Original Usenet thread from alt.ascii-art, started 19 Mar 1997.
Ascii???
alt.ascii-art
· 4 messages · 19 Mar 1997 - 25 Mar 1997
Hello there, I was in the ascii newsgroup and I was wondering, how does one learn ascii, does it have to be scripted or do you type it in yourself?? how are the images made?? I want to know how to do ascii!! Any info would be heplful Thanx
In article <333...@wf.net>, mrn...@wf.net writes: >Hello there, > I was in the ascii newsgroup and I was wondering, how does one learn >ascii, There are some really good FAQs on this newsgroup -- search subject for "FAQ", or wait for the regular postings. If you get the article shown below, by message I/D, it should be what you need. >does it have to be scripted or do you type it in yourself?? You type it yourself. > how >are the images made?? Well, think of an image and make the characters for it. >I want to know how to do ascii!! Any info would be >heplful Thanx Begin with really simple shapes. You can do __('> ';: ) |\. a bird walking along, or whatever. Did I get that right perfect first time? No, I mucked around and backspaced over things until I found the effect I wanted. Also, be a magpie. Pinch and modify drawings; pinch and modify techniques. See these mermaids? @@@ @@@ @("} {")@ @(.(.)\__ __/(.).)@ @@@) ( """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ) (@@@ ( . ) dav...@xemu.demon.co.uk ( . ) \ ) / http://www.xemu.demon.co.uk \ ( / \\.-' ,' /index.html ', `-_// // ~-~ """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" '~ \\ / \ There was a "traditional" torso, like so (.(.) ) ( ( | ) \|/ Now, add a head ("} doublequote makes a very nice pair of eyes, and curly brace a nice nose, when you do a face looking forward in a small space. [You'll remeber that next time you need a small face, won't you?]. Somebody else had already used @@@ for curly ringlets of hair. And if you ever need a fishtail sideways on in four high... \ .-~-. \\/ 0\ Flounder, by Xemu. //\ ._/ / '-.-' Hey, see how the characters of different heights make a curve? you pick that up by copying too. And in the article below you will see how to make a long skinny limb bending at a joint \\ )) // Just play around by iimtation and you'll soon pick iy up. In article <5geniv$ah...@orm.southern.co.nz>, Colin Douthwaite <cfb...@southern.co.nz> writes: >Subject: TUTORIAL: Make a Start in Ascii Art >Date: 15 Mar 1997 17:51:27 GMT >Message-ID: <5geniv$ah...@orm.southern.co.nz> > > >PLEASE NOTE: Questions should be addressed to the original author, > Daniel Au, whose address is included below: > > >==================================================================== > > Make a Start in Ascii Art > >==================================================================== > >From: dca...@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Daniel Au) >Subject: Talk/Line: How to begin doing ASCII artwork >Date: 4 Oct 1995 15:47:46 -0500 > > >I just wrote this now in response to an email sent to me asking how >I did my ASCII artwork. I responded by writing a brief walkthrough >of my thought processes (well, kind of) and just wanted to share >them on the group. Let's see more people try to make create their >own new artwork instead of requesting for the old stuff all the >time. It'll make for a better newsgroup overall and everyone will >benefit! -- Daniel -- ^-^-^-@@-^-^-^ http://www.xemu.demon.co.uk/ (..)__� news:alt.smoking.mooses
Hello there, I was in the ascii newsgroup and I was wondering, how does one learn ascii, does it have to be scripted or do you type it in yourself?? how are the images made?? I want to know how to do ascii!! Any info would be heplful Thanx
In article <333...@wf.net>, mrn...@wf.net writes: >Hello there, > I was in the ascii newsgroup and I was wondering, how does one learn >ascii, There are some really good FAQs on this newsgroup -- search subject for "FAQ", or wait for the regular postings. If you get the article shown below, by message I/D, it should be what you need. >does it have to be scripted or do you type it in yourself?? You type it yourself. > how >are the images made?? Well, think of an image and make the characters for it. >I want to know how to do ascii!! Any info would be >heplful Thanx Begin with really simple shapes. You can do __('> ';: ) |\. a bird walking along, or whatever. Did I get that right perfect first time? No, I mucked around and backspaced over things until I found the effect I wanted. Also, be a magpie. Pinch and modify drawings; pinch and modify techniques. See these mermaids? @@@ @@@ @("} {")@ @(.(.)\__ __/(.).)@ @@@) ( """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" ) (@@@ ( . ) dav...@xemu.demon.co.uk ( . ) \ ) / http://www.xemu.demon.co.uk \ ( / \\.-' ,' /index.html ', `-_// // ~-~ """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" '~ \\ / \ There was a "traditional" torso, like so (.(.) ) ( ( | ) \|/ Now, add a head ("} doublequote makes a very nice pair of eyes, and curly brace a nice nose, when you do a face looking forward in a small space. [You'll remeber that next time you need a small face, won't you?]. Somebody else had already used @@@ for curly ringlets of hair. And if you ever need a fishtail sideways on in four high... \ .-~-. \\/ 0\ Flounder, by Xemu. //\ ._/ / '-.-' Hey, see how the characters of different heights make a curve? you pick that up by copying too. And in the article below you will see how to make a long skinny limb bending at a joint \\ )) // Just play around by iimtation and you'll soon pick iy up. In article <5geniv$ah...@orm.southern.co.nz>, Colin Douthwaite <cfb...@southern.co.nz> writes: >Subject: TUTORIAL: Make a Start in Ascii Art >Date: 15 Mar 1997 17:51:27 GMT >Message-ID: <5geniv$ah...@orm.southern.co.nz> > > >PLEASE NOTE: Questions should be addressed to the original author, > Daniel Au, whose address is included below: > > >==================================================================== > > Make a Start in Ascii Art > >==================================================================== > >From: dca...@casbah.acns.nwu.edu (Daniel Au) >Subject: Talk/Line: How to begin doing ASCII artwork >Date: 4 Oct 1995 15:47:46 -0500 > > >I just wrote this now in response to an email sent to me asking how >I did my ASCII artwork. I responded by writing a brief walkthrough >of my thought processes (well, kind of) and just wanted to share >them on the group. Let's see more people try to make create their >own new artwork instead of requesting for the old stuff all the >time. It'll make for a better newsgroup overall and everyone will >benefit! -- Daniel -- ^-^-^-@@-^-^-^ http://www.xemu.demon.co.uk/ (..)__� news:alt.smoking.mooses
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