Photoshop Elements > 3D >
3D With a Single Photograph
You can take a single photograph and give it the look of a 3D
photograph.
Normally, a 3D photograph is made from two photographs taken
from slightly different positions.
This tutorial was adapted from
brianpark4's
Tutorial: How to Make a 3D Anaglyph Image From a Single
Photograph.
3D Glasses
To view the photograph, you'll need a red/cyan anaglyph
glasses.
They cost about a dollar or or so.
Try 3Dstereo.com.
Do the following.
Set Up the Layers
1) Open a photograph in Photoshop Elements that has something
in front of something else.
For example, a flower or a portrait would work.
2) In the Background layer, double click on the word Background.
3) Change the name of the Background layer to Red.
When you change the name of a Background layer, the layer is
no longer locked.
4) Press Ctrl + j to copy the Red layer.
5) In the Red copy layer, double click on the word
Red copy.
6) Change the name from Red copy to Cyan.
Cyan is blue/green.
Subtract Color Channels
Cyan Layer
7) Select the Cyan layer (highlighted).
8) Press Ctrl + L.
This command opens a Levels window.
The window will only affect the Cyan layer.
9) In the Channels box, select
Red.
Channels: Red
10) At the bottom of the Levels window, look for the Output Levels.
There are two sliders.
One is black, and the other, white.
11) Drag the white slider all the way to the
left.
The Cyan layer now has only the cyan color channel.
Red Layer
12) Select the Red layer (highlighted).
13) Press Ctrl + L.
Again, the Levels window will only affect the Red layer.
14) In the Channels box, select
Green.
Channels: Green
15) At the bottom of the Levels window, locate the Output
sliders.
16) Drag the white slider all the way to the
left.
Do not click OK.
Leave the Levels window open.
17) In the Channels box, select
Blue.
Channels: Blue
18) At the bottom of the Levels window, locate the Output
sliders.
19) Drag the white slider all the way to the
left.
20) Click OK.
Change the Blending Mode
Of the Cyan Layer
21) Select the Cyan layer
(highlighted).
22) Change the blending mode for the Cyan layer from Normal to
Screen.
Blending mode?
At the top of the layers stack, look for the unlabeled Blending Mode box.
It's to the left of the
Opacity box.
If you're new to blending modes, go to
Blending
Modes.
Distort the Cyan Layer
23) Make sure the Cyan layer
is selected (highlighted).
24) At the top of your screen, go to Image > Transform >
Perspective.
25) Look for the tiny box, the handle, on the upper-left corner of your photograph.
26) Drag the handle up a bit.
27) Click the green check mark in the corner of your
photograph.
Distort the Red Layer
28) Select the Red layer (highlighted).
29) At the top of your screen, go to Image > Transform >
Perspective.
This time, you're going to distort the right side
of your photograph.
30) Look for the handle on the upper-right corner of your photograph.
31) Drag the handle up a bit.
32) Click the green check mark in the corner of your
photograph.
Move the Cyan Layer to the Left
33) Make sure the Cyan layer is still selected (highlighted).
34) Select the Move tool.
35) Using the arrow keys on your keyboard, press the left
arrow several times to move the layer to the left about one
quarter of an inch.
Did It Work?
36) Put on your red/cyan anaglyph glasses!
Your eyes may take a few moments to acclimate to #D vision.
You can fine tune the 3d effect by moving the Cyan layer
back-and-forth.
Crop
37) Because you moved the Cyan
layer—you'll need to crop the photograph.
More
3D photography is a big world.
Here's a glimpse.
Flickr
Anaglyph
(Red-Cyan 3D Pictures)
Photoshop Elements Action
3-D
From One Picture (Zip) George Rosema
The above action is on the
Image
Enhancement page at ActionCentral.
Software
AnaBuilder
Blender
GUG Soft
