Like I said (on Flickr) what is seen depends most of all on the viewer! ;-)
Just teasing, James. I think any normal human will see something... sensual first (pardon the pun).
BTW, check out my nascent set - I've decided to go all the way, baby:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/48413419@N00/sets/72157622763345495/
hhp
This is more complex and richer than finger smears (which don't evoke that much). For one thing, it generates depth. Also, you have to time it with the scanner's movement*; and you can't have upstrokes for example. It takes a lot of skill - as you can see with that "R" it's pretty hard to get good results... So I've removed the Flickr set (the two photos are still there though) until I can take a class in dedography to improve my skills. ;-)
* It might seem artificial for the results to depend so much on
a "tool", but it's the same with using a broad-nib pen for example.
hhp
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