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Create a 3D Photo Effect with the GIMP

By Jacci Howard Bear, About.com Guide

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Finetune Your 3D Photo

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Build upon the basic 3D effect.

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You could improve on or adapt this 3D photo effect in a number of ways.

  • For additional realism, add appropriate cast shadows.
  • Give the photograph a less flat appearance by slightly curling the photo edge or giving it a wavy appearance (experiment with image filters).
  • Have your subject stepping out of a mirror or other reflective surface instead of a photograph.
  • Have your subject stepping from one photograph into another.
  • Have your subject stepping out of a polaroid picture.
  • Add a person or object (perhaps isolated and photographed using a simple lightbox) into an entirely different scene -- made to look like a photograph.
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