They also can combine scanned data with computer-generated data. The machine actually builds the model layer by layer using a melted polyester material. The process is similar to the way an inkjet printer lays down ink dot by dot. Each polyester layer is only .007 inches thick, allowing for a high degree of precision in replicating the original object. He simply wanted to find a way to make better sculptures.
Anamorphosis is a technique for abstracting images.
For example, an artist might stretch an image so that it is unrecognizable when viewed from the front, but recognizable when viewed from an extreme angle. The technique has existed for centuries. Collins is working to bring it into the three-dimensional world and to apply it to new media, like video. I did some research into the new field of 3D laser digitizing. I called all over the country to find systems that would do what I wanted it to do.