrodriguez1185]

Wooow! my first time here hope some day make something as pretty as yours...Congrats!

[@kevskevs9388]

ive watched and bookmarked a lot of tutorial videos in this kind. but man, this videos kills all of them. this video is everything. haha thanks for this thumbsup *bookmarked

[@oOLemonzOo]

wow thanks so much for this, they're all so pretty (especially the first two!) I really need to give these a go

[@lynnebindeman9437]

Wow! Your work is awesome! Just love it!

[@SuperFan686]

These are awesome! I'm definitely going to have to try this out myself. Ps Thank you, thank you, thank you for doing the three difficulty levels. It's so nice to see different ways to do a project if you don't have the right tools for the hardest version.

[@chezlin]

Thank you, and you're welcome!! :D Good luck with the project!

[@kubuntu29]

Wooow these lamps are amazing!!! I will try to make one for my mom.

[@chezlin]

+kubuntu29 Awesome! I'm sure your mom will love one! :D

[@JDStips]

Recommend in the future you gp easiest to more complicated. I liked them all. Thanks for sharing.

[@1homemademom]

hey girl your totally awesome sharing your ideas ... i did custom framing for years back in the my day and always had to come up with diff ideas for customers ...i have to tell you i have forgotten so many things since then so i found your videos i really enjoy them they are really cool i will be subscribing and checking your videos out and using them thanks so much for posting you are very talented :)

[@cyanfox5183]

lovely I liked the spirited away one, I am going to make that one!

[@forsakingreality5605]

Very cool video! Iv been wondering how to make these. I used to use my parents table as a light box when I was a kid too! Man, I thought I was hot stuff when I figured that out lol

[@miranda7458]

I just found your chanel and I really love your clear explanations and creative and varied projects. You have a new subscriber :)

[@sumitmaharjan073]

Completely impressed by your work, keep it up ❤❤❤❤

[@bunnylaurent2888]

Your work is beautiful, thanks for all the inspiration.

[@chezlin]

+Bunny Laurent Thank you :) Thanks for checking out my stuff :D

[@kishionkumaran]

It's beautiful, definitely gonna try it.

[@chezlin]

Kishion Kumaran Thank you! I'd love to see how yours turns out! :D

[@francoishofer9254]

Very beautiful art-work ! Thank you for sharing your expertise.

[@PERAYAAN]

Love it!! Warm and cool light i want to make it one

[@chezlin]

Thanks! Thanks for checking my video out :D

[@ladettekerr8134]

This is amazing!! You are truly talented!

[@adindasyifa6778]

I REALLY LOVE YOUR WORK! Seriously .. I want to try this 😍 Thank you so much

[@AnnoulaXeni]

Instead of foam core strips, drinking straws work well too (if you can get ahold of them these days, that is ;-) ). Great video and instructions -- thank you!

[@karendavis203]

Great tutorial! Lights ->. I notice you have a pretty good size roll of the LED strip. Once you cut off a piece (with power) and you make another shadow box, you will need to cut another piece. My question is if you used the power supply for the first box, how do you supple power to the second strip/box if you cut from the same LED roll? Does the roll come with multiple powered supplies?

[@shaymakarim727]

it killed it..im knew in this channel and i love to see more and more from your amazing works

[@chezlin]

Thank you!