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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 11 Sep 1998.
Re: [REQ] - Miniature Tower in a seal

Re: [REQ] - Miniature Tower in a seal

In article <35F...@spamfree.land>, Matthew Thomas
<mpt...@spamfree.land> wrote:
> 
> llizard wrote:
> >...
> > <mpt...@spamfree.land> wrote:
> > >
> >...
> > > Here's my attempt:
> > >
> > >           _o8888888o_
> > >        .o888"'    `"888o,
> > >     .o88'    ,=|      `88o,
> > >    ,88'        A    ,-' `88,
> > >   ,88'        ,".  '     `88,
> > >  ,88'.-.     [!!!]        `88,
> > >  88'    `    `="='     ' `.`88
> > > .88 ,'`  ..'' F:J ``..      88.
> > > [8[    .'     F:J     `.    ]8]
> > > [8[   '  `    F:J       `   ]8]
> > > `88  ' =|    ,F:J.   =|  `  88'
> > >  88.'  ,".   ||_||   ,".  `,88
> > >  `88. _|:|,,,'"_"`,,,|:|  ,88'
> > >   `88;:,^.---//^\\---,^.:,88'
> > >    `88o!II::::|H|::::II;o88'
> > >      `88o.""",':`.""",o88'
> > >        `888o;:-:-:;o888'
> > >           `mt-2(+jgs)'
> > >
> >...
> > Well done on the picture. But the fireworks-like things are a little
> > distracting. How about this?
> >
> >           _o8888888o_
> >        .o888"'    `"888o,
> >     .o88'    ,=|      `88o,
> >    ,88'        A        `88,
> >   ,88'        ,".        `88,
> >  ,88'        [!!!]        `88,
> >  88'         `="='         `88
> > .88           F:J           88.
[snip]
> 
> Yes, I did think about that, but it looked a bit flat.
> 
> And besides, they're not `fireworks-like things': they're my best
> attempt at the clouds and rainbow in the original picture -- it's hard
> to tell the difference at that resolution, though ... :-)
> 
> --
>    .._o  Matthew Thomas
>  ..://\/ http://cantua.canterbury.ac.nz/~mpt26/ (Site for sore eyes)
> ..:_/\   <-- If this looks a mess, change your font to Courier
>   ..:/   Linux. Because life is too short to reboot.

Sorry about that. Your clouds and rainbow reminded me of the Disney
castle with fireworks.

You're absolutely right; my version does look flat. How about striking a
compromise?

             _o8888888o_
          .o888"'    `"888o,
       .o88'    ,=|      `88o,
      ,88'  `'    A        `88,
     ,88'        ,".        `88,
    ,88'        [!!!]  `'    `88,
    88'         `="='         `88
   .88        '  F:J  `        88.
   [8[     '     F:J     `     ]8]
   [8[   '       F:J       `   ]8]
   `88  ' =|    ,F:J.   =|  `  88'
    88 '  ,".   ||_||   ,".  `,88
    `88. _|:|,,,'"_"`,,,|:|  ,88'
     `88;:,^.---//^\\---,^.:,88'
      `88o!II::::|H|::::II;o88'
        `88o.""",':`.""",o88'
          `888o;:-:-:;o888'
             `mt-2(+jgs)'



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     _/   |    ,^%---                         llizard aka ejm
    |_____|  __<_ \ Hmmm. Perhaps I should have left well
      --- ==   >/    enough alone....
    [_____]  __>,^
  ejm|   |  //| |        www.geocities.com/SoHo/Studios/9334/

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Date: 1998/09/11
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