Hens and Chicks Stereogram #2

**angelize** · 26 May 2010, 03:45 AM

Here is my 2nd stereogram I think I am getting better. For those who are expecting birds, the hens and chicks in the title are a species of succulent plants. The mature plants (the hens) put out babies (the chicks). The repeating background image for this and for my first stereogram is a shot of some hens and chicks in my garden.

And now on with the show!

**HayTay** · 26 May 2010, 03:55 AM

That's kind of wild looking. Thanks for the explanation. Did you want the floating images at the top and bottom of the stereogram to sink into the background like that? You may want to play around and vary the spacing between the objects to see what other 'floating' effects you can come up with.

Nice seamless tile BTW. Did you make it yourself, or did you use a program that did all of the work for you?

You've got the stereographic flower power goin' on,
Harry

**angelize** · 26 May 2010, 04:03 AM

Thanks Harry. I started out planning on making the top and bottom row floating but decided that I liked the way they receded into the background, it kind of adds an extra layer of depth.

I used Imagelys Picture Styles to make the seamless tile, but I took the photo myself.

**HayTay** · 26 May 2010, 04:13 AM

Works for me, Frances!

I used to use Imagelys Picture Styles to make some seamless tiles. In fact, I've still got a shortcut to it on my desktop somewhere. I quit using the program, sometime in the distant past, and instead favor making my own seamless tiles using Xara Xtreme (of course!). I've been getting better and quicker at it depending on the complexity of the non-seamless source image.

I hope your newsletter recipients enjoy the 3D images you've created with your new found talent.

**gwpriester** · 26 May 2010, 01:51 PM

If the floating objects appear to be behind the image then add a bit of transparency. This will make the background look like a theater scrim and add a bit of magic.