Artist's amazingly intricate cardboard creations will definitely make you smile

Mindblowing detail.
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Yvette Tan
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These figurines are a far cry from your usual cardboard cut-outs.

Monami Ohno, a Japanese artist, transforms plain brown cardboard into incredible objects.

From Star Wars to Super Mario, there's nothing she hasn't done.

I mean, take a look at this level of detail:

But if you're looking for something a bit more wearable, she's got that covered too.

Cardboard sneakers anyone? Just don't get them wet.

25-year-old Ohno, who attended the Osaka University of the Arts, has been creating these figurines since 2011.

She's come a long way since her first creations.

Here's the first cardboard creation she posted in 2011:

And here's one she's done recently.

Keep 'em coming, Ohno!

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Yvette Tan

Yvette is a Viral Content Reporter at Mashable Asia. She was previously reporting for BBC's Singapore bureau and Channel NewsAsia.

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