Nguyen Hung Cuong, 24, graduated in fine arts at the Central University of Art Teaching, and has a passion for sculpture and lighting art on eggshells.

Cuong is self-taught in this art form.

Cuong works very hard and is highly creative, so each product is truly an artwork.

The task involves selecting eggs, then sucking the egg white and yolk out of the eggs, and disinfecting the egg and drying them in the sun for 15 days.

He uses specialized pencils to sketch patterns on the eggshells and uses drill bits of 0.3 mm to carve the patterns. The number of drill bits on an eggshell may reach more than 1,800.

The carving on eggshells requires extremely high concentration and accuracy.

For simple images, it takes Cuong about three hours.

The time is up to six hours or one day to complete complicated works.

In the light, the egg shells are sparkling and impressive.

The Saigon Notre Dame Cathedral.

The price depends on the sophistication and style, ranging from VND250,000 to VND1 million/egg.

Cuong plans to open a studio to develop this form of art.