Magic Eye graphic is called streogram. Creating a Magic Eye image is a combination of advanced technology and artistic ability.

THE FIRST STEP is to create a 3D model. Only a true 3D model, which can be rotated and edited at will, provides the necessary flexibility for a Magic Eye image. Without sophisticated graphics software in the hands of an experienced user, the chance of a good result is slim. Our creative staff has years of modeling experience, plus additional experience working with true 3D.

THE GRAY SCALE rendering of the model becomes the source for the hidden image. The next step is to produce a 2D pattern which will serve as the visible pattern that camouflages the hidden image. The 2D pattern determines the overall look and feel of the image. We can incorporate company logos, company colors and other design elements into the starter strip. ALL 2D PATTERNS are not created equal. It takes talent, experience, and high-end software to produce a pleasing and technically effective 2D pattern. Every member of the Magic Eye creative team has an Art School background and many years of experience working with computer graphics. The third part of the process is the computer program that takes the grayscale source plus the 2D pattern to encode the hidden image. Magic Eye Inc. uses its own patented algorithm. Our program is a leading edge, parameterized stereogram generator. The result is a genuine Magic Eye image, like the one shown below.

ONCE CONSTRUCTED, a Magic Eye image is printable by any conventional printing technology and viewable without any special equipment. Magic Eye images have been reproduced at the size of telephone cards and expanded to fill billboards twenty feet wide. In the client samples section of this web site you will find a wide variety of approaches, broken down by industry.