Step 1. Build a model with armature wire and air-drying clay.

Step 2. Place the model on a coffee can or similar, mount your camera or scanning device on a tripod, and slowly rotate the can as you scan. These 2014 photos show a PrimeSense Carmine 1.09 depth camera, Skanect scanning software running on a Mac, and a can of Café Bustelo. Good 2024 substitutes for the first two elements include a lidar iOS device with the Polycam app, an Azure Kinect and Kinfu, or a conventional camera with any photogrammetry software, for example Meshroom).