How to Make Clear 3D Glasses

Make your own 3D glasses with supplies at home.

You can have the 3D movie experience at home with your own homemade 3D glasses. With the invention of 3D DVD players and many blockbuster 3D movies being released, it is useful to know how to make your own 3D glasses so you can fully enjoy the interactive experience provided by this technology.

Things You'll Need

• Red and green cellophane
• Paper or thick board
• Scissors
• Marker
• Tape or glue

Instructions

1. Draw the outline of the glasses on a blank piece of 8.5-by-11 inch paper. Use the longer end of the paper to trace out your glasses with a pencil. Create two eyeholes in the middle of the paper and cut the outline. They can be as wide as they need to be, however, you may need to fit them around your face and cut a section out to accommodate the nose if needed.

2. Cut out two holes in cellophane to fit the holes in the glasses. You can trace the outline of the eyeholes by placing the cellophane over the template and tracing out the holes with a black marker.

3. Cut out the holes with a pair of scissors. Tape or glue the cellophane eyeholes to the inside of the paper glasses.

Tips & Warnings

• Alternatively, you can pop out the lenses from an old pair of glasses and insert the cellophane eyeholes.

References

• Metacafe: Make 3D Picture Glasses Fast and Easy
• Analysis 3D: How to Make 3D Glasses

Resources

• Paper Project: Make Your Own 3-D Paper Glasses