Inspiration: Scanner Art
Scanner Art or Scanography describes the technique of creating art using a flatbed scanner. Scanners can be used to create everything from unusual self portraits to collages featuring everyday objects or macro images of flowers.
Here’s some inspiration from our own talented bubblers:
a kiss from me by Lauren Marr
Les petis bouts de moi by Ghastly
Glasshouse by Murray Swift and Jeweled Horse by Vanessa Anderberg
Losing my Religion by Tobiasthegr8 and No Time by lastgasp
Tungsten flower by Emma Tiley and Scanning Experiment: Tulip by linskudd
For even more inspiration, head over to the Scantastic group.
If you’d like to explore this further yourself, you might be interested in these links:
- How to Use Your Flatbed Scanner as Digital Camera
- http://www.scannography.org/
- Scanning 101
- How to use a flatbed scanner as a camera
- Flatbed scanner photography
- Scanography tutorial
If you don’t have time to create a work of your own, perhaps you can help us by having a hunt around for some more inspiration or by linking to your favourite examples of Scanner Art.
PS: Mr Baxter has just announced his latest Picture of the Week ... It’s worth checking out!
Lorraine Creagh
Now this is really amazing. Can’t wait to try.
Juilee Pryor
amazing
robpixaday
Hey, terrific!!!! I didn’t know there was a group…and hadn’t thought of using the technique for much more than flat things. I did this piece last year, by scanning cut-paper and then doing post-processing:
Peacock Sunrise
Just joined that group..THANK YOU!!!!!!
jemimalovesbigted
I have a few to look at!
Georgina Campbell
Mike Golembewski
Simon Ward
and
Ansen Seale
Amazing work by all of them, and what a great way to use an old flatbed!!
Danit Elgev
those photos looks amazing, but i hate to break up the party – i studied physics for a while and the scanner is full of dangerous radiation which is really not good for your health! try not to scane your body but you can scane objects…
Richard Veal
Very interesting.
Thank you for posting this.
Angie Muccillo
Marsha Tudor is an outstanding and inspiring scanner photography artist. Thanks for the fantastic links and post :-)
Joel Lambeth
Some of mine:
One Over
Call It A Weasel
Or It Could Be The Pollen
Vanessa Anderberg
Very happy and honored to see my work here…and thanks for the added links on this topic.
Scanner art is a blast…was introduced to it by the group founder, Henk Stolk, months back…:)
Sharon K. Shubert
I played around with my scanner when I first purchased it, doing this kind of thing. I never thought anyone would consider it to be art. I wish I had saved all of the playful compositions from back then. This is very interesting. :))
quackakeri
Ahhhh, i read this this morning, and was soooo inspired so i played around with a few things this afternoon and i’ve now got a couple of photo’s on my redbubble! check them out hehe
Kasey Cline
Thank you so much for plugging our little group! What an honor! Its very much appreciated!
Lynsye Medalia
Ooooo! I never thought of scanning myself! I want to go home and play with my scanner now! :)
CailliauArt
Check mine out…
berndt2
very clever and creative works!
Megan Dacy
Please click here to view my scanner image. :)
Rebekah McLeod
I once covered a scanner bed with Ginny feathers to create a background. it’s a fun way to make digital art
janniev
The first image I saw made using a scanner was by billyboy:
He’s used this image to make a couple of others. I still think it’s fabulous
Steven Sandner
Hahaha! this is awesome! =D
Emily Bandru
My first attempt at Scanography. I have a low-res scanner so I was only able to make a card sized image, yet I think this could become a new “addiction” (i.e., more toys needed).
WOW, this is so cool! Scanography that is … Thanks Community!!!
happypattern
Brilliant stuff!!!