Re: can you improve this ?
From Bill K <jsa...@NObayouBULK.uh.edu>
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· 25 May 2000 00:00 · View full thread
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Hello, I am new to ascii art. I don't intend this to sound rude. But why does it matter if a character is not on the ascii chart? I thought there were 256 characters in the ascii set anyways... On Thu, 25 May 2000 17:52:50 GMT, ppu...@damnspam.chello.nl (Peter Punk) wrote: >On Thu, 25 May 2000 12:17:31 +0200, Prenom Nom ><pre...@tlsmXX.tls1.siemens.net> provoked the following text: > >>Hello, those "picts" are my first attempt at ASCII-art... just for fun >>:) >> >>I wonder if anybody here can improve those lil "characters"... maybe >>I'll make stories with them... I am sure this can be fun.. >> >>Thanks in advance >> >> >> ('} >> |@---- >> | | >> ( #-- >> __| | >> |__| | >> ' | | >> '~~ >> >> >> _(")_ >> /\###/\ >> / | | \ >> \ ' / >> | � | >> |.|.| >> | | | >> ~~ ~~ >> >> >> ### >> ##(")_ >> #/(.(.)\ >> '--) (--' >> ( . ) >> / /"\ \ >> /./ \.\ >> / / \ \ >> ~~ ~~ >> >> ### >> ##(")_ >> #/(.(.)\ >> '--) (--' >> ( . ) >> | " | >> |.|.| >> | | | >> ~~ ~~ >> >> ## >> #('} >> ##|@)--- >> | | >> ( # >> __| | >> |__| | >> ' | | >> '~~ > >I don't see how they can be improved, for someone who just has taken up >ASCII-art it's quite impressive to see that you already have developed your own >style! >Don't try to imitate other people, the way you draw is perfect and recognisable >and that's the mark of a real artist. > >There's only one thing, in the second figure from the top, you used a "�" and >that's not a part of the ASCII-table but of your characterset. >Try to find another char for that and you'll be okay.
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