Scanner art

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Desktop scanner as might be used by a scan artist. An object has been laid on the glass, ready for scanning.

Scanned image of the jade rhinoceros (seen in the above picture)

Scanner art is art made by placing objects on a flatbed scanner and scanning them. There has been some debate as to whether scanner art is a form of digital photography. As the scanner has very little depth of field and a constant light all over the surface, it is different from photography.

[edit] See also

• Scanography

[edit] External links

• Scantips

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