How to Make 3D Anaglyph Glasses

Watch your favorite movies with anaglyph glasses.

Viewing TV, movies and comics with anaglyph, or 3D, glasses is interesting and a lot of fun. The recent increase in 3D media has created higher demand for anaglyph glasses. There are several ways to make anaglyph glasses using basic materials you can find around your home.

Things You'll Need

• Cardstock
• Ruler
• Craft knife
• Blue and red acetate
• Tape
• Ribbon
• Stapler
• Markers
• Crayons

Instructions

1. Measure your forehead across the eyebrows and down to the bridge of your nose to estimate the size of your anaglyph glasses.

2. Draw glasses with your measurements on a piece of cardstock. Draw circles or squares inside the frame of the glasses to represent your lenses. There are also templates online to make this process easier if you can't draw.

3. Cut out the lenses with a craft knife.

4. Cut out pieces of red and blue acetate big enough to cover the lens hole, plus some. The acetate should be cut slightly bigger than the lens hole to leave room to tape the acetate down to the glasses' frame. Tape down the blue acetate where you will be looking through with the right eye and the red acetate on the opposite side.

5. Cut two pieces of ribbon, equal in length. Cut each piece of ribbon long enough to tie behind your head in a bow. Staple one ribbon to each side of the anaglyph mask you have created.

6. Decorate accordingly. Crayons, markers, and glitter can be used to personalize the glasses, or they can be completely plain.

References

• USGS TerraWeb For Kids: Make Your Own 3D Glasses!