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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 5 Nov 2004.
Re: Looking For Monsters

Re: Looking For Monsters

Diane Selby wrote:
>
> You guys rock.

Like I said, be more specific. Mention objects you've been thinking of
and people will know what to draw. Otherwise you are asking people to
have your imagination for you, and it's unlikely that they would come up
with things that you would like.

> Here is my attempt at an ant-monster thing.  It's getting there, but
> is a little rough:
> 
>  \_/
> (o_O)
>  { }\\  __
>      ()(  )
>      //||\\

The trick is to make the picture that's clear enough that other people
can tell what it is.

Lets see what ants look like:

http://images.google.com/images?svnum=100&safe=off&q=ant

The one-big-and-one-small eye thing is common in ascii art and usually
means "I'm crazy", which might not be the right attitude for a
monster...

Head attached more or less directly on the body... big head, slim front
body, big back body... long legs that go up and then down... head on
same level as body...

 \  \  
 |__/ _   .-.
(o_o)(_`>(   )
 { }//||\\`-'  

Better? More like an ant? (I don't see how the legs could be different
without ruining the rest of the picture.)

> Wand, hammer, and
> half-hearted try at a big headed monster thing:
> 
>   __
>  [__]
>   []
>   []
>   []

  __
 [__\
  []
  []
  []

  ___
[H__-\
  ||
  ||
  []


>   _______
>  /   _*__\
>  |  / '''
>  \  \____
>   \_____/
>     /  \

Have you read these?

http://nerd-boy.net/
http://balder.prohosting.com/eurakart/fuzzball/

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