Found this gem today:
Turn Your Old Cards into 3D Art! - YouTube there have been countless posts about custom cards and their affects on the hobby, it looks like there may be a new level to this.
This thread is all about your thoughts and opinions on 3D custom cards and the affects it has on the hobby.
Comment away!
I really like it as it can be a piece on it´s own, just for display. It´s a great way to pay tribute to your favorite card/Pokémon while calming down a little and cutting the card. This was a thing in MTG already 10 years ago, surprised that it´s that new to the Pokémon community. Also for all the big time unlimited common investors out there: it´s removing supply 
https://instagram.com/p/Bu8-oT9gDsh
I follow db_hopeslash on Instagram for 3D art. They do extremely detailed YGO 3D cards with this one being my absolute favorite.
As someone who collects Pokemon for art and favor water types, I hope to see a 3D underwater scene.
I love this. I would love to have one to put on display beside my booster boxes and plushes!
It’s not really new actually. I’ve seen a few people do it, mostly with Yu-Gi-Oh though. I think the earliest ones I’ve seen were from about ten years ago. I actually made one myself about two years ago: www.elitefourum.com/t/quuadors-collection-pikachu-around-the-world-autographs/14735/148. 
Although nowhere near as professional as the ones shown in the videos, I’m still happy with how it turned out with my two left hands, haha. 
Looking back at that post, it seems I was inspired by this video from mid-2015:
And he’s a tutorial for a Pokémon one from the start of 2016 (despite the English title, the video is in German):
Greetz,
Quuador
Charizard collectors when they consider trying this idea:
In all seriousness, though, I saw one of these posted on IG and loved the idea of it. I love shadowart cards.
Random Charizard Card + 3D + Random “COLLECTOR STAMP” = giphy.com/gifs/booty-had-me-like-xB1RqLGoBNh3W
This has been getting done for years and years, I’m surprised it’s ‘new’ for pokemon. A lot of the ones I’ve seen have the text area of the card turned into life counters for other games so they don’t have to use dice.
I love this idea, do you have an example?
It’s turning a lot of bulk into nice display pieces, where the art of the card takes a center stage. Also the amount of time and patience that goes into creating these pieces is commendable.
