Photoshop 3d Anaglyph Tutorial

A detailed tutorial on creating a depth map and using it to convert a 2D image to a 3D Anaglyph in Adobe Photoshop. Viewing the end results requires red/cyan 3D Glasses.

If you'd like to practice this technique, you can download the source files used in this tutorial.

Source Photo
Depth Map

You can find a few more examples below. Each has links to their depth maps in the artist descriptions.

Another Anaglyph made with this technique - featuring a person.

Another Anaglyph made with this technique - featuring a car.

If you make any anaglyphs using this technique and submit them as deviations, feel free to share them here. I'd love to see them!

One last note, you can skip the channel mixer portions of Step 2 if you are looking to generate full-color left eye and right eye views of your scene. You can use these with programs like StereoPhotoMaker to generate stereo MPO files. These full color 3D image files can be viewed on many 3D capable devices like Nintendo 3ds and many 3D TV models.

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