# Slit-Scan Warp

> Narrow vertical sample bands progressively shear and extend contours, with flowing curves and a clear core creating continuous temporal distortion.

[Web page](https://aistylebook.com/image/slit-scan-warp/)

## About this style

Adjacent narrow vertical strips progressively shear and stretch contours into continuous temporal curves. A recognizable central region anchors color flowing along the original structure.

Slit-scan assembles narrow samples from different moments, turning movement into altered shape.

An elongated shoulder beside regularly sampled background lines can suggest time recorded strip by strip.

### How the style changes different subjects

- **Portrait**: Selected areas stretch into color strips or trails, increasing motion while potentially distorting small features.

- **Landscape**: Scenic forms extend directionally, contrasting intact regions with flowing areas.

- **Object**: Pulled edges and colors elongate surfaces and can change proportions.

**Subjects**: Choose moving figures, night scenes, vehicles or bold-color objects with identifying details outside the strongest stretch.

## Visual keywords

Narrow vertical strips · Progressive shear · Temporal extension · Continuous curves · Clear core

## Names and related terms

Temporal slit-scan

## Style examples

- [Portrait](https://img.aistylebook.com/reference-assets/20410-img_large.avif?v=6ba1017e449680da)

- [Landscape](https://img.aistylebook.com/reference-assets/20411-img_large.avif?v=d698b52473dc7b8f)

- [Object](https://img.aistylebook.com/object-assets/80410-large.avif?v=06fe62a1f5386664)

## Reusable style prompt

```text
Reconstruct the image as continuous slit-scan time strips. Adjacent narrow vertical bands progressively shear and stretch the contours into elegant horizontal ribbons and curved temporal extensions, while a central region retains clear identifying features. Let color flow continuously along existing structures and keep broad positional relationships recognizable. Use smooth, gradually changing deformation rhythms so details transition naturally into local elongations.
```

## Photo creation and prompts

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## Related styles

- [Pixel-Sorting Smear](https://aistylebook.com/image/pixel-sorting-smear/): Both extend regions into bands, with sharper threshold boundaries in pixel sorting.

- [Rear-Curtain Flash Drag](https://aistylebook.com/image/rear-curtain-flash-drag/): Shares sharpness against trails, with a definite endpoint in rear-curtain flash.

- [Displacement Scan Ribbons](https://aistylebook.com/image/displacement-scan-ribbons/): Also organizes images with scan bands, emphasizing undulating relief in displacement ribbons.

## References

- [Golan Levin: Slit-scan Artworks and Research](https://www.flong.com/archive/texts/lists/slit_scan/)