Creating a stereographic image in photoshop

This tutorial is an extension of a previous tutorial

http://nndustrietuts.blogspot.com/2011/03/creating-depth-in-2d-image.html

This is the most complicated tutorial of this three part series and will require the most from your machine. Be prepared to have Photoshop crash so save often.

In order to fully appreciated this tutorial you'll need to have a pair of red/green glasses.

You can apply this effect to any Photoshop file that has layers

Step 1:

Create 3D postcard layers for each layer in the composition.

It is the most time consume portioned up the tutorial.

Step 2:

Now that each layer is it's own 3d layer, we can apply the stereographic effect.

Each layer should now have a little box in the layer thumbnail, clicking on this box will open up that layers 3D properties.

To begin, let begin with the sun, double click on that layers box

Click on the edit button to open the render settings box

Select the red/blue box.

Set the Parallax to 25

(this setting will be the same on every layer)

The focal plane is how we set the depth of the elements.

T0 push elements back use negative numbers

To push element forward your positive numbers

Keep in mind that further an element is placed the more blurred the image will appear.

This take some time, play with the focal plane to achieve the effect you want.

That's it your done!