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Making an image 3d

  • 15-01-2008 11:23am
    #1
    Troublesome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 388 ✭✭


    Hey guys.
    I'm trying to figure out how to make a 2d image 3d (so that you need the red/blue glasses to see it properly).

    I need/want to do a whole bunch of images like this, so could someone please show me the technique used using the following image? (outline version included)

    3d.png

    any help here would be much appreciated.


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  • #2
    Troublesome
    Closed Accounts Posts: 388 ✭✭Troublesome


    anyone know?


  • #3
    pertinax
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 196 ✭✭pertinax


    I'd say this is as good an explanation as possible?
    http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/classroom/3d.shtml


  • #4
    Prohibition69
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1 ✭Prohibition69


    Hope ur into problem solving...

    Letsee, your figure's done in a pixel art style which is kinda limited to 3/4 (- 45 degrees?) or flat (0 degrees) view normally.
    In order to create the 3d effect mentioned in http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/classroom/3d.shtml you need an actual 3d object to get that stereo-opti-what-ya-call-it view cos you have to take 2 pics of said object from only slightly differing angles, not what your stuck with in pixel art.
    If you really want that effect you're gonna have to re-draw (I'm assuming its a bit-map image) in a vector type package. The handiest would be something like Adobe Illustrator CS as its quite easy to transform 2d images to 3d using Effects>>Extends then adjusting the angle of extension (default is 3/4) though your image would probably look like a lego man. That may not be a problem for ya but the hair would be a logistical bog (at least for me anyway:o) Then rendering it as pixel art again is another story...

    I'm sure theres a 3d package that can render a 3d pic as pixel art with some fancy plug-in no doubt but its probably too expensive & too much hassle.

    A quick fix solution would be faking it in Photoshop by moving 1 or 2 colour(Cyan/Magenta/Yellow) 'masks' I think they're called-its the pallet underneath the Layers pallet in PS. Heres an example: Daniel Paul - Outta Space cover- http://www.sonarkollektiv.com/images/large/sma6005.jpg

    Hope this is useful:rolleyes:


  • #5
    snorlax
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,381 ✭✭✭snorlax


    try the animation forum for this


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