How I maked my red-blue anaglyph eyeglasses

That anaglyph eyeglasses are difficult to obtain in my country Argentina. Then, I decided to make them.
I already had the materials: pasteboard and filters of color.

To do the holes pertaining to the eyes I would be able to have used simply a scissors, but that would have been a little coarse.

Then, I decided to make a die (troquel in Spanish)..

Step 1 What I used

- Pasteboard to do the framework of the eyeglasses, neither too thin nor too much thick. Containers of noodles or other food, they can serve.
- A pair of remnants of filter for lighting, one red and another blue one. They are not expensive, but I don't remember how much I paid.
- A thin steel tape of that some time belonged to a measure tape. Not the measure tape in itself, but the spring tape that maintains it rolled up. A cheap keychain with measure tape can serve, too.
- A piece of MDF a little thinner than the wide of the tape. I used two thin pieces, together.
- A piece of flat tin to do of endorsement to the die.
- A piece of round stick. It would be able to serve a broomstick or a knead stick, or even a PVC tube.
- Another piece of MDF a little bigger than the first, to do the main body and back.

Comments

[zenme2]

I am thinking that substance in the bowl above the last photo looks very similar to
a herb ?

[rimar2000]

That is yerba mate, it is very used here in South America.

[hmccauley]

i did this and yet the red does not work WT hell

[rimar2000]

Perhaps I neglected to mention that the hardest part is getting the color filters. You would get them at a good photo or scenography shop.

[claudinefae]

Oh my!  Clever project, but I hope your kitty didn't get a headache! :)

[rimar2000]

No, at least she has not said anything about it...

[giovannire]

Very nice, i use a cutting plotter to make my anagliph lens.

Look at this 3D video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j-uRTsHC9k is a new way on youtube

[rimar2000]

Good 3d Videos. About your cutting plotter, we the "3rd World" people have the advantage that we managed with less money. Almost nothing..!

[iectyx3c]

Gracias señor. Esta receta es la mejor. Has enseñado una cosa importante. Cómo hacer un troquel. ¡Cinco estrellas!

[rimar2000]

Muchas gracias a ti, Bruce. ¿Hablas castellano desde que eras niño? Thank you, Bruce. Do you speak Castilian since you were a child?

[Robotrix]

wow, that is an amazing idea! I never would have thought to make a die, but it seem like a simple and quick way to get clean and precise cuts. Fabulous idea and the pictures were very clear.

[rimar2000]

Thanks. It is a simple idea, never I can think complicated things. Of course, the idea applies to any form that one desire to die-cut, not only holes for eyeglasses.

[caitlinsdad]

Oooooo, we would have to make a die the size of a trashcan for ours. Cool. We used colored acetate from an art-supply place. Colored cellophane plastic for wrapping gift baskets didn't have enough color-filtering effect even when double layered.

[rimar2000]

I don't know the plastic my filters are made, maybe is acetate also. It is efficient.

You can see my anaglyphs in www.flickr.com entering RIMAR2000 3D as search key. They are'nt very goods, by they are mine... ¿Can I see yours?

I am self-learning some tips and tricks on 3D photo. Example: it is not convenient the main subject be red, blue or black. My wife loves the red clothes, then some anaglyphs are bad. My cat is black and white, then its 3D photos are also bad.

[caitlinsdad]

While researching Caitlin's science fair project we came across this 3D anaglyph image thingy. It might be useful for you. We just googled for images to print out that worked. This had a lot of samples.

[rimar2000]

Very nice your links, thanks. I use Imagen3d, from this sitethis site.