How to Make an Anaglyph (3D Image)

Make a 3D image using only regular photoshop! Any image you want to use can be turned three dimensional.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• A Photo
• Photoshop

1. 

   Take a photograph of your subject, move the camera over about 10-15 cm in a horizontal line (The more you move the camera the more exaggerated the depth effect will be) and take a second photograph

2. Open both of your photographs in photoshop.

3. Select the left-eye image (the one you took from farther to the left). Click Edit -> Select All (or command-A) followed by Edit -> Copy (command-C)

4. 

   Select File -> New (command-N), make sure the resulting dialogue is on the "Clipboard" preset

5. Select Edit -> Paste (command-V), the left image should appear on the canvas.

6. 

   Rename the layer "left" by double-clicking its name in the layers window.

7. Now copy the right hand image the same way you did for the left in step 3, and paste it into your new window. Rename its layer "right"

8. 

   Double-click on the thumbnail for the "right" layer. Uncheck the red channel in the "Advanced Blending" section of the resulting dialogue and press "Okay". Your image should now look something like this;

9. 

   This image is almost done; however the two images are not properly aligned, preventing your eyes from focusing properly for the 3d effect. All you have to do is drag or rotate one of your layers to make it line up with the other one. For my images there is no need for rotation, however there is a need for some vertical alignment. Pick a spot on your image where there are straight lines, I'm going to use the edge of the wooden balcony at the end of the picture. After aligning these two lines we are left with this complete anaglyph:

[rogertalor]

on 1/8/2009 That sounds pretty cool. Too bad I don't have photoshop.

[kamoguy]

on 3/16/2008 Cool. I'm going to have to do this. 3-D poster business?