Re: Questions About Artistic Styles

 > I have been following your group for quite a while and it occurs to
me
> that ascii art could be subjected to similar analyses.
> 
> Does anyone care to discuss this? Maybe provide some examples of the
> various schools? or techniques?

Well, I think about it, although I don't discuss it a lot. There are
some definite styles. The main ones I can think of have already been
mentioned: Line, Grayscale, and Block. I do Line ASCII, ie
     
 |////
`  ^(  -- I look like Guile but I'm not!
 \_-/

Just like pain based Artists, people get used to their styles. I will
never be able to do a greyscale ASCII, ever.

Myself, I have also been highly influenced by Ool's technique. Mostly on
his Faces, which in my opinion was my greatest area of lacking.


    ///\\\///\\
    || -   - ||
    ||   _\  ||   --- I am an ugly pre-Ool Face ASCII
    //\  _  //\
   ////\___/\\\\

I like Ool's style a lot. I also liked the style used in the short-lived
comic: Joe. It was something like this:
 ___
/ 66\
\__-/  -- I am Joe, hear me roar.

The reason I like it? With a small diddle..

 _-_
/ ><\
\__o/ -- I am Lego Man! HEAR ME ROAR!


I also notice styles considering objects. Some people are 'objective'
(they draw objects) some are 'personal' (they draw people)  and some are
'cartoonists' like me. The only problem is, I'm not very good at it. I
love drawing Pics, but still need lots of practice.

And I close with a fulgore Weirdo ASCII:
  ___
_(___)   YOU SHADDUP!
(   >(   NO, YOU SHADDUP!
 \__</   NO, YOU SHADDUP!


-- 
  .-'"T"'-.   Fulgore (Wing Brother to Athagon and Terratek)
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