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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 19 May 1999.
Re: Graphics to ASCII

Re: Graphics to ASCII

>Subject: Re: Graphics to ASCII
>From: "Jorge F. Hung" <hin...@wrong.email>
>Date: 5/18/99 11:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time
>Message-id: <7htc6h$gkq$1...@ash.prod.itd.earthlink.net>

>I'm new to this kind of art, and I thought that it'll be nice to have a
>program that will generate the patterns from another graphic format.

If you are talking about patterns like this:

                 .-----------------------------.
                 | AMC 99                      |
                 |            .~~-.      _.    |
                 |  .''..    (_~)  ) _.-'. ;   |
                 |  '.'..'..-(_~ _-'*. .'.'    |
                 |    ''.'.. _ ~~  _  ';'      |
                 |     .''. (_)   (_)  '.      |
                 |     ;      "..."     '.     |
                 | .''.'.   .''`-'''.    '.''. |
                 | '.  '   ;         ;    ;  ; |
                 |   '.   ;           ;   ' ;  |
                 |    '.  ;           ;    ;   |
                 |     '.  ;         ;   .'    |
                 |     .'...:..___..:..':.     |
                 |  .''     ..'    '...   ~)   |
                 | (.....'''           ''''    |
                 |    ,                        |
                 | PokeMon # 040 - Wigglytuff  |
                 `-----------------------------'

you really have to do it yourself, because conversions look like this:

Conversion from a scan of some of my pen art doodling. (3 faces)

M
M                                                                              
   mM
MM                                                                             
 MM
MMM                                                                           
MMM
 MM                                                                        MMMM
  MMMm                                                             mmmmMMMMMM
  M   MMM                                                   mmMMMMM      mM
   M     MMM     mmmmmm                           mmmmmMMMMM           mM
    M       MMMMM      MMMMmmm              mmmmMM         MMm      mMM
     M      mMM               MMMMMMmmm  mMM                  MMMMMM
      MMMMMM                           MM
                                     mM
                                    M
                      M            M                              M
                     M            M                                MM
                     M            M               M    mmmmmmmmm    M
                     Mamc         M               M MMM"       "MMMMM
                     M  "MMMMMMMM Mm             M"                 M
                      M            MM           m                  M
                       M             Mm      mmM              mmMMM
                        Mm             MMMMMM         mmmmM
                            Mm            M         mM
                              MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
and this

Conversion from a scan of some of my pen art doodling.

            MMMM                                                  
          M      MM                                               
        MM          M                                             
       M              M                                           
      MM               M                                          
      M                 M                                         
     M                   M                                        
    M                    M                                        
                          M                                       
                          M                                       
                          M                   MMM   MMM           
                          M                 MM           M        
   MM  MMM                M                M               M      
  M   MM   MM             M              M                  M     
  M  MM      MM           M             M                    M    
     M         M          M            M                      M   
    M           M         M            M                        M 
    M            M        M           M                           
    M            MM       M          M                            
    M             M      M           M                            
     M      MM     M     M          M               MMMMMMMMMMMM  
     MM            M     M         M            MM            M  M
       M            M     M      M           M                M   
        MM           M    M    MM         MM                 M    
MMMM       MM         MM   M           MM                    M    
 MMMMM          MMMM   MM       MMMMM            MM        MM     
  MMMMMM                      M  M                        M       
   MMMM MM              MM M       M                   MM         
   MMMMM  MM           M   M          MM          MMM             
    MMMMM MMM         M   M              MMMMMMM                  
     MMMM MMMMMMM                                                 
     MMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMM                                           
     MMMMMMMMMM MMMM  MMMMMM                                      
      MMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMM  MMMMM                                  
      MMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMM  MMM MMMMM                              
       MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM  MMMM MM MMM  MMMMM                      
       MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM  MMMM MMMMMM  MMMM                       
       MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMM MMMM                        
       MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMM MMMM                        
        MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM                        
        MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM                         
        MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM                         
        MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM                         
        MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM                         
        MMMMMMAMCMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM                          
         MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM                          
         MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM                          
         MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM                           
         MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM                           
        MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM                           
        MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM                           
        MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM                           
        MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM                           
       MMMMMMMMMMMM MMMMMMMMMMMMMMM MMM                           
       MMMM MMMM MM MM  MMM MMM MMM MMM                           
      MMMMM MMMM MM MM  MMM MMM MMM  MMM                          
      MMMM  MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM  MMM                          
      MMMMM                           MMM                         

not to mention that conversions are usually very large. So if you don't mind
the size and want to vreate compact conversions like this:

(losers circle)
             ...                 
             $$$$                
      zd$*"  $$$F                
    zP"".eee 3$$                 
   z$.e$**$$ ^$$$be.  e$$bc      
   $$$*" z$"     ^"" d$$$*$b     
   """.$$"           $$"   $b    
  z.  ^"             '$    4$    
 d$$rze$              $bc.z$$    
 $P*$$P"               *$$$$"    
 $F $F  .               ^"""     
 "b Jbd$$.          .e$" ..      
  *$$$$P".e.      .e*"".e$$      
   *$*" . "**$ee  $$.zd$*$P      
    " . "$e..4$$.^$$P*" zP       
      *bc.""*$$$F  .zd$*"        
        "*$ee$$$$  ^""           
            """""                
GIFSCII is a good program to use. Also, Email Effects will convert any graphic
you can copy and paste into it from a graphics editor in Windows as well as let
you create your own ASCII originals.

http://www.io360.com/v2/yo/asciiworld/gs.html

http://www.sigsoftware.com/emaileffects/index.html

Good luck! Have fun!
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