If you are an anime fan, you can now create personalized keychains with your favorite characters. You can find miniature figures of your favorite characters and use them to create unique keychains. With a few simple steps and supplies, you can make some amazing keychains that will show off your love for the anime world. They are great gifts for friends and family, or just for yourself! Making them is an easy and inexpensive craft project that can be done in no time.
In this guide, we will walk you through the steps of making your very own anime keychains. We will cover everything from creating miniatures of your favorite characters to assembling the keychain itself. With this guide, you’ll be able to create unique and personalized anime keychains that you can proudly display or give away as gifts!
Do People Want Anime Characters Keychains?
People carry keychains for a number of reasons. Primarily they allow them to manage their keys and avoid getting lost. However, young people, teenagers, and also people in their twenties sometimes want more from their keychains. They want to reflect a part of their personality through the keychain, such as their likes and dislikes. So if you want to do the same, keep on reading as you’ll learn how to create acrylic keychains with the miniatures of anime characters or any other miniatures.
Anime keychains are a great way to show off your favorite anime characters. And creating custom keychains is a fun and creative craft that anyone can do. It’s a great way to express yourself, show your love for your favorite things, and even make gifts for friends and family.
Step 1: Decide the Type of Keychain you Want to Make
There are two types of anime keychains you can make. First, you can make it by using miniatures of anime characters by turning them into usable keychains. Second, you can print on keychains the anime characters you like. It’s obvious that the first method we told is a bit difficult. The second method is quite easy, but still, it will involve some effort. You need to make adhesive stickers of your favorite anime characters or other characters of your choice and use them on your acrylic keychain blanks.
Step 2: Cut the Keychain Material to the Desired Character Shape
Here we’re discussing how you can make anime keychains with anime characters miniatures. You want a Cricut machine to do that. This machine can cut any material and make the perfect shape of whatever we draw on its computer software. Use Adobe Illustrator and make a drawing of your favorite anime character. Sounds too much? Don’t worry. You can hire someone else to do that, or you can simply copy the right image file from the internet and paste it into Adobe illustrator to later transfer it to the Design space application. You can take assistance from a graphic designer if these steps confuse you.
We suggest you use acrylic to make the keychain. Painting it would be easy compared to metal. However, the thickness of the acrylic should be 2.4 mm thick at most. Moreover, you can use wood as well. Whatever material you use, you need to place it on the cutting mat of the Cricut machine and then place it properly into the machine. The machine will cut it, and that’s how you’d get an acrylic 1D miniature of your favorite anime character. If you want to go for a 3D miniature, you can consider purchasing a small anime toy if you get any.
Step 3: Use Paint and Vinyl Stickers to Print Anime Characters on Keychain
So now that you have your acrylic keychain halfway ready, it’s time to paint it. You would need multi-surface or acrylic paint for this purpose. You also have to bring in here your artist’s side, as you would need to color the character neatly, which would make it look real and nice. After that, you would finalize it by attaching to it the keyring. But for that, you would first need to make a small hole in your acrylic keychain. You can do that with the help of a Cricut machine. And that’s how you make your favorite anime keychain at home.
Step 4: Place the keychain onto a flat surface, and allow the glue to dry completely.
When placing the keychain onto a flat surface, it is important to ensure that the keychain is centered and level. Additionally, the surface should be clean and dust–free so that the glue adheres properly. Once the keychain is in place and the glue has been applied, it is important to allow the glue to dry completely before handling. This may take up to 24 hours depending on the type and amount of glue used. It is important to avoid touching, moving, or exerting any pressure on the keychain during the drying process. Once dry, the keychain should be firmly attached and ready for use.
Step 5: Enjoy your new keychain of your favorite anime character!
A new keychain featuring your favorite anime character is a great way to show your appreciation for the show and its characters. Whether you’re a fan of the show or just a collector of anime memorabilia, having a keychain featuring your favorite character is not only a great conversation starter but also a way to show your support of the show.
